Governance

A liquid capital market in longevity risk can ensure long-term funding of people’s longer lives, says Swiss Re’s newest publication, A mature market: Building a capital market for longevity risk.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ghana’s Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ’B+’ with a Stable Outlook and Short-term foreign currency IDR at ’B’. The agency has also affirmed the Country Ceiling at ’B+’.

The evolution of public sector debt depends on a number of economic variables and how they interact. Within the Eurozone, German and French debt looks sustainable while Italy, Portugal and Ireland appear borderline.

The Court of Auditors has conducted a survey on the management of government debt by the AFT. The report, released at the beginning of the summer, lightens the honorable work done by the AFT in managing relatively well the government debt but regrets a relative dependence on the SVT (primary dealers)...

Leading tax evaders are in highly educated service industries, with low paper trail and strong representation in Parliament...