As the timeline for the implementation of AfCFTA approaches, a series of engagements to apprise stakeholders what is in store for them has been held throughout the week. The latest to comment of this landmark trade deal is the Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyeremanten who has given every indication that the country to […] The post Editorial2 : Local businesses
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a single, duty -free, Quota free-market covering the African Continent. Trade is key to Africa’s growth. Africa with all the enormous resources has about 2.6% of all world trade as of 2018 (Afriexim Bank report, 2019). According to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, implementation of […] The post AfCFTA- the opportunity
The country saved GH?95.7 million or an equivalent of US$16.8 million when she endeavoured to locally manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE) during the heat of the coronavirus pandemic. This was disclosed by the Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay at the Nation Builders update held recently under the theme: ‘Protecting lives and livelihoods’. The […] The post Editorial:
In many African countries including Ghana and around the globe, plastics play a very important role in the economic lives of people due to its durability, potability and affordability. Plastics play a significant role in transporting Ghana’s indigenous goods. Indigenous food products like ‘‘waakye’’ and ‘‘kenkey’’ are no exceptions. However, these poly bags are single-used, […] The post Transforming
Baptista is the Executive Director of ProHumane Afrique International. ProHumane is a charitable, development & think thank organization working with communities & individuals to create sustainable solutions to transform communities through diverse pro-poor initiatives. Pro-poor initiatives are initiatives that help to alleviate poverty. Baptista is a realist, affable, simple and humane. You can reach her […] The post The
Helping to build informed and civically engaged communities is central to our work around elections , Our work in supporting elections across Africa continues to be a priority and we’ve dedicated unprecedented resources to these efforts both locally and globally, with protecting election integrity at the center of this work. This update provides an […] The post Supporting elections
-A step in fighting money laundering and terrorist financing. “Not guilty on until proven guilty in a court of competent jurisdiction”. This is a common statement in various spheres of the legal fraternity and also in any community where justice takes centre stage of events. However, that statement brings me to a very important aspect […] The post Suspicious transaction in banking
UNCTAD forecasts a 7% to 9% year-on-year drop in the value of global trade for 2020, despite signs of a rebound in the third quarter. In its quarterly Global Trade Update, the UN trade and development body estimates world trade to be about 5% less in Q3 2020 than during the same period in 2019 […] The post Trade bounces back marginally
A landmark global education summit is set to take place in the UK in mid-2021. To be co-host by UK and Kenya, the summit would urge world leaders to invest in getting children into school and build back better from coronavirus. The summit will raise funds for the Global Partnership for Education. Coronavirus has worsened […] The post UK and Kenya to host major education
Georgios Badaro, Business Executive Officer – Dairy Health & Nutrition Solutions, Nestlé Philippines has been appointed as the new Managing Director for Nestlé Ghana. This follows the recent appointment of Philomena Tan in Nestlé Headquarters in Switzerland as Global Category Leader, Dairy Children & Growth Solutions. Georgios brings to Nestlé Ghana over 19 years of […] The post Nestle
Ghana and Ivory Coast account for two-thirds of the world’s cocoa supply, but unlike oil-producing countries, they are unable to influence prices that are historically too low to meet the basic needs of small planters. “They could decide the market prices – above all if they allied themselves with other major producers like Ecuador, Cameroon […] The post West
The youth are not our enemies; let us remember this before we do anything rash such as using brute force to quell their protests. They are our children that have come of age. Their flaws are our failings as parents. All over the world, the youth have broken ranks with the earlier generation when they […] The post Our youth and the protests – looking beyond #EndSARS
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made it clear to his cabinet that he wants to leave a housing legacy before the end of his next term if he is re-elected into office, the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has said. To achieve this aim, the ministries of Finance, Works and Housing and others have […] The post Akufo-Addo will leave a housing legacy – Ofori-Atta
… as Parliament passes bill Parliament has passed into law, the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation Bill, 2020 to allow for the establishment of a petrochemical hub in the Western Region of Ghana. The US$ 60billion project will see the establishment major infrastructure for petrochemical refining and processing, as well as the discharge, storage, distribution, transportation, […] The post Petroleum
… as Duayaw Nkwanta’s century-old site evacuated in Ahafo Region As a measure to prevent evacuated spaces in the country are not used as refuse dumping sites again, authorities in the country, beginning from the North East Region, will be turning them into recreational centers. Already, the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has evacuated […] The post Dumpsites
Tout Ghana’s readiness Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen has cleared the air over concerns expressed by some businesses that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement will create unfair competition for, especially, smaller economies on the continent, saying countries have been given the option to exclude certain products from the deal. Some smaller business in […] The post AfCFTA
Ghana Link Network Services Ltd in collaboration with Customs – Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority GRA have begun another round of refresher training for users of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS). The training which is currently ongoing in the Northern part of Ghana is expected to cover Northern, Savanah, and Upper East Regions, […] The post Ghana
Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay, has revealed that the country saved some GH¢95.7 million or US$16.8million, in foreign exchange by locally manufacturing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. This was disclosed during his presentation at the Nation Builders Update, which was held recently under the theme: ‘Protecting […] The post Manufacturing
Stanbic Bank Ghana has expressed its readiness to support public sector workers to access affordable housing. This was made known when Stanbic Bank, the Ministry of Works and Housing, and the Ministry of Finance as well as some development partners paid a working visit to Adom City Estates in Tema Community 25 on Monday, October […] The post We are ready to support
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