20 h. ago Businesses Must Strategize to Maximize Rate Cut Benefits, Urges IMANI

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/businesses-must-strategize-to-maximize-rate-cut-benefits-urges-imani/Ghanaian firms should move swiftly to capitalize on the Bank of Ghana’s recent monetary policy rate cut rather than passively await lower borrowing costs, economic think tank IMANI Africa advised in a new analysis. While cheaper credit is expected, businesses must proactively reshape financing strategies to thrive amid persistent economic volatility. Three strategic imperatives stand […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/businesses-must-strategize-to-maximize-rate-cut-benefits-urges-imani/

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20 h. ago Rate Cut Alone Won’t Drive Ghana’s Growth, Warns IMANI Think Tank

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/rate-cut-alone-wont-drive-ghanas-growth-warns-imani-think-tank/Ghana’s recent central bank rate cut offers limited economic relief without addressing deeper structural challenges, policy think tank IMANI Africa cautioned in a new analysis. While welcoming the Bank of Ghana’s 25 basis point reduction, IMANI stressed that five critical factors will shape the country’s economic trajectory through late 2025. Monetary policy easing means little […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/rate-cut-alone-wont-drive-ghanas-growth-warns-imani-think-tank/

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47 h. ago Ghana Must Prepare for Aviation Safety Amid Sector Growth, Experts Warn

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-must-prepare-for-aviation-safety-amid-sector-growth-experts-warn/Following a military helicopter crash that killed eight, including senior officials, Ghanaian experts are calling for urgent aviation safety reforms. Kofi Bentil, Vice President of policy think tank IMANI Africa, cautioned that aviation expansion inevitably increases accident risks. He stressed that proactive measures are essential to improve survivability. “A military aircraft crash should prompt systemic […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-must-prepare-for-aviation-safety-amid-sector-growth-experts-warn/

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49 h. ago Ghana Think Tank Urges Emergency Overhaul for Bleeding State Firms

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-think-tank-urges-emergency-overhaul-for-bleeding-state-firms/Ghana’s struggling State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) require immediate, disciplined intervention to avoid systemic collapse, policy think tank IMANI Africa warns. Despite controlling vital national resources, entities like Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) and Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) hemorrhage cash annually, sapping state coffers and threatening fiscal stability. The World Bank’s latest economic update singled out SOEs […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-think-tank-urges-emergency-overhaul-for-bleeding-state-firms/

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54 h. ago Ghana’s Sugar Revival Hinges on Three Fixes, Warns Think Tank

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-sugar-revival-hinges-on-three-fixes-warns-think-tank/Ghana’s latest push to restart the dormant Komenda Sugar Factory represents more than just reviving a single plant; it’s a critical test for the nation’s broader industrial ambitions. Policy think tank IMANI Africa sees this as a golden opportunity, but cautions that success hinges entirely on the government avoiding past mistakes. The factory, modernized with […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-sugar-revival-hinges-on-three-fixes-warns-think-tank/

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58 h. ago Ghana’s Komenda Factory Revival Risks Repeating Costly Failures, Think Tank Warns

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-komenda-factory-revival-risks-repeating-costly-failures-think-tank-warns/Ghana’s latest bid to revive the defunct Komenda Sugar Factory could cement a cycle of abandoned projects or finally prove industrial policy works, warns IMANI Africa. The Accra-based think tank calls the effort a critical test: success might transform manufacturing ambitions, but failure risks deepening public distrust and wasted resources. Years of false starts left […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-komenda-factory-revival-risks-repeating-costly-failures-think-tank-warns/

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4 d. ago Ghana’s US$2 Billion Palm Oil Shift Hinges on Smart Growth, Warns Industry Leader

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-us2-billion-palm-oil-shift-hinges-on-smart-growth-warns-industry-leader/Ghana’s ambitious plan to slash its $2 billion annual palm oil import bill faces significant hurdles without deeper research, targeted innovation, and a clear market strategy, according to the head of the country’s agribusiness chamber. Anthony Morrison, CEO of the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana, supports the government’s goal but cautions that merely expanding farmland won’t […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-us2-billion-palm-oil-shift-hinges-on-smart-growth-warns-industry-leader/

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4 d. ago Ghana Cocoa Farmers See Little Gain from Price Surge, IMANI Reveals

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-cocoa-farmers-see-little-gain-from-price-surge-imani-reveals/Record cocoa prices won’t automatically rescue Ghana’s struggling farmers, policy think tank IMANI Africa warns. Despite the government hiking producer prices, most smallholders still earn as little as GHC 5.90 daily per hectare barely enough to cover costs. The problem isn’t prices but productivity, IMANI stresses. With 70% of farmers tending plots under two hectares, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-cocoa-farmers-see-little-gain-from-price-surge-imani-reveals/

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7 d. ago Ghana Analyst Challenges Push for New Military Aircraft After Crash

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-analyst-challenges-push-for-new-military-aircraft-after-crash/Policy analyst Bright Simons has urged caution over demands for Ghana to buy new military helicopters following last week’s fatal crash that killed eight senior officials. His comments directly respond to the Trade Union Congress (TUC), which called for immediate aircraft procurement. Simons, Vice President of think tank IMANI Africa, argues the crashed Harbin Z-9EH […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-analyst-challenges-push-for-new-military-aircraft-after-crash/

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1 week ago IMANI Africa mourns with Ghanaians over shocking fatal helicopter crash

The tragic helicopter crash that claimed eight lives, including two senior ministers, has prompted an outpouring of grief from across the nation, with think tank IMANI Africa joining the chorus of tributes.

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1 week ago IMANI Questions Legal Authority Behind Minister’s DSTV Price Directive

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/imani-questions-legal-authority-behind-ministers-dstv-price-directive/Ghanaian policy think tank IMANI Africa has challenged Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George’s legal authority to compel MultiChoice Ghana to reduce DSTV subscription prices. Senior Research Associate Amprofi Agyemang contends no provision in the Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775) empowers ministerial intervention in pay-TV pricing. The demand, according to IMANI, exposes regulatory ambiguities in […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/imani-questions-legal-authority-behind-ministers-dstv-price-directive/

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1 week ago Cement Price Surge Tied to Structural Costs, Not Profiteering – IMANI Analysis

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cement-price-surge-tied-to-structural-costs-not-profiteering-imani-analysis/Ghana’s persistently high cement prices remaining above GH₵100 per 50kg bag despite gradual cooling of other commodity costs reflect structural economic pressures rather than industry profiteering, according to policy think tank IMANI Africa. The analysis counters recent accusations by officials and citizens blaming producers for capitalizing on construction demand, arguing that complex upstream factors sustain […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cement-price-surge-tied-to-structural-costs-not-profiteering-imani-analysis/

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2 w. ago Ghana Think Tank Warns Against Political Price Meddling as Economy Recovers

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-think-tank-warns-against-political-price-meddling-as-economy-recovers/Ghana’s significant economic progress in 2025 faces a growing threat from political interference in market pricing, according to a new policy brief by the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education. The Accra-based think tank acknowledged robust macroeconomic improvements, including 5.3% real GDP growth in the first quarter, a decline in inflation to 13.7% by June, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-think-tank-warns-against-political-price-meddling-as-economy-recovers/

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