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Has ECG really turned around?

energy
public finance
state enterprises
Sometimes a government’s own public relations can be used against it. That is exactly what is happening between ECG’s workers’ union and the government over private sector…
Sep 12, 2026
7 min

Assessing Ghana’s growth trends over the last decade

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…
Mar 25, 2024
4 min

“Where are the jobs created?”: A pulse check of the Ghanaian 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…
Feb 26, 2024
6 min

What is 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…
Jan 28, 2024
7 min

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

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…
Jan 10, 2024
3 min

On the turned corner debate: Rhetoric or Reality?

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.…
Aug 2, 2023
9 min

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

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…
May 1, 2023
11 min
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