Arundhati Roy Releases First Novel In 20 Years
Arundhati Roy's eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale Tuesday, two decades after her prize-winning debut "The God of Small Things" ...
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Move To Re-Write Venezuelan Constitution Amid Planned Protests
Venezuela's opposition called for weekend protests as Thursday's deadline neared for candidates for an assembly to re-write the constitution -- ...
India’s Annual Growth Slows To 7.1%
India's growth slowed to 7.1 percent last year, according to official data released Wednesday, weaker than analysts expected but still ...
Response To Energy Bond To Determine Investor Confidence – Economist
Economist, Dr. Lord Mensah has suggested that the response to government’s 15 year energy sector bond will determine the investor ...
India Needs More Jobs For Women To Boost Growth
India must reverse a trend of falling women's participation in the job market if it is to achieve its ambition ...
Kenya Unveils First New Railway In A Century
More than a century after a colonial railway gave birth to modern Kenya, the country is betting on a new ...
Tax Reforms Must Be Evident-Based
An economist at the University of Ghana (UG) has proposed that tax reforms should be based on evident-based models, which ...
Declining Oil Prices Will Least Affect Ghana – Economist
Some Economists have ruled out any significant impact on Ghana’s economy following the declining global oil prices. The decision by ...
Declining Oil Prices Will Least Affect Economy – Economist
Some Economists have ruled out any significant impact on Ghana’s economy following the declining global oil prices. The decision by ...
Lower Production Cost To Result In Single Digit Inflation
The Bank of Ghana (BoG)’s medium term inflation target could be attained should government tackle challenges facing the supply of ...
Young Chinese In the Red As Easy Credit Drives Up Debt
When Wu Qi and her husband traded in their Mazda 3 for a more expensive Mercedes Benz sedan, they applied ...
Hopes of ‘Trump-O-Nomics’ Vs Slow-Growth Reality
President Donald Trump's economic and tax agenda assume growth in the world's largest economy will see a sustained rebound to ...
Egyptians Brace For Austere Ramadan After Reforms
Ramadan is a time for daytime fasting and lavish evening feasts, but Egyptians are scaling back preparations for the Muslim ...
Dollar Slips After Cautious Fed Minutes
US central bank policymakers want to see proof the country's economic slowdown is temporary before they raise interest rates, according ...
US School Leavers See Their Financial Circumstances Fall
American adults without a college education saw their overall financial circumstances decline last year for the first time in three ...
Exports Propel Japan To Third Straight Trade Surplus
Japan posted a trade surplus for the third straight month in April helped by a further rise in exports including ...
Economist Pushes For A Reduction In Policy Rate
Ahead of the announcement of a new policy rate by the Bank of Ghana on Monday, some economists are predicting ...
An Appraisal of A Rosy Promise
The government has assured that the project will seat in June/ July No sooner had I thought of making an ...
Monetary Policy Rate Likely To Be Maintained At 23.5 Percent
In what may appear to be a disappointing news for industry, some economists are predicting that the central bank will ...
Government Must Dutifully Account On Natural Resource Revenues To Citizens
An Economist with the Natural Resource Governance Institute and Fellow at the Central European University, David Mihalyi, has underscored the ...