Abote Abotebuno Akolgo
@abotebuno.bsky.social
Economist, Research & Program Manager, Africa - International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs)
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When building another half-occupied high-rise is more rational than investing into the productive economy. Likely to be not just a Ghana problem. Excellent read by @abotebuno.bsky.social @udadisi.bsky.social @roapejournal.bsky.social @africaisacountry1.bsky.social
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Ghana’s banks are not lending enough to sectors where it matters most, like agriculture and manufacturing
Ghanaian bank lending to agriculture and manufacturing is in decline
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October 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
When building another half-occupied high-rise is more rational than investing into the productive economy. Likely to be not just a Ghana problem. Excellent read by @abotebuno.bsky.social @udadisi.bsky.social @roapejournal.bsky.social @africaisacountry1.bsky.social
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Thanks, @econgeo.bsky.social for your great comments on the initial draft and for highlighting this recent piece in the Forum for Social Economics.
Does Ghana's finance&fiscal regime regime help the development of productive sectors? No, says @abotebuno.bsky.social @africamultiple.bsky.social. A must read for those who want to understand why Ghana has deindustrialised&failed boosting its agricultural sector.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Banking and Monetary Policy in Ghana: Has Finance Served the Real Economy?
The post-COVID debt crisis in Ghana and across several African countries has reignited debates about development financing. The literature on Ghana in particular has shown that its financial distre...
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September 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Thanks, @econgeo.bsky.social for your great comments on the initial draft and for highlighting this recent piece in the Forum for Social Economics.
Thanks, @kaikodden.bsky.social for the wonderful comments you, together with Stefan and Franklin gave me on the initial draft.
Great piece by @abotebuno.bsky.social on how finance has (not) served the real economy in Ghana: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Banking and Monetary Policy in Ghana: Has Finance Served the Real Economy?
The post-COVID debt crisis in Ghana and across several African countries has reignited debates about development financing. The literature on Ghana in particular has shown that its financial distre...
www.tandfonline.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Thanks, @kaikodden.bsky.social for the wonderful comments you, together with Stefan and Franklin gave me on the initial draft.
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Really sad that Michael Burawoy has left us in these dark times. He was a very inspirational scholar. His work on the extended case study and re-visits in particular shaped our own work in significant ways. Rest in power, Professor Burawoy. #afripolsky #geosky
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When agricultural commercialization fails: ‘Re-visiting’ value-chain agriculture and its ruins in northern Ghana
Commercialization via value-chain agriculture, under which small farmers often collaborate with big companies, has become a prominent development strategy across Africa. Often framed in win-win ter...
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March 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Really sad that Michael Burawoy has left us in these dark times. He was a very inspirational scholar. His work on the extended case study and re-visits in particular shaped our own work in significant ways. Rest in power, Professor Burawoy. #afripolsky #geosky
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"Africa in the Shadow of the Global Right". Hot off the press @pambazukanews.bsky.social
#afripolsky #geosky @cgallaher.bsky.social @handle.invalid @ambermurrey.bsky.social @udadisi.bsky.social @africaisacountry1.bsky.social@rita-abrahamsen.bsky.social
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#afripolsky #geosky @cgallaher.bsky.social @handle.invalid @ambermurrey.bsky.social @udadisi.bsky.social @africaisacountry1.bsky.social@rita-abrahamsen.bsky.social
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March 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"Africa in the Shadow of the Global Right". Hot off the press @pambazukanews.bsky.social
#afripolsky #geosky @cgallaher.bsky.social @handle.invalid @ambermurrey.bsky.social @udadisi.bsky.social @africaisacountry1.bsky.social@rita-abrahamsen.bsky.social
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#afripolsky #geosky @cgallaher.bsky.social @handle.invalid @ambermurrey.bsky.social @udadisi.bsky.social @africaisacountry1.bsky.social@rita-abrahamsen.bsky.social
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New open access paper: "Making sense of funding inequalities in the venture capital space: a state of the art review paper with views from Africa! A must-read for all those interested in racialized/gendered inequalities & the VC industry, esp. in Africa.
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Making sense of funding inequalities in the venture capital space: a state of the art review paper with views from Africa
Abstract. Between 2015 and 2022, venture capital (VC) investments in Africa have increased significantly. However, a closer look reveals that these investm
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February 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
New open access paper: "Making sense of funding inequalities in the venture capital space: a state of the art review paper with views from Africa! A must-read for all those interested in racialized/gendered inequalities & the VC industry, esp. in Africa.
academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
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Migrating all my open access work that have been published over the past 3 years to this space, as many new folks coming in. Today, our piece on
"Labour, Efficiency, Critique: writing the plantation into the technological present-future". #geosky #geo
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"Labour, Efficiency, Critique: writing the plantation into the technological present-future". #geosky #geo
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Labour, Efficiency, Critique: writing the plantation into the technological present-future - Stefan Ouma, Saumya Premchander, 2022
In this commentary, we call upon critical labour scholars, including labour geographers, to feature what sociologist Palmer called the ‘thrust of efficiency’ mo...
journals.sagepub.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Migrating all my open access work that have been published over the past 3 years to this space, as many new folks coming in. Today, our piece on
"Labour, Efficiency, Critique: writing the plantation into the technological present-future". #geosky #geo
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
"Labour, Efficiency, Critique: writing the plantation into the technological present-future". #geosky #geo
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Join us for #VAD24 in Bayreuth. Is Black capitalism a track for the economic emancipation of the African (diaspora) masses, or is such a project a mere fallacy because capital(ism) is organically anti-Black? Transatlantic modes of epistemic engagement are encouraged. nomadit.co.uk/vad/vad2024/...
VAD2024 Conference: Reconfigurations in Africa - and in African Studies
30 September - 02 October 2024, Bayreuth
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December 5, 2023 at 3:08 PM
Join us for #VAD24 in Bayreuth. Is Black capitalism a track for the economic emancipation of the African (diaspora) masses, or is such a project a mere fallacy because capital(ism) is organically anti-Black? Transatlantic modes of epistemic engagement are encouraged. nomadit.co.uk/vad/vad2024/...
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In this Intervention @antipodeonline.bsky.social, Wangui Kimari reflects on Antipode’s “Decolonial Thinkers from Africa” series, including the interviews with F. Obeng-Odoom, S. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, and S. Tamale, as well as the Intervention by P. Daley.
antipodeonline.org/2023/10/27/d... #geosky
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Intervention — “Decolonial Crossroads” by Wangui Kimari
Introduction In the following Intervention, Wangui Kimari reflects on Antipode’s “Decolonial Thinkers from Africa” series, including the interviews with Franklin Obeng-Odoom, Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsh...
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October 27, 2023 at 6:16 PM
In this Intervention @antipodeonline.bsky.social, Wangui Kimari reflects on Antipode’s “Decolonial Thinkers from Africa” series, including the interviews with F. Obeng-Odoom, S. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, and S. Tamale, as well as the Intervention by P. Daley.
antipodeonline.org/2023/10/27/d... #geosky
antipodeonline.org/2023/10/27/d... #geosky
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New paper by wonderful scholars: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Local Currency Bond Markets in Africa: Resilience and Subordination
This article examines the development and implications of local currency bond markets (LCBMs) in African countries in the context of international financial subordination (IFS). Despite the promotion....
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October 20, 2023 at 11:17 AM
New paper by wonderful scholars: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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"History Repeating Itself? Ghana, Financial Dependency and the Political Economy of Africa's Debt". Excellent new open-access paper by Isaac Abotebuno Akolgo in Development and Change. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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September 28, 2023 at 6:53 PM
"History Repeating Itself? Ghana, Financial Dependency and the Political Economy of Africa's Debt". Excellent new open-access paper by Isaac Abotebuno Akolgo in Development and Change. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Glad the author of this excellent piece on Ghana's and indeed Africa's debt crisis has joined us here. Welcome Abote! @abotebuno.bsky.social
"History Repeating Itself? Ghana, Financial Dependency and the Political Economy of Africa's Debt". Excellent new open-access paper by Isaac Abotebuno Akolgo in Development and Change. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dech.12791
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October 5, 2023 at 1:50 PM
Glad the author of this excellent piece on Ghana's and indeed Africa's debt crisis has joined us here. Welcome Abote! @abotebuno.bsky.social