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High expectations for the impact of pension reforms on the performance of equity markets and bonds have been deflated after the funding issues and technical glitches slowed the flow of investments from the second tier of the revised pension system. Hundreds of millions of cedis had been expected to be invested annually as 5% of wages were...

The Ghanaian economy is strongly correlated to global commodities such as cocoa, gold and oil, which are the three main sources of income and foreign currency. Price swings for these three resources, increased spending on domestic public sector wages, an electricity shortage and other external factors have combined to slow the pace of...

The finalisation of a $918m borrowing programme through the IMF in April 2015 means Ghana’s economic trends over the short and medium terms will be predictable and structured, featuring a series of just-published targets and objectives. The government and the IMF have agreed to a three-year plan to address challenges. The process is called the...

The signing of a free trade agreement between ECOWAS and the EU in 2014 marked a milestone for the West African bloc after years of negotiations. The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will give ECOWAS members almost completely tariff-free access to EU markets with only a partial reciprocation. The new trade deal was ratified in October 2014...

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