Ghana

BMI View: Our core scenario is for a trade deficit of US$5bn in 2009. However, over the medium term this could be mitigated by the onset of oil exports after 2010. Encouragingly,... 2008-06-25

BMI View: Following an aggressive 175bps hike in Ghana's prime rate on May 19, we expect a further 100bps of interest rate hikes from the Bank of Ghana in 2008, with risks to... 2008-05-30

President John Kufour announced in late-May a number of measures which will be introduced to alleviate the burden of rising fuel and food costs on the Ghanaian populace. Excise duties... 2008-05-30

BMI View: Inflation continues to tick up in Ghana on the back of food and fuel price increases: headline inflation in March came in at 13.8% y-o-y, up from 13.2% the previous month.... 2008-05-02

A landmark payment and settlement system known as the 'National Switch and Smartcard Payments System' or 'E-Zwich' was launched in April by Ghana's President John Kufour. The system... 2008-05-02

BMI View: Ghana's drive to generate enhanced revenues from cocoa and gold ties in with our expectation for exports to remain a key propellant of growth in the west African nation... 2008-05-01

The looming water crisis in Ghana has made water supply a key political issue ahead of the December 2008 presidential election. In recent weeks, several of Accra's neighbourhoods... 2008-04-03