The overall aim of the report was to investigate the extent to which the rationale and mandate prompting the creation of districts and constituencies were fulfilled. The study observed the impact of demarcation of districts on development and the effect …
Event Report: The Proliferation of New Districts and Constituencies in Ghana – 30th May, 2018, Accra
Report of the launch of a study on Proliferation of New Districts and Constituencies in Ghana: the Mismatch between Policy objective, Outcome and Impacts held on 30th may, 2018 at the Mensvic grand hotel, Accra The practice of creating districts …
IMANI Alert: Five Critical Matters of State
Man Dies in Car due to lack of hospital beds Mr. Obiri Yeboah lost the dad last week because all major hospitals in the capital, Accra, could not find a bed for the ailing dad. Ghana, a population of nearly …
‘Tis the season to be RED – The government’s contribution to NEPSE’s perennial fall
For the past year, the bearish sweeping red flooding the secondary market in Nepal has wreaked havoc on millions of investor portfolios. The declining trend has been caused by a number socio-political factors including political instability and liquidity crunch in …
Principles of Effective Grant Designs: Fiscal Consideration for Federal Nepal
While working on one of research topics entitled “Leveraging Federalism: Fiscal Consideration for Federal Nepal,” the issue of grant designs have come up widely. Though our paper does not address designing grants, we agree that it would add significant value …
IMANI ALERT: Reinforcing IMANI’s Opposition to the KelniGVG Mobile Phone Monitoring Contract with Solutions
This week, the Minister of Communications was summoned before Ghana’s Parliament to answer very important questions and doubts IMANI, over 25 civil society and think tank leaders and many Ghanaians raised about a $178 m contract to an ‘unknown’ company …
How economically free are you in Ghana? – IMANI Audits Economic Freedom in Ghana
Successive governments in Ghana have made promises and some attempts to create an environment that promotes growth and an equal opportunity for all to make wealth. Yet enormous gaps exist between reality and the goal. Governance and public service delivery, …
The National Assembly and its Significance
This article was originally published in The Himalayan Times on February 4, 2018 February 7 would see the last election that would pave way for the first government formation in Federal Nepal. The National Assembly or the Upper House …
DISSECTING FISCAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FEDERAL NEPAL
Part 5 of the Constitution of Nepal provides the structure of the state and the distribution of power among three orders of government. Each order of the government then can make laws, their respective annual budgets, formulate and implement their …
En cashing Celebration
I recently wrote on the economic benefits of the music industry in a given area/ town. While the article was focused on concerts (leading to a minor week long festival), a more lengthy version of the same can be seen …
IMANI to Ministry of Communications; Your Response to Publication Opens A Huge Can of Telecom Worms
IMANI sent a response to the Ministry of Communications, Ghana. IMANI’s First publication: IMANI ALERT: Of Telecom Revenue Assurance and the Game of Musical Chairs by the Ministry of Communications Ministry’s Response: Gov’t debunks IMANI claims on ‘Subah-like’ deal IMANI’s Response: So, …
How to improve business environment in Biratnagar?
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