Ghana’s Trade Surplus Hits 1.4 Billion Dollars – BoG
New figures from the Bank of Ghana have shown that Ghana’s total balance of trade recorded a surplus of 1.429 ...
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Ghana’s Debt Stock Hits C137 Billion
The total public debt for the country as at May this year has reached ¢137 billion putting the debt-to-GDP ratio ...
Down the Drain? The Economic Costs of Illicit Financial Flows In Africa’s Extractive Sector [Article]
Resource-rich African countries are facing significant economic headwinds. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, depends on oil for over 90% of ...
Trade Surplus Doubles To US$1.2bn In April
Export proceeds in the first four months of the year overtook imports by 30.2 per cent, resulting in a balance ...
Russia’s Economy Is On the Mend
Russia is heavily dependent on oil exports and was hit hard when crude prices started to crash The country is ...
Hassan Rouhani Says Voters Rejected Extremism
Mr Rouhani was re-elected with 57% of the vote Moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his re-election shows voters ...
What’s At Stake In Iran’s Presidential Election?
Iran's presidential election Friday is effectively a choice between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardline jurist Ebrahim Raisi, with major ...
Middle East’s Shiite Powerhouse
Iran, the Middle East's second largest power by economy and population, is the Shiite Muslim rival of regional Sunni giant ...
Venezuela’s Star Conductor Dudamel Says ‘enough’ of Violence
Renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel has urged the government in his native Venezuela to "listen to the people" after weeks of ...
Opposition Condemns Maduro Move
Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have set up roadblocks and staged demonstrations demanding elections as the country's political and ...
Venezuela Oil Subsidiary Gave Trump Inauguration $500,000
Citgo, the US affiliate of Venezuela's state-run oil company, donated half a million dollars to Donald Trump's inauguration fund, documents ...
Oil Output Cuts Pressure Mideast Economic Growth
Economic growth in Saudi Arabia and most other Arab oil exporters will slow this year following production cuts aimed at ...
Saudi King Arrives In Tokyo For Four-Day Visit
Saudi Arabia's King Salman arrived in Tokyo Sunday, making the first visit to Japan by a monarch from the oil-rich ...
Rival East Libya Factions Battle For Crucial Oil Ports
Rival armed factions are fighting for control over crucial oil terminals in the east of Libya. The forces of military ...
Forces of East Libya Strongman Concede Loss of Oil Export Terminal
The forces of eastern Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar have lost control of a key oil export terminal they had ...
Libya Rivals Battle For Key Oil Region
Islamist militias on Friday attacked Libya's main oil-production area in the east, prompting the forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar who ...
Open Letter To President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Dr Steve Manteaw, Chairman of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG), writes to President Akufo-Addo on some ...
Ghana Faces Budget Bind; Unplanned Spending Roils Investors
Ghana’s new finance minister faces having to fulfill election pledges to spend more on education and job creation while trying ...
Open Letter To H.E. The President Of Ghana
Greetings Mr. President and on behalf of all in the tourism fraternity we wish you a warm welcome to the ...
Open Letter To H.E. The President Of Ghana
Greetings Mr. President and on behalf of all in the tourism fraternity we wish you a warm welcome to the ...