– EcoDev360 advices gov’t The COVID-19 pandemic has not only disrupted the ongoing activities aimed at supporting the pharmaceutical industry in Ghana but has heightened the risk to growth outlook for the sector. Ghana’s pharmaceutical outputs is grossly estimated to be about 70 percent imports whilst the remaining 30 percent is made up of manufactured […] The post ‘Support
Fintech, the contraction of the words financial and technology, refers to the innovation that is disrupting traditional financial methods in the delivery of financial services. In Ghana, the payment space is composed primarily of companies that provide financial services to customers and merchants, which are not limited to sending and receiving money alone. On a […] The post Fintech
The purpose of this piece is to tell the intellectually-stimulating, powerfully-inspiring and significantly-revealing rendezvous I had with Mr. John N. Tagoe, the then Strategy Manager of the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) few years ago. As a norm, new entrants in any organization are oriented on the structure of the organization. And on this particular […] The post Thoughts
The assault on the US Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters, incited by Trump himself, was the predictable outcome of his four-year-long assault on democratic institutions, aided and abetted by so many in the Republican Party. And no one can say that Trump had not warned us: he was not committed to a peaceful transition […] The post Whither America? appeared first on The
We encounter numerous problems daily and some of these problems have been with us for years. In the beginning of every New Year, we feel energized and think that our problems would be solved after listening to a few motivational speeches and attending a powerful anointing service. However, soon after the service and few days […] The post Get a plan. Why leave it to chance? appeared
“Each year technology makes the world more complex for people to understand. So, easy to use services for consumers are in particularly great demand.” —– Alex Kreger, Founder of UXDA The COVID-19 pandemic takes every sphere of human activity into the next level. Financial institutions are forced to move quickly to protect their employees, transform […] The post Future
The crème de la crème of Ghana’s insurance chieftains gathered together last year at the corporate head office of the country’s largest insurance broking firm, KEK Group to witness the launch of a refresh corporate logo of the group. Present at this August launch included Chief Executives, Officers and Directors of both life and non-life […] The post KEK Group officially launch
“The earth is wide but it is God who is supreme.” – Akan proverb The greater majority of the nation’s populace claim a belief in God. Interestingly, the attitudes we display on a daily basis are so depressing they have led to significant increases in agnosticism and atheism. While is true that such ‘non-believers’ are […] The post The Attitude Lounge: Untrusting Faith
Uncertainty remains about the timeline for a global economic recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic. Companies continue to fashion out ways to deal with its negative impacts on their operations, sales/revenue, costs and profits. This is having mixed impacts on companies following unplanned emergency investments into their operations, new technologies, diversification of business formats among others […] The post Merger
Vodafone Ghana Foundation has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Accra Regional Hospital as part of efforts to protect frontline health workers in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The items, which were donated during the festive period, include sets of face shields, boxes of N95 facemasks, surgical gloves, hand sanitisers and rubbing alcohol. […] The post Vodafone
Scores of private basic schools in the Central Region on Monday, January 11, 2021 began undergoing mass disinfections against the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The exercise was also to allow for a safe reopening of all the schools on Friday, January 15, as directed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his 21st COVID-19 address to […] The post More
The One District-One Factory (1D1F) and Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), if pursued more vigorously, can strengthen the domestic private sector, the Executive Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has observed. TUC believes these initiatives need rapid expansion and support from all social partners. “They can make a significant difference in strengthening the […] The post TUC
calls for constitutional review overstated enforcement of existing provisions a greater priority The economic cost of the winner-takes-all approach that characterises our local governance cannot be overemphasised and remains a significant threat to national development, Dean of the University for Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) faculty of law, Dr. Ernest Kofi Abotsi has said. With rising […] The post Winner-takes-all
A strong and better economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic requires government to make the ICT, agriculture, energy and infrastructure sectors key elements in its policy mix, Dr. Sam Ankrah-President of Africa Investment Group International, has said. As countries reel under the pandemic’s economic impact, he said these sectors, if prioritised, can help Ghana turn […] The post Leverage
The Commodity Brokers Association of Ghana (CBAG) president, Yaw Ohemeng Kyei, has called on government to introduce a 20 percent quota on rice imports into the country. Mr. Ohemeng Kyei said he does not understand why the Ghana Rice Development Strategy (G-NRD) projects to end rice imports by the year 2023 but government is not doing anything […] The post CBAG calls for 20% quota
Fishermen operating in Tema have constructed an ultra-modern boarding facility to accommodate male students of the Tema Manhean Senior High Secondary -Technical School. The project, which is currently more than 90% complete cost over GH¢400,000. The building is expected to house about 200 fresh and continuing students when schools reopen in January 2021. Out of […] The post Tema
Soon after delivering an enthralling season of shopping and recreation for communities of the Accra West municipality, West Hills Mall has announced one of the biggest sidewalk sales ever to hit the capital city. All the acclaimed fashion stores, the home appliances and electronics outlets, the home décor dealers, as well as the health […] The post West Hills Mall
The World Bank plans to invest over US$5 billion over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity, and promote livelihoods across 11 African countries on a swathe of land stretching from Senegal to Djibouti. World Bank Group President David Malpass announced the investment at the One Planet Summit, a high-level […] The post World
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