Also known as: Professor Osei · Professor Robert Darko Osei · Prof. Osei · Prof Osei
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Joy Online
… While presenting the report, the Director of ISSER, Professor Robert Darko Osei, said Ghana’s tax revenue was about 30% of GDP in 2025 – below the sub-Saharan African average – pointing to a revenue gap the country must close to sustain growth. …
Ghana faces revenue gap that could hinder economic growth, ISSER warnsJoy Online
… The warning features in ISSER’s State of the Ghanaian Economy Report 2025, presented by the institute’s Director, Professor Robert Darko Osei, at its launch. …
Low tax revenue threatens Ghana’s development ambitions — ISSERJoy Online
… Director of ISSER, Professor Robert Darko Osei, says the country must focus on economic growth that generates employment and delivers tangible benefits to households. …
ISSER calls for manufacturing-led growth to create jobsJoy Online
… Presenting ISSER’s review of the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Statement and Economic Policy in Accra, Professor Robert Darko Osei, Director of ISSER, acknowledged that the economy was making significant progress in achieving macroeconomic stability. …
Ghana risks underdevelopmentas infrastructure spending falls short, ISSER warnsJoy Online
… Presenting ISSER’s assessment of the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, the Institute’s Director, Professor Robert Darko Osei, said although the government had broadly met its fiscal targets, the manner in which those targets were achieved raises concerns about the sustainability of th …
ISSER raises concerns over sharp decline in capital expenditureThe Ghanaian Times
… Presenting ISSER’S review of the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review and Economic Policy of Government, the Director of ISSER, Professor Robert Darko Osei, said the industrial sector had rebounded strongly after slowing in 2025, recording growth of 6.9 per cent in the first half of 2026. …
Prioritise employment-led growth – ISSER tells govtJoy Online
… Presenting ISSER’s review of the 2026 Mid-Year Budget, the Director of the Institute, Professor Robert Darko Osei, said the latest economic data suggest many of the flagship infrastructure projects are yet to translate into measurable economic activity. …
ISSER questions slow pace of “Big Push” as construction growth remains weakJoy Online
… Presenting ISSER’s review of the 2026 Mid-Year Budget in Accra, the Director of the Institute, Professor Robert Darko Osei, said while Ghana has recorded encouraging gains in economic growth, fiscal consolidation and price stability, these achievements would mean little if they f …
Mid-Year Budget: Prioritise employment-led growth – ISSER to governmentJoy Online
… Speaking at ISSER’s Post-Mid-Year Budget Review Forum, the Director of the Institute, Professor Robert Darko Osei, said Ghana’s constrained fiscal space makes it imperative for the government to improve the quality and impact of its spending while maintaining its fiscal adjustmen …
Mid-Year Budget: ISSER urges government to prioritise spending efficiency in fiscal consolidationJoy Online
… Speaking at the Post-Revenue Mid-Year Budget Review Forum in Accra, the director of ISSER, Professor Robert Darko Osei, said, “The use of gold for reserves poses some risk given the drop in gold prices on the international market.” He explained that while the Bank of Ghana’s gold …
ISSER warns Ghana’s gold reserve strategy faces price risksThe Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research says Ghana's tax revenue was about 30% of GDP in 2025, significantly lower than the sub-Saharan African average, constraining the Government's ability to fund development and risking spending cuts. ISSER recommends expanding the tax base rather than increasing pressure on current taxpayers to close the revenue gap.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research says Ghana's tax revenue was about 30% of GDP in 2025, significantly lower than the sub-Saharan African average, constraining the Government's ability to fund development and risking spending cuts. ISSER recommends expanding the tax base rather than increasing pressure on current taxpayers to close the revenue gap.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research warns that Ghana's tax revenue, at about 30 per cent of GDP in 2025, remains below the sub-Saharan African average, limiting the government's ability to fund infrastructure, create jobs, and support economic expansion. The institute calls for widening the tax net and improving domestic revenue mobilisation rather than increasing the burden on existing taxpayers.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research is calling on government to prioritise manufacturing, agricultural productivity and private-sector financing to convert economic growth into employment and improved living standards. ISSER's director warned that excessive reliance on point-source resources such as gold is unsustainable and that high government borrowing could crowd out private credit.
20 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research warned that Ghana risks undermining long-term development goals if infrastructure spending continues to fall short due to tight expenditure controls. Capital expenditure was nearly 40 per cent below its programmed level in the first half of 2026, largely due to implementation delays in the government's "Big Push" infrastructure programme.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research cautions that Ghana's improved fiscal performance is being driven primarily by expenditure cuts rather than stronger revenue mobilisation, with capital expenditure showing the sharpest reduction and potentially undermining long-term economic growth.
3 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of the Institute of Statistical and Economic Research has called on the government to place employment-led growth at the centre of its economic policies, arguing that strong macroeconomic indicators would have little impact unless they translated into decent and sustainable jobs for Ghanaians.
3 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has raised concerns that construction growth remained at only 1.3% in the first quarter of 2026 despite the government's 'Big Push' infrastructure programme, attributing weak performance to reduced capital expenditure and tight fiscal policy.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research has urged Ghana's government to ensure strong macroeconomic performance translates into meaningful job creation and improved living standards. ISSER's director said the country's next phase of economic policy should focus on creating jobs rather than simply improving macroeconomic indicators, with expansion in the services sector resulting in employment opportunities particularly for young people.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research argues that Ghana's fiscal consolidation should prioritise efficient use of public funds, not only expenditure reductions. The institute's director stressed that the government should complete existing projects before committing resources to new ones to maximise public investment benefits.
2 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research cautioned that Ghana's increasing reliance on gold for international reserves exposes the country to financial risk if global gold prices decline, and warned that the current fiscal consolidation and monetary sterilization approach to containing inflation is costly for the central bank and unsustainable long-term.
31 July 2026 · Joy Online →