Building on success: ISSER trains staff of COCOBOD, Ghana

Training for COCOBOD staff: Dr. Addoquaye Tagoe with a participant at one of the training sessions

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.  

Researchers and stakeholders discuss how to curb commodity-trade related illicit financial flows to finance the SDGs

  • August 05, 2022 By ISSER
Prof. Gilles Carbonnier and Dr. Fred Dzanku take turns to address the media

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.

Confronting low domestic savings in Africa

Confronting low domestic savings in Africa

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.

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