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Monthly Archives: November 2014
How to Resolve the Second-Tier Pension Impasse and Improve Pension Administration in Ghana
On 22 October 2014, twelve of Ghana’s labour unions – including public health, local government and education sector workers – out of eighteen autonomous national unions under the auspices of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) embarked on an indefinite strike … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, Macroeconomy, Pensions, Trades Unions
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The Burkinabé Revolt and its Implications for Long-Serving ECOWAS Heads of State
The recent ousting of Blaise Compaoré in a civilian-inspired revolt in Burkina Faso calls into question the fate of West Africa’s two longest-serving heads of state: President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia and President Faure Gnassingbé of Togo. Common between … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, ECOWAS, Elections, International Relations, Trade and Development
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The National Identity Management Crisis in Ghana
GGDP in a new current issue note (CIN) has called on the National Identification Authority (NIA) to suspend the newly-proposed mass registration exercise and consult on it well to prevent another waste of state resources. Interim Coordinator of GGDP and … Continue reading
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