Economic Development • 30 Nov 2023 Does Ghana have a “Credit-Scoring” System? The Genesis of the Affair A strange uproar has been rising on Ghanaian social media since the country’s Vice President announced during a speech at the country’s largest university that his government will introduce a credit scoring system for the first time next year. The aim of this revolutionary development... read more
Macroeconomic Governance • 13 Nov 2023 Ghana dances with Austerity as the IMF cheers on The government of Ghana resisted going to the IMF for months until its economic crisis degenerated to the point of imminent catastrophe. But once it did, one fine day in July 2022, it has pursued the program with the enthusiasm and zeal of a Pentecostal convert. And been well rewarded... read more
Technology Policy • 4 Nov 2023 Google came to Ghana, what happened? In 2018, global technology giant, Google, opened its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) research center in Africa. The lucky host country? Ghana. A country whose new leadership was ratcheting up long proclaimed hopes of making the country: “the gateway to Africa”. The tech giant’s decision to choose Ghana as the home... read more
Political Governance • 4 Nov 2023 Ghana’s Vice President has a date with destiny Tomorrow, the man tipped to win the primaries of Ghana’s ruling party and succeed the country’s sitting President as the ruling party’s candidate in the 2024 elections shall NOT be coronated. Coronation-like landslides matter His non-coronation is a source of great anguish for party bosses who have done everything to... read more
