“By the time the fool learns the game, the players have dispersed.” – Akan proverb If the history of human relationships teaches us anything at all, it is that the way we project ourselves to the world determines how the world treats us. It is this insight that propelled Anthony Trollope, the Victorian Age English […] The post The Attitude Lounge: The Complex Walk appeared
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has presented enormous challenges to the developed, emerging, and developing economies. The COVID-19 has revolutionized international trade, thereby initiating businesses into a new era of trade facilitation. The modern era of international trade is one of the increasingly complex interactions between organizations, firms, and people. Countries that have successfully simplified and modernized […] The post Maritime
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in June showing improvement, but at a slower pace than some of the traditional leading indicators would suggest. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), fell by 17.6% in June (-19.9% for international operations) compared to the previous year. That is a […] The post Air
Four years ago, Kenneth Rogoff, a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, made a powerful case for phasing out paper money. In his book The Curse of Cash, Rogoff argued that much paper money, especially high-denomination banknotes, facilitated tax evasion and fueled the drug trade – all the way down the supply chain: […] The post Howard Davies thoughts…Will
Impact of COVID-19 in South Africa projected to affect the rest of Southern African economies A higher level of preparedness is urgently needed to prevent and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa, including additional resources for testing and to reduce the impact on households and the economy, the African Development Bank said in its […] The post AfDB
Bank of Ghana (BoG) data shows that the while coronavirus pandemic has severely bruised the country’s economy, leading to losses in most sectors, other sectors have started showing recovery even as early as the month of May 2020. The data reveals cement sales and port activities have improved significantly in the month under discussion. Tourist […] The post Despite
Universities in emerging economies are playing a key role in the response to the coronavirus crisis through cutting-edge research and development (R&D) and pioneering approaches to learning. Higher education institutions around the emerging world have adopted a range of different models in reaction to the pandemic. Some are working more closely with governmental bodies, while others are cultivating partnerships with […] The post COVID-19
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO chief executive, is to reconvene the agency’s emergency committee this week to assess the pandemic. He admitted that the world has made a huge effort, but conceded that there is “a long hard road ahead of us”. The WHO first declared the spread of the virus to be an […] The post Editorial:
The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Barbara Oteng Gyasi, marked this year’s Emancipation Day with wreath-laying ceremonies in Accra. A delegation comprising government officials, traditional rulers, and members from the Diaspora laid wreaths at the grave-sites of renowned Pan-Africanists W.E.B Dubois, George Padmore and Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Recounting the recent killing of George […] The post Editorial:
Member of Parliament for New Juaben South and Chairman of the Finance Committee in Parliament, Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has defended government’s decision to suspend the Fiscal Responsibility Act which requires the deficit to be kept at a maximum of 5 percent of GDP – citing the pandemic as a reason to do so. In his submission […] The post Assibey-Yeboah
The pandemic has led to a surge in pollution from disposable products like plastic face masks and hand sanitiser bottles. Effective trade rules can help limit the spread of coronavirus waste. Historical data tell us that about 75% of coronavirus plastic will likely become waste, clogging our landfills and floating in our […] The post Growing
Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has said that the expenditure related to the coronavirus pandemic should not be solely considered as responsible for the widening fiscal deficit but rather what is driving the debt is the funds used to resolve financial institutions and energy sector debt which were excluded in the 2020 budget. His comments […] The post COVID-19
You may not plan to retire, but your employer and your own body may have other ideas. Change of a company’s strategic focus or technological base can render people redundant. However, more likely than rare, such situations can reasonably be predicted. Sicknesses or accidents on the other hand, by no stretch of imagination, can be predicted. […] The post Pension Matters with Kimpton
· Airline also named Middle East’s Best Economy Class and the overall Travellers’ Choice Major Airline for the Middle East Emirates’ unmatched First-Class travel experience was given double honours at the 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice awards for Airlines, winning the World’s Best First-Class award as well as Middle East’s Best First-Class. Emirates has topped the […] The post Emirates
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has trained media practitioners to enhance their understanding and interpretation of results from Ghana’s maiden multidimensional poverty report, which examined poverty beyond monetary deprivations. The national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report looked at how people experience poverty in their health, education, and living standards. The report, to be launched on […] The post Journalists
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH implemented EU REACH project – Resilience Against Climate Change, in close collaboration with private sector actors, public partners and community leadership undertook a community outreach tree-planting exercise in each of its 18 baseline communities in the Upper West and Savannah Regions of Ghana. A team from REACH […] The post EU/GIZ-REACH
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has presented enormous challenges to the developed, emerging, and developing economies. The COVID-19 has revolutionized international trade, thereby initiating businesses into a new era of trade facilitation. The modern era of international trade is one of the increasingly complex interactions between organizations, firms, and people. Countries that have successfully simplified and modernized […] The post Proposed
The nation’s vaccination drive has received a major boost with the procurement of 2,343 immunization cold chain equipment comprising of solar vaccine fridges and freezers to be installed in health facilities across the country between now and the end of this year. For a total cost of US$4,737,080, the equipment, which were procured with funds […] The post Gov’t
SUNU Assurances Ghana Limited, a Pan-African Insurance conglomerate, has paid a Motor Claim of GH¢969,000 to Mole Projects & Machinery Limited. This was a total loss payment on a bus owned by the insured last week. Presenting the cheque, the Head of Business Development, Mr. Kofi Bonsu, assured the client that insurance only thrives on […] The post SUNU Assurances pay GH¢969,000
GCB Bank has begun the instant issuance of both proprietary cards and international cards across all its branches nationwide. Now GCB customers can apply for and receive VISA Cards, Mastercard and GCB ReadyCash cards across all GCB branches instantly. The Bank will also begin instant issuance of Union Pay International (UPI), formerly China Union Pay, […] The post GCB
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS