Gold for oil: a derivative transaction or barter? by Prof. John Gatsi | Columnist February 5, 2023 0 Introduction Gold for oil presupposes a barter transaction in which commodity exchanges for commodity with double coincidence of want as... Read more
Debt exchange program and stabilization fund: some analysis by Prof. John Gatsi | Columnist January 9, 2023 0 The debt exchange program is anticipated to create liquidity challenges for some banks and if possible erode capital and expose... Read more
Alternatives in debt exchange program: Painkiller or Poisonous Pill by Prof. John Gatsi | Columnist January 7, 2023 0 There are two sides to an equation for easy comprehension. In a voluntary debt exchange program there are two groups... Read more
Quashing revocation of the License of Unicredit by Court of Appeal and the Lessons for Regulatory Bullying by Prof. John Gatsi | Columnist July 7, 2022 0 The banking and financial sectors suffered seriously due to the approach adopted by the Bank of Ghana in dealing with... Read more
Enact revenue collateralization law, deal with policy failure issues in the April 2022 inflation figures by Prof. John Gatsi | Columnist May 15, 2022 0 The announcement of the consumer price index (CPI) inflation by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is not a mere ritual... Read more
Legal positivism, judicial decisions and fiscal policy implications: the 30th November, 2021 approval of the 2022 budget by Prof. John Gatsi | Columnist March 12, 2022 0 There exist plethora of legal research findings indicating that judicial decisions are dominantly influenced by legal positivism paradigm or jurisprudential... Read more
Understanding mismanagement of an economy in context: No excuses for Ghana’s “broke” economy by Prof. John Gatsi | Columnist March 8, 2022 1 Economic management outcomes depend on many factors including leadership. It is unfortunate to think that putting together highly educated citizens... Read more
Analysis of Interest Payment Burden and Debt Sustainability of Ghana by Prof. John Gatsi | Columnist January 23, 2022 1 Introduction All economies under the sun have gone through several phases of the economic cycle from boom to depression or... Read more
Does the B- rating confirm debt distress? – John Gatsi explains by Prof. John Gatsi | Columnist January 18, 2022 0 The recent credit rating downgrade of Ghana to B- has attracted comments from experts and government in which government officials... Read more
Six years Secondary education, global competitiveness and job market entry by Prof. John Gatsi | Columnist December 16, 2021 0 In 1987 a comprehensive educational reform took place leading to the birth of a solid skills-based junior secondary school system.... Read more