ISSER is pleased to invite the university community to the launch of the State of the Ghanaian Economy Report (SGER) 2021, the 31st edition of the annual report on the economy of Ghana by the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER).
ISSER Director, Prof. Peter Quartey paid a working visit to the Centre for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn, Germany. The visit was aimed at deepening relations with ZEF -- a longstanding partner under ISSER’s Ph.D. in Development Studies programme -- and other partners of ISSER based at the University of Bonn.
Ghana’s introduction of a 1.5% tax on mobile money transactions in May 2022 has been watched closely by policymakers across Africa.
Training for COCOBOD staff: Dr. Addoquaye Tagoe with a participant at one of the training sessions
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) organised a Research Methodology and Report Writing Short Course for staff of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). The two-week course, which was held from August 8 - 19, 2022 at ISSER, contributes to building on the success of the 2022 Short Courses Programme, which saw the training of scores of participants from Ghana and Sierra Leone in four separate courses.
Prof. Gilles Carbonnier and Dr. Fred Dzanku take turns to address the media
On 25 January 2022, the team of researchers of the Curbing Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) project invited stakeholders and media representatives for a workshop on “Curbing Commodity-Trade Related Illicit Financial Flows: Policy Options for Ghana.” The workshop featured evidence from the IFF project alongside insights and experiences from mining sector players.
The topic of savings is an important issue in economics research and has been since the beginning of the discipline. In SSA, the ability of countries to finance their developmental needs is critical. The greater the domestic savings, the greater is the much-needed flexibility to formulate and implement ‘homegrown’ policies to confront growth and development challenges.
