Editorials/Opinion

How much do small coffee farmers in Ethiopia benefit from Fair Trade and Organic certification? Not as much as you may think. Global trade in Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Fair Trade and Organic certified coffee has seen…

We know the story: Africa is poor, and it needs the help from rich countries. And if Western powers have exploited the black continent through slavery, colonialism and resource extraction, that’s all in the past. Nowadays, they are all…

The Bank of Ghana is likely to keep its key rate above 20 per cent well into next year as inflation exceeds its target and economic growth accelerates. Inflation seems to have hit a floor at about 12-13 per cent and faces upward pressure…

Moves to ensure fair competition and to examine pricing in the telecommunications sector is increasing in key mobile phone jurisdictions on the African continent. The issue of high data costs has recently been under the spotlight in…

Since 2000 the continent of Africa has recorded impressive rates of economic growth. This remarkable performance has been largely driven by the prolonged commodity boom and development assistance. While the continent shows great…

There is no doubt that the banking industry plays a very formidable role in any economy and for it to thrive, it must have a robust system that is well supervised and regulated. Ghana’s banking system has gone through various…

As the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) prepares for its Board of Governors’ Meeting in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, (4-5 September), under the theme “Enhancing Access to and Absorption of Development Resources in Africa,”…

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is in the news for spending an amount of $66 million for software. But that’s not all, the institution entrusted with the life savings and future security of Ghanaian workers seems to…

The Director-General of the Ghana Aids Commission (GAC), Dr. Mokowa Blay-Adu-Gyamfi has said that the locally manufactured COA FS drug is not an immune booster, but this claim that has been debunked by the Food and Drugs Authority…

It is not for nothing that accountability is an important component of governance. Governments around the world, including the Ghana government have signed up to the Open Government Partnership, a system that ensures public accountability.…