The ISSER Inclusive Finance Development Series (IIFDS), an initiative under the Institute’s agenda to position African research institutions at the forefront of advancing evidence for the development of inclusive finance, was launched by Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana and General Secretary of African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) on May 4, 2023.

The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and the World Bank will on Thursday, May 4, 2023, host a public engagement on the 2021 Ghana Findex Data. The event will be the maiden edition of the ISSER Inclusive Finance Development Series (IIFDS), an initiative under ISSER’s agenda to position African research institutions at the forefront of advancing evidence for the development of inclusive finance.  

The spacious conference facility of ISSER was the venue for the 2023 global gathering of the Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI) which took place from 25 to 27 April 2023.

The Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) organises four short courses each year (between May and July) for Policy Makers, Analysts, Programme Implementers, Consultants, Monitoring and Evaluation Practitioners in Government, Ministries, District Assemblies, Private Sector, NGOs, Researchers, Students, etc.

The Short Courses Programme offers hands-on training that learners can apply to improve their work.

Director, Prof. Peter Quartey has described as fruitful ISSER’s participation in CSAE 2023, a three-day international conference held at Oxford University, United Kingdom, organised by the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE).

The ISSER team, led by Prof. Quartey and including Dr. Richmond Atta-Ankomah, Research Fellow, and Ms. Vicentia Quartey, Communications and Publications Officer, joined over 300 researchers from around the globe that gathered for the three-day conference from March 19 – 21.