Ghana Cut Its Way to a Surplus, and the World Bank Noticed
The Ghana World Bank economic update reports 6 percent growth and debt down to 49 percent of GDP, but warns...
August 28, 2026Topic
Debt
Ghana’s Petrosol Bond Is 1.8 Times Oversubscribed as Bids Reach GH¢178m (US$15.9m)
A Ghana corporate bond from fuel retailer Petrosol closed 178 percent subscribed, drawing GH¢178.07m (US$15.9m) of bids against a GH¢100m...
August 27, 2026
Liberia’s IMF Review Unlocks About US$50 Million for the Economy
Liberia IMF review unlocks $50M in near-term cash via a new $266M RSF and ECF disbursement, tying long-term financing to...
July 29, 2026
Macky Sall UN Candidacy: Seeks Senegal Backing in Dakar
Former Senegalese President Macky Sall arrived in Dakar on 14 July 2026 to seek his home country’s endorsement for his...
July 19, 2026
Twelve of the World’s Fastest-Growing Economies Are African
Twelve of the world's 20 fastest-growing economies in 2025 are African. Ethiopia leads 2026 at 9.2% growth—but 63% debt loads...
July 4, 2026
Brazil Faces Historic Debt Surge and Fiscal Deficit
In 2023, Brazil's Gross Public Debt soared to 74.34% of its GDP, up 2.66 percentage points from 71.68% in 2022.
February 7, 2024
Brazil’s public debt fell in October to lowest level since pre-pandemic
It retreated 0.3 percentage points in relation to September and 5.6 p.p. in relation to the same month in 2021.
November 30, 2022
Argentina’s 2023 budget: more taxes, more public debt and more inflation
Although Juntos por el Cambio (right) rejected Martín Guzmán's budget last year as the opposition, this year, the party was...
October 27, 2022
Ecuador reaches agreement with China on debt restructuring
Ecuador has reached an agreement to restructure its debt to Chinese banks. According to the government, the deal provides for...
September 20, 2022