Today, October 21, 2018, I wrote on my Facebook wall about the trouble many Ghanaian savers have gone through between August 2017 and October 2018. Some members of my year group from Opoku Ware School also asked the question in the title on our WhatsApp page today. The highpoint is that they have struggled to get access to their savings at the time they needed it and some of them may only get part of their savings if they get it at all. A number of financial institutions have failed and others too may go down. I got people liking the Facebook post and others sending me private messages about whether their savings were safe. I believe many of them have seen similar posts I made earlier and they think I may have some expertise or knowledge about the financial system. I won’t accept the tag of “expert” but I will admit that I have some knowledge on the financial system of Ghana and sub-Sahara Africa. I admit to have some knowledge of the financial system firstly because I hav...
Simplifying Interesting Economic Issues.