Political Governance • 21 Jan 2020 Ghana’s EC’s Bonfire of the Vanities Elections in Africa have become some of the most expensive in the world. A major part of the reason is deep mistrust among the participants leading to levels of paranoia about rigging that would make an Afghan politician squirm. But at the heart of the matter is the simple reality... read more
Macroeconomic Governance • 6 Jan 2020 Bank of Ghana’s Murky Explanations for the GHC100 and GHC200 Notes The Bank of Ghana (BoG) on November 29th, 2019, released a document justifying the need for the introduction of “higher-value denomination” currency (HVD) notes. The question of whether HVD notes are warranted at any point in time is not a merely conceptual one. It is, in fact, a highly empirical... read more
