There is no doubt that novel Coronavirus has had an effect on international financial management. As soon as the World Health Organisation identified the virus as a global pandemic, central banks in some countries started preparing packages to stimulate their economy. Some reduced their policy rate, others provided liquidity to various financial institutions, while some […] The post Feature:
With digital transformation fast becoming a reality for many societies, Women’s Haven Africa – a female tech and innovation hub based in Kumasi – has implored young women to explore the opportunities presented by digitisation to provide solutions for social and business challenges. Executive Director of Women’s Haven Africa, Adwoa Fosua Owusu Ofori, observed that […] The post Young
Barbara Tommey. Gone. Shot in the head multiple times. Just 27-years-old. Killed by Sylvester Ofori, her pastor husbandwho took to the pulpit, pews filled with a flock listening to his particular brand of manipulation wrapped around a murderous body. It is hard to hold your disgust and devastation at the death of a woman whose […] The post Esther Armah‘s thoughts: The Gospel Of Violence appeared
Hospitality sector shattered The country’s economy in the second quarter of 2020 faced the full rigours of the coronavirus pandemic, as growth for the first time in about four decades contracted – largely occasioned by the hospitality sector’s abysmal performance. Data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) show that despite the information and communication sector […] The post Pandemic-hit
Opens Application Window for 2021-2022 Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) has announced recipients of the 2020/2021 round of AIG Scholarships, the organisation’s fully-funded scholarship programme for outstanding young West Africans with a passion for public service. The 2020/2021 AIG Scholars are Adejoke Are, Murjanatu Mohammed Audu, Uchechukwu Nwokediuko, Chioma Oparadike, Folasade Osho and Victoria Udom. […] The post Fourth
… to appreciate clients and stakeholders The Business and Financial Times (B&FT), Africa’s leading provider of business information, has launched a campaign dubbed ‘Discount-for Discount’ (D4D) to express the media giant’s appreciation to its growing clients and other stakeholders. Evans Mallet, Business Development Manager (BDM) at the B&FT, explained that the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting […] The post B&FT
Data from the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) have shown that demurrage payments to shipping lines in 2019 amounted to GH?27million; this figure was less than the GH?39million recorded in 2018. According to the Authority, some of the causes of demurrage – fees importers pay for overstayed containers – include bureaucratic operation procedures, system issues which […] The post GH?27m
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Tuesday cut the sod for construction of the first-ever interchange in the Western Region at a ceremony in Takoradi. The historic Kwame Nkrumah Interchange, which is part of the Synohydro agreement, will be constructed at the PTC Roundabout in Takoradi and brings to six the number of interchanges […] The post Bawumia
…25,000 business set to benefit Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) can begin the process to access a GH?90million fund made available by the Mastercard Foundation, which is to be disbursed through the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) under the COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Programme. The support scheme, dubbed the ‘Nkosuo’ programme, will […] The post MSMEs
Regional economic integration is predicated on the important principles of competition and the reallocation of resources. Efficiency results from less inefficient producers being push out of an area of economic activity into other areas where their resources might be better invested. Many however, see regional integration as complementary economic activities among member states. Recently there […] The post Should
-As Vice Prez calls for new areas of cooperation Trade between Ghana and the Peoples Republic of China is now estimated at US$7.5billion, recorded in 2019, as the latter also tops as the country’s largest investor by registered projects, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed. According to Dr. Bawumia, while economic cooperation between the […] The post Ghana-China’s
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