The second deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson P. Asiama, has charged African central banks to ensure monetary policy credibility by removing all technical and political constraints which are pervasive within the African central banking context. According to the Dr. Asiama, this is crucial for attaining monetary policy objectives, particularly in … Read more
At rallies ahead of Sunday’s referendum on expanding his powers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fond of reciting the economic achievements of his one-and-a-half decades in power. High growth rates of up to nine percent, a stream of foreign investment, ambitious infrastructure projects and precious stability that followed the near financial meltdown of its … Read more
The Bank of Ghana(BoG) has intensified moves to encourage commercial banks in the country to cede some portion of their annual funds as credit to farmers in the Agriculture sector. Even though the sector is seen as a major catalyst that could accelerate economic development, credit to stakeholders in the sector has dwindled over the … Read more