Appearance at Vision Spring Inc
Economist and Partner at C-KADD GLOBAL Emmanuel Amoah-Darkwah speaking at the Board and Management retreat of Vision Spring Inc. The presentation was on ‘Ghana’s Political & Economic Outlook, Challenges and Prospects’ at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.The retreat brought…
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Ghana’s IMF bailout: Negotiations, expectations and outcome
By Emmanuel Amoah-Darkwah President Nana Akufo-Addo earlier this month directed the Fnance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta to commence engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to address primarily the current Balance of Payment (BoP) challenges of the country. The decision to…
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IMF and Ghana – negotiations, expectations and outcome
Ghana officially on 1st July 2022 announced the commencement of engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to address primarily the current Balance of Payment (BoP) challenges. This was followed by IMF staff team visit to Accra from 6th – 13th July led…
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Episode 1 Why did Ghana Opt for Financial Assistance in 2014? Ghana has been a member of the IMF since September, 1957 and has benefitted from several technical and financial assistance from the Fund. Notable IMF programmes Ghana has benefitted…
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C-KADD Global’s Reflections On 2022 Budget
The 2022 budget is themed ‘Building a Sustainable Entrepreneurial Nation: Fiscal Consolidation and Job Creation’. It is expected to consolidate the macroeconomic gains achieved post Covid-19 and address the economy’s short to medium-term risks. Fiscals On revenue, the government has…
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Impact of digitalization on lending in the financial sector
The new normal has exacerbated the need to speed up digitalization in Ghana’s financial services industry. The World Bank opines that, access to less expensive financial service is crucial in reducing poverty and boosting economic growth and this has become…
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The ballooning public debt in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic: impact on macroeconomic stability
Budget deficit and its accompanying debt are key indicators in accessing the health of any economy. At the end of March 2020, Ghana’s public debt reached GHȼ 236.1 billion according to the Bank of Ghana. Of the total debt, US$…
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