Fidel Amakye Owusu - On Ghana's Economic History and Sovereign Debt Future (Frontier Markets Podcast #3)

In this episode of the Frontier Markets Podcast, we have a conversation with Fidel Amakye Owusu. Fidel's background ranges from being an analyst for the Government of Ghana, to writing phenomenal breakdowns of the most important geopolitical and economic issues facing the African continent. He is currently an Associate @Conflict Research Consortium for Africa - and a Member of the Council of Elders at Strahl Composite.

In this episode, we cover:

• Comparative politics and economics on the largest countries in Africa; Nigeria, DRC, South Africa, and more.
• The economic and industry/sector history of Ghana.
• The history of government finances and debt in Ghana.
• Today's Sovereign Debt Crisis in Ghana; bottlenecks, and roads to recovery.

Related resources to this episode:

• Fidel's fantastic blog on Linkedin.
• Ghana's Economic History (Wiki)
• Bright Simons on Ghana's Sovereign Debt Crisis.
• The Fastest Billion, on Africa's Economic Future, by Charlie Robertson.