General • 30 Dec 2025 Is talk of “losses” by GoldBod just abstract drivel? Public policy advocacy is a constant wrestle between precision/rigour and clarity. I thought my recent piece on the GoldBod losses saga was comprehensive, and therefore convenient. But even finance-steeped friends reached out to advise that I need to get more focused. Three key questions, in their view, are confusing people,... read more
General • 28 Dec 2025 Is the IMF lying about Ghana’s GoldBod? Ahead of the holidays, I posted on Twitter (X) about the IMF’s disclosure that Ghana’s state-owned monopoly gold exporter and trader, GoldBod, has made trading losses of about $214 million. That act prompted the CEO of GoldBod to respond, and in a most emphatic and categorical manner. He disputes every... read more
General • 25 Dec 2025 Even Dangote cannot escape katanomics As we wrap up programming on this site for the holiday break, I thought I should give readers a parting shot from the katanomics stable. And who best to use than Aliko Dangote, the richest Black billionaire in the world, and arguably the most consequential industrialist Africa has produced since... read more
General • 24 Dec 2025 Ghana’s Mining Minister has an axe to grind with activists Timeline 2. He is ultimately responsible for negotiating a lease agreement for the country’s first lithium mine with Barari DV, the local entity of Atlantic Lithium Limited. The Minerals Commission basically works at his behest. 3. He is also responsible for shepherding the negotiated lithium agreement through Parliament. As well... read more
General • 13 Dec 2025 Is Bank of Ghana’s “Islamic Banking” Rebrand too clever by half? Yesterday, I read the “exposure draft” of the Bank of Ghana’s Guideline for the Regulation and Supervision of Non-Interest Banking. The first thing that struck me is that the central bank’s strategic decision to rebrand “Islamic Banking” as “Non-Interest Banking” (NIB), while understandable as a bid to avoid the kind... read more
