Low- and Middle-Income Countries Received $540 billion in 2020, $8 Billion Less Than in 2019 May 14, 2021/World Bank Group Despite COVID-19, remittance flows remained resilient in 2020, registering a smaller decline than previously projected. Officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries reached $540 billion in 2020, just […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Very Heavy Debt Burdens for Most States
May 14, 2021/Proshare By FBNQuest Research The external debt of state governments is contracted on non-market terms with official creditors. It has to be approved in advance by federal agencies such as the DMO, and is heavily skewed towards those states favoured for their policy, governance and operational management by […]
Ghana April 2021 CPI: Inflationary Pressures to Decelerate on Stable Utility Prices amidst Favourable Base Effect
May 14, 2021/Cordros Report In our March 2021 Ghana inflation report: Base Effects to Taper Inflationary Pressures, we stated that there would be moderation in the April 2021 headline inflation largely driven by the favourable base effect from the prior year. True to our prognosis, Ghana’s headline inflation moderated by […]
