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Assessing Ghana’s growth trends over the last decade

An analysis of the current state of the Ghanaian economy

Growth

Economy

Recovery

Depreciation

Last week, the Ghana Statistical Service released its latest gross domestic product (GDP) report. The report had data for quarter 4 of 2023 as well as the the full year data…

“Where are the jobs created?”: A pulse check of the Ghanaian labour market

An analysis of trends in Ghana’s Labour Market

Employment

Job Growth

Labour Market

Last week, the Ghana Statistical Service released its latest jobs report with data up to Q3 2023. It’s a great report with good data. I encourage everyone to read the…

What is the current state of the Ghanaian economy?

An analysis of the current state of the Ghanaian economy

Growth

Economy

Recovery

Elections

Credit Market

The Ghanaian economy has undergone its most severe crisis in a generation during the past two years. This crisis, stemming from pre-existing fiscal and debt vulnerabilities…

Ghana is on a disinflation path but hasn’t turned the corner yet

A quick look at Ghana’s inflation path

Inflation

Economy

Ghana, like almost every other jurisdiction, uses the consumer price index (CPI) to measure the rate of growth in the general price level. The CPI measures changes in the…

On the turned corner debate: Rhetoric or Reality?

An analysis to show that Ghana’s economy hasn’t turned the corner

Inflation

GDP Growth

Fact Check

Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Attah, presented the mid-year fiscal policy review of the Government of Ghana’s 2023 budget on Monday July 31, 2023, as required by law.…

Why are the job creation numbers from DMB very different from existing labour market trackers?

An analysis to show that the job numbers posted by Ghana’s Veep can’t be correct

Employment

Job Growth

Fact Check

When Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia (DMB), was on a health walk in the Eastern Region earlier this month, he told party supporters that his government has…