Political Governance • 28 Mar 2024 No, Ghana Card is NOT “for” Ghana; it is RIPPING OFF Ghana This is a fairly long essay, so here is the quick take for those too busy to read. Now, let us get into the meat. Some senior MPs are making it hard to take Ghana’s Parliament seriously A few weeks ago, members of the “subsidiary legislation” committee of Ghana’s Parliament... read more
Critical Analysis • 20 Mar 2024 The People vs Fidelity Bank of Ghana Everyone on my Twitter timeline knows by this time that in response to a tweet I posted asking ECG to confirm and explain a USD – GHS rate they indicated in submissions to the PURC, Fidelity Bank has decided to sue for libel. Here is the tweet: Fidelity alleges that... read more
Political Governance • 19 Mar 2024 Politically exposed money movers upset Ghanaians on social media Broken subsea cables and poor internet notwithstanding, Ghana’s social media space has been set ablaze these last few days by rumours of politically exposed persons moving large amounts of money to the United Kingdom and elsewhere, and setting off some red flags in the process. It seems that I have... read more
Economic Development • 19 Mar 2024 Ghana’s recovery faces off with “uncertainty apathy” For the occasional Ghana watcher, the story probably began in February 2022 with Moody’s decision to slash Ghana’s credit rating from B3 to Caa1, indicative of “very high credit risk”. The country’s authorities went berserk and accused Moody’s of incompetence, and effective sabotage. Yields on Ghana’s international bonds shot up... read more
