Fredrick Addai Kwarteng
Accra’s Double Wahala: Pay More and Still ‘Suffer’
Accra and Abidjan face a costly urban dilemma: residents pay more yet experience poorer quality of life. Alfred Appiah’s analysis…
20% Cross-Border VAT: Analyst Raises 4 Critical Outstanding Questions GRA Must Address
Policy analyst Alfred Appiah has challenged GRA to clarify four concerns surrounding digital services VAT: double taxation, business input-tax refunds,…
CUTS Int’l Calls for Digital VAT Exemption for Ghanaian Foreign Online Students
While strongly supporting digital taxes on commercial goods, policy research group CUTS International, Accra, is raising an urgent national debate…
Late Payment of Validated Contractor & Public Sector Claims Not Fiscal Discipline – Analyst Tells Gov’t
Alfred Appiah warns that delayed payments to contractors, workers and service providers are not fiscal discipline, arguing that mounting arrears,…
As Commerce Moves Online, Tax Must Follow: CUTS Int’l Welcomes 20% VAT on Taxable Digital Services
CUTS International has welcomed real-time enforcement of Ghana’s 20% VAT on taxable digital services, saying it strengthens revenue mobilisation, promotes…
African Brands Shine At 2026 AMC Awards As Continent’s Best Marketing Is Celebrated
Stanbic IBTC Bank won Brand of the Year at the 2026 AMC Awards, while its Together4ALimb initiative secured two campaign…
With 3 Months to End the Year, IMF Maintains Ghana Will Close 2026 with 8% Inflation Rate
The IMF projects Ghana’s year-end inflation to fall to 8% in 2026, down from 39.2% in 2023, alongside stronger economic…
Ghana’s BRICS Agenda: The Potential Benefits, The Risks & the Framework to Assess Ghana’s Membership
Ghana’s BRICS bid offers opportunities for development financing, stronger bargaining power and economic diversification, but risks new dependencies, opaque borrowing…
Rent-To-Own: A Real Game-Changer for Ghana’s Accommodation Crisis But Not Without a Stable Economy
Ghana must prioritise rent-to-own housing to ease exorbitant rents and make homeownership accessible to ordinary workers. However, success depends on…
Ghana’s Street Lighting Crisis: Analyst Reveals How Ghanaians Are Billed 3 Times for Dark Streets
IMANI Africa’s Sitsofe Mensah warns Ghanaians effectively finance streetlights through electricity levies, government contracts and DACF deductions, while procurement loopholes,…
IMF’s Projected 5.7% Ghana’s GDP Growth Achievable, But Must Be Private Sector-Led – Prof. Peprah
Professor Williams Kwasi Peprah says Ghana’s projected 5.7% GDP growth in 2026 is achievable, but sustainability depends on private sector…
About $500M Needed to Bridge Ghana’s 150,000-Tonne Crude Palm Oil Deficit
Ghana needs about $500 million to close its 150,000-tonne crude palm oil deficit, with OPDAG urging investment in smallholder farmers…
Improved Domestic Financing Conditions Compel Moody’s to Upgrade Ghana’s Credit Rating to B3
Moody’s upgraded Ghana’s credit rating to B3 from Caa1, citing easing domestic financing conditions, lower borrowing costs and improving debt…
BoG Mops GH¢228B Liquidity in 3 Months While Businesses Gasp for Financing – A Case for a Rethink
The Bank of Ghana sold GH¢228bn of 14-day bills from August to 7 October at about 10.5%, while businesses borrow…
BRICS Not the Savior!: Why Joining BRICS is a Dangerous Distraction from Ghana’s Bleeding Reality
Finance and banking expert Dr. Richmond Atuahene warns that joining BRICS cannot solve Ghana’s economic crisis. Without dismantling its raw…