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Economics starts with one very important assumption: Individuals act to make themselves as well off as possible.
December 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Economics starts with one very important assumption: Individuals act to make themselves as well off as possible.
Problems are rarely solved, they are mostly resolved, reformulated, or unsolved.
December 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Problems are rarely solved, they are mostly resolved, reformulated, or unsolved.
The past does not repeat itself completely.
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The past does not repeat itself completely.
Ghanaian Banking Industry:
Loans to households, SMEs and Corporates.
No loan with a tenor of 1, 3 or 5 years was granted in the month of June 2025.
smh.
Source: Bank of Ghana APR report for June 2025
Loans to households, SMEs and Corporates.
No loan with a tenor of 1, 3 or 5 years was granted in the month of June 2025.
smh.
Source: Bank of Ghana APR report for June 2025
August 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Ghanaian Banking Industry:
Loans to households, SMEs and Corporates.
No loan with a tenor of 1, 3 or 5 years was granted in the month of June 2025.
smh.
Source: Bank of Ghana APR report for June 2025
Loans to households, SMEs and Corporates.
No loan with a tenor of 1, 3 or 5 years was granted in the month of June 2025.
smh.
Source: Bank of Ghana APR report for June 2025
Economics presents us with a powerful, and not necessarily complex, set of analytical tools that can be used to look back and explain why events unfolded the way they did; to look around and make sense of the world; and to look forward so that we can anticipate the effects of major policy changes.
August 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Economics presents us with a powerful, and not necessarily complex, set of analytical tools that can be used to look back and explain why events unfolded the way they did; to look around and make sense of the world; and to look forward so that we can anticipate the effects of major policy changes.
The more generous a health care system is in the benefits it guarantees, the more it is going to cost. That’s true regardless of whether the government is operating the system or not.
August 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The more generous a health care system is in the benefits it guarantees, the more it is going to cost. That’s true regardless of whether the government is operating the system or not.
The more generous a health care system is in the benefits it guarantees, the more it is going to cost. That’s true regardless of whether the government is operating the system or not.
August 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The more generous a health care system is in the benefits it guarantees, the more it is going to cost. That’s true regardless of whether the government is operating the system or not.
The public debt-to-GDP ratio moved from 61.8% at end-2024 to 43.8% by end-June 2025 - an 18% reduction in six months.The IMF programme set a target of 45% to be achieved in 2034.
July 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The public debt-to-GDP ratio moved from 61.8% at end-2024 to 43.8% by end-June 2025 - an 18% reduction in six months.The IMF programme set a target of 45% to be achieved in 2034.
1/ 🚢🇬🇭 GOIL has urged the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to streamline Ghana’s laycan schedule to help reduce fuel prices. But what exactly is the laycan schedule and how does it affect what you pay at the pump? Here’s a quick explainer. 👇 #FuelPrices #EnergyPolicy
July 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
1/ 🚢🇬🇭 GOIL has urged the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to streamline Ghana’s laycan schedule to help reduce fuel prices. But what exactly is the laycan schedule and how does it affect what you pay at the pump? Here’s a quick explainer. 👇 #FuelPrices #EnergyPolicy
Allocating resources without a price system is overwhelmingly difficult in the long run.
July 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Allocating resources without a price system is overwhelmingly difficult in the long run.
Economists generally agree that rent controls reduce the volume and quality of housing.
July 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Economists generally agree that rent controls reduce the volume and quality of housing.
“Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.”
July 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.”
“An economist is someone who is good with numbers but does not have the personality to be an accountant.”
July 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“An economist is someone who is good with numbers but does not have the personality to be an accountant.”
he Bank of #Ghana (BoG) may have started easing its monetary policy stance.
The amounts accepted in the last two BoG bills auctions have fallen below GHS1bn on both occasions, lowest since February 17th.
BoG bills rates are also coming down.
The amounts accepted in the last two BoG bills auctions have fallen below GHS1bn on both occasions, lowest since February 17th.
BoG bills rates are also coming down.
July 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
he Bank of #Ghana (BoG) may have started easing its monetary policy stance.
The amounts accepted in the last two BoG bills auctions have fallen below GHS1bn on both occasions, lowest since February 17th.
BoG bills rates are also coming down.
The amounts accepted in the last two BoG bills auctions have fallen below GHS1bn on both occasions, lowest since February 17th.
BoG bills rates are also coming down.
Experience has shown that a prerequisite of effective participation in international mineral cartels is the control of the mining industry on the part of the governments concerned. This need not imply complete nationalization.
July 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Experience has shown that a prerequisite of effective participation in international mineral cartels is the control of the mining industry on the part of the governments concerned. This need not imply complete nationalization.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in 1960 as an emergency measure of the oil-exporting countries, which were facing a price collapse due to the oil glut.
July 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in 1960 as an emergency measure of the oil-exporting countries, which were facing a price collapse due to the oil glut.
In England, ownership of coal and uranium resources were transferred to the government in 1938 and 1946 respectively.
June 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In England, ownership of coal and uranium resources were transferred to the government in 1938 and 1946 respectively.
In 1950, government owned virtually none of the equity in metallic mineral production in the developing world, whereas by 1980 these governments owned approximately half of the equity in these industries.
June 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In 1950, government owned virtually none of the equity in metallic mineral production in the developing world, whereas by 1980 these governments owned approximately half of the equity in these industries.
The use of designed experiments to obtain information about a process was pioneered by the English statistician Sir Ronald Fisher in the early 1920s, in the context of maximizing yield from agricultural fields.
June 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The use of designed experiments to obtain information about a process was pioneered by the English statistician Sir Ronald Fisher in the early 1920s, in the context of maximizing yield from agricultural fields.
Dr. Walter A. Shewhart, working for the former Bell Laboratories in the early 1920s, pioneered the use of statistics to monitor and control the variability in manufactured parts and products, and invented control charts for this purpose.
June 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Dr. Walter A. Shewhart, working for the former Bell Laboratories in the early 1920s, pioneered the use of statistics to monitor and control the variability in manufactured parts and products, and invented control charts for this purpose.
When a product becomes a commodity
June 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
When a product becomes a commodity
The additional risk of investing in overseas markets has long been obvious. Indeed, it has been often said that the risk premium paid to holders of sovereign debt is well-earned. Global economic crises have occurred with regularity.
June 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The additional risk of investing in overseas markets has long been obvious. Indeed, it has been often said that the risk premium paid to holders of sovereign debt is well-earned. Global economic crises have occurred with regularity.
From the taste of wheat it is not possible to tell who produced it; a Russian serf, a French peasant or an English capitalist —Karl Marx, commenting on commodities
June 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
From the taste of wheat it is not possible to tell who produced it; a Russian serf, a French peasant or an English capitalist —Karl Marx, commenting on commodities
The global penetration of the Internet in general and social media in particular has empowered consumers to figure out where their commodities originate from and what externalities they cause, thus creating a differentiation in value of the commodities.
June 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The global penetration of the Internet in general and social media in particular has empowered consumers to figure out where their commodities originate from and what externalities they cause, thus creating a differentiation in value of the commodities.
I am shocked to discover that the cost of construction labour has grown faster than the cost of construction materials in Ghana over the past 20 years.
June 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I am shocked to discover that the cost of construction labour has grown faster than the cost of construction materials in Ghana over the past 20 years.