Tag: ISSER
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2020 Budget: Roads expenditure could lead to budget overruns – ISSER
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, ISSER, says the government’s description of 2020 as a year of roads is worrying, as this could lead to a huge budget deficit. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, during the 2020 budget presentation to Parliament, announced that government is going to channel resources to fix many of the…
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Professor Peter Quartey appointed Director of ISSER
Professor Peter Quartey, a senior lecturer at the University of Ghana has been appointed the Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) Professor Peter Quartey holds a PhD in Development Economics from the University of Manchester (UK), MSc in Quantitative Development Economics (University of Warwick, UK), MPhil. Economics (Ghana), and BA…
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January 2020 roll out date for Eco ‘tentative’ – Peter Quartey
The announcement by the Heads of State of ECOWAS on the adoption of a common currency, the ECO, is rather a declaration of intent than action. That is the position of the Director of the Economics Division at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Professor Peter Quartey. He has therefore urged the…
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Unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa to hit 31 million in 2019 – ISSER
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) is projecting that the number of unemployed persons within sub-Saharan Africa will increase by 2.2 million by 2019. This will translate into 7.6 percent increase in the unemployment figure for the region. According to ISSER, the unemployment numbers for sub Saharan Africa are expected to increase…
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Cut expenditure, corruption to reduce debt stock – ISSER
The Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana has called on the government to focus on tackling the country’s growing public sector debt. The Institute says failure to meet domestic revenue mobilization targets, coupled with increasing government expenditure makes it difficult to deal with the debt situation. Presenting ISSER’s…
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More banks risk collapse over high power cost – Economist
Ghana’s financial sector should brace itself for more banks collapse should the high cost of power continue unresolved. This is the assertion of Economist, Dr. Charles Ackah. Dr. Ackah who is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) argues that the high cost of power in Ghana…
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SMEs lost GH¢250m to dumsor – Report
Ghana lost at least 200 million cedis in revenue accruing from the operations of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) due to the impact of the power crisis on such businesses between 2012 and 2015. This is according to a new research conducted by the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and the International…
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Spread developments to avoid budget overruns – Economist
Government has been cautioned against embarking on developmental projects only during election years. “It’s very important that the government remains firm in its commitment and not to get carried away by the pressure to spend. This attitude of only seeing development in the year of election is something that as a country we should move…