The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) said Wednesday that the country’s economy grew by 6.4 percent year on year in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, up from a revised 6.2 percent in the same period last year. Addressing a press briefing in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, Government Statistician Alhassan IddrisuContinue Reading
Tanzania is stepping up strategic measures to cushion its economy against rising global fuel prices, as supply uncertainties linked to geopolitical tensions continue to push up costs, Minister of Energy Deogratius Ndejembi said on Wednesday. Presenting his ministry’s 2026/2027 financial year budget in parliament in Dodoma, Ndejembi said theContinue Reading
Ghana’s economy grew 7.5 percent in January 2026, 0.7 percentage points lower than the same period in 2025, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday. Addressing a press briefing on the monthly growth rate in Accra, the capital of Ghana, Government Statistician Alhassan Iddrisu said the services sector mainlyContinue Reading
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama said on Friday that the country’s economy is back on track after a crippling crisis from late 2021 to 2024. While delivering the State of the Nation Address in parliament, Mahama said the economy has been stabilizing between January 2025 and January 2026, andContinue Reading
The Ghana Statistical Service said Thursday that the country’s economy grew 4.2 percent in November 2025, a 2.9-percentage-point reduction compared to the 7.1 percent growth in the same period in 2024. Government Statistician Alhassan Iddrisu said during a press briefing in Accra, the capital of Ghana, that the growth wasContinue Reading
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) announced on Wednesday that the country’s economy expanded by 3.8 percent in October 2025, representing a 0.8 percentage point increase over the same period in 2024. Addressing a press briefing on the monthly growth rate in Accra, the capital of Ghana, Government Statistician AlhassanContinue Reading
The Namibia CSP aligns with the Bank Group’s Four Cardinal Points, Namibia’s Vision 2030, and Africa’s Agenda 2063 The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors has approved a Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Namibia committing $1.78 billion to support economic transformation and inclusive growth in the 2025-2030 period.Continue Reading
