Everyone loves a great bargain, but the hunt for a good deal is becoming a risky business. The technicolour world of online shopping offers consumers an abundance of choice. With a seemingly never-ending virtual high street of products, all available at the click of a mouse, shopping around to find the best price has never […] The post Don’t get caught out: How to
Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central Constituency, Ebenezer Nii Narh Nartey has cut sod for the redevelopment of the Sabon Zongo Market as part of the constituency’s allocation of US$1million for each constituency. The project, which is being funded by Coastal Development Authority (CODA) under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP), when completed will […] The post Ablekuma
…Income diversification approach KEY FINDINGS: A private tertiary institution with a 17.60% income diversification venture will sustain financially during the COVID-19 pandemic era. COVID-19 is presently raising the threat to the financial sustainability of private tertiary institutions (PTIs). They are limited to the accomplishment of their missions and their ability to provide top-of-the-line educational programs […] The post COVID-19
1. ELECTRICITY TARIFFS PURC GAZETTED TARIFFS – (2012/2013 to 2016) Source: PURC GAZETTED TARIFF – http://www.purc.com.gh/purc/node/178 Source: PURC GAZETTED TARIFF – http://www.purc.com.gh/purc/node/178 PURC GAZETTED TARIFFS – (2017 to 2019/2020) Source: PURC GAZETTED TARIFF – http://www.purc.com.gh/purc/node/178 Source: PURC GAZETTED TARIFF – http://www.purc.com.gh/purc/node/178 2. NET ELECTRICITY EXPORTS JOHN MAHAMA Source:
Last year, the United Nations sent out a grim warning: The world has a very short 10-year window to act to avert catastrophic and irreversible climate change. Not surprisingly, the clean energy drive has gone full circle as the ongoing ESG investment craze is now proving amidst the worst pandemic in modern history. By and large, fossil fuels […] The post Feature:
In 1973, Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries brought the U.S. economy to its knees. Now, the cartel created 60 years ago is more likely to do Washington’s bidding. Since Saudi Arabia and other Arab OPEC members imposed their famous oil embargo as retribution for U.S. support for Israel during the Yom […] The post Feature: Once an
Rising levels of oil in floating storage, price cuts for Saudi crude, and a slowdown in Chinese imports: these were some of the factors that recently pressured oil prices. And the reason they pressured prices was that they all told the same story: demand is not improving as it should be. And this is fueling […] The post Feature: Where is future oil demand going to come
Healthcare delivery services in the five Northern regions have received a huge boost by the inauguration of Zipline’s medical drone distribution centre at Vobsi in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region. The facility which was officially inaugurated on Saturday by the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will use drones to make on-demand […] The post Boost
The manufacturing sector for any economy is considered the backbone of economic development. Manufacturing industries do not only help in modernizing agriculture, they also reduce the heavy dependence of people on agricultural income. In 2017, it was estimated that the manufacturing Industry in Ghana accounts for about 25.3% of total GDP. Ghana’s industrial production is rising at […] The post Role
In a COVID-19 pandemic where new inequalities have been created with rising youth unemployment widening the gap between the rich and the poor globally, Vodafone Ghana CEO, Patricia Obo-Nai has reiterated the need for young people to acquire digital skills. Ms. Obo-Nai, who described the acquisition of digital skills among young people as no longer […] The post Vodafone
We’ve often heard success stories of the world’s biggest market leaders like Amazon, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, Facebook and among others. Several businesses look up to them for inspiration and a sense of direction. There are quite a number of case studies on their business strategies and how these strategies can be adopted in enhancing business […] The post Nura Abdul-Rahman’s
It’s yet again that time of the year in the Upper West Region of Ghana especially within the Wa municipality where there is a lot of tomatoes in the market. Many farmers are harvesting the product and there appear to be a glut. A few weeks ago, this was the case of watermelon. There was […] The post Post-harvest loss in watermelon
In order to create a much deeper, more liquid corporate bond market in Ghana, State-owned Enterprises (SOEs), particularly those under the control of the Ministry of Finance and the Social Security National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), must as a matter of urgency, initiate measures to begin listing debt and equity on the local currency on the […] The post Public sector
Julia Jackson, the mother of Jacob Blake, a young black man from Kenosha, Wisconsin, who was shot seven times in the back by police, got it right when she said, “America is great when we behave greatly.” Sadly, for the past four years, President Donald Trump has been leading America in the exact opposite direction. […] The post Reclaiming American greatness appeared first on
The Senegalese leader urged members of the G20 group of countries to continue helping African nations balance their obligations to creditors with their obligations to their own citizens in the face of a deadly pandemic “Flatten the curve.” Do you remember that phrase? It was on everyone’s lips back in the spring, when the novel […] The post President
The African Policy Dialogue organized a stakeholder engagement on youth employment in Ghana. ‘The Way Forward for Sustainable Youth Employment’ is an initiative by the Department of Economics, University of Ghana Legon, the Ghana Netherlands Business and Culture Council (GNBCC) and the Netherlands African Business Council (NABC) with support from INCLUDE Knowledge platform. The session […] The post African
In line with its corporate social responsibility to support the fight against COVID-19 in the country, MTN-Ghana has donated over 15,000 KN95 nose masks to six hospitals in Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions. The beneficiary health facilities are: Regional Hospital-Sunyani, Kwatri Polyclinic (Bono), Holy Family Hospital-Techiman, Abrafi Hospital (Bono East), Goaso Government Hospital and […] The post Six
The Statistical Bulletin report (June 2020) has shown increased credit support to the manufacturing sector following a decline in March when the coronavirus pandemic first reared its ugly head. Credit to the sector in March fell to GH¢4.7billion from GH¢5.10billion the previous month. But following that decline, loans advanced to the sector increased to GH¢5.06billion […] The post Editorial:
Suicide is one of the most terrible thoughts to ever cross the mind of an individual. Suicide is the result of a concurrence of genetic, psychological, social, cultural and other risk factors. Why suicide? What are the risk factors/causes of suicide? How to prevent cases of suicide How and why the citizens and the government […] The post Kandifo Institute embarks on anti-suicide
To support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Fidelity Bank in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) initiated a four-part webinar series to offer financial and business strategies for SMEs to navigate the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar series was organized under the Bank’s new thought leadership series Fidelity Presents. The […] The post Fidelity
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