The cedi’s current poor performance against the dollar is expected to run into the second quarter of 2017. This is the prediction coming in from some currency analysts. Almost three months into 2017 it appears the perennial challenges that the cedi faces in most years have commenced in earnest. The development has led to warnings … Read more
This week, Ghanaians have been discussing an announcement by the government that free Senior High school education will begin in September of 2017. The debate has largely been whether it should be free for all or that government must employ “targeting”, meaning only those who can’t genuinely pay for secondary education must be sponsored. “By … Read more
This week, Ghanaians have been discussing an announcement by the government that free Senior High school education will begin in September of 2017. The debate has largely been whether it should be free for all or that government must employ “targeting”, meaning only those who can’t genuinely pay for secondary education must be sponsored. “By … Read more
Government will use a number of fiscal policies and practical economic measures to stabilize the cedi, Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has assured. According to him, government will increase agriculture output to correct the imbalances between export and imports of agriculture produce to make Ghana a net exporter of food. Outlining some measures penciled to … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has promised more jobs for the nation’s youth, if re-elected to serve a second four-year term of office. He hinted that 400,000 of them were going to be recruited under a youth employment programme his government was going to run. They would be engaged in community health, policing and fire service, … Read more