Following a proposal by Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, requesting the President, Nana Akufo Addo to absorb the fees of new entrants and continuing students of public tertiary institutions for the 2020/2021 academic year, MPs on both side have held diverse views on the matter. According to the Bawku Central MP, […] The post Covid-19
Africa’s fastest growing streaming and television platform, Wi-flix and Ghana’s leading media conglomerate, Media General have announced a partnership that will see subscribers of Wi-flix enjoy exclusive content from Media General brands on Wi-flix. The partnership is part of Wi-flix’s bold content strategy to offer subscribers diverse content and exciting entertainment on demand. Launched recently […] The post Wi-flix
Fidelity Bank, Ghana’s largest privately held local bank, has relocated its Madina Main and Tema Community 25 branches in a bid to enhance customer experience and convenience for its cherished customers. The bank has also merged its Accra High Street and Accra Central branches into a single branch located inside the City Car Park mall, […] The post Fidelity Bank relocates
… to commemorate 2021 International Year on Creative Economy for Sustainable Dev’t UNEP Goodwill Ambassador for the Creative Economy, Roberta Annan, will be speaking at the UNCTAD Trade Police Dialogue under the auspices of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The event is scheduled to take place on Monday, January 25, 2021 […] The post Roberta
When the billionaire investor Ray Dalio recently predicted that the Chinese renminbi will become a global reserve currency, the world took notice. It’s a prediction that the Chinese government has encouraged through its own efforts. The question now is whether the coming “Year of the Ox” will bring the decisive shifts needed to position the […] The post Feature: The year of the Renminbi?
Global uncertainty reached unprecedented levels at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak and remains elevated. The World Uncertainty Index—a quarterly measure of global economic and policy uncertainty covering 143 countries—shows that although uncertainty has come down by about 60 percent from the peak observed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of […] The post What
Africa is not poor, yet Africa has piqued the interests of economists for the last half century and there is a good number of academic literature on why Africa is poor. This is because for the resources available to Africa, both natural and human capital potential, the continent has underperformed abysmally. To appreciate the weight […] The post The
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana & the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre at Ashesi University have partnered to support women-led or women-owned businesses in the technology sector with business incubation support and grants of over US$150,000. Through the SC Women in Tech Business Incubator programme, Standard Chartered Bank and the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre are promoting diversity […] The post StanChart,
Scores of Vodafone customers have commended the telco’s annual Akwantuo Aye Free initiative, which pays the transport fares of customers travelling from Accra to other parts of the country during the Christmas season. According to them, the telecom giant’s generous move provided an opportunity for them to travel and spend quality time with family and […] The post Customers
It wasn’t US President Donald Trump’s intention, but he did his successor Joe Biden a potentially historic favor through his incitement of the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, for which the House impeached him for an unprecedented second time this week. No right-minded individual would wish for that assault, which has […] The post Here’s
With banking income growing by 11% per year on average and African fintech firms raising more than US$800 million in equity funding in 2019, Africa’s financial industry was one of the most dynamic in the world before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. However, the impact of the economic crisis promises to be severe for Africa’s economies, […] The post Africa
“A road cannot tell you that there is a misfortune ahead.” – Batswana proverb Nobody is ever going to tell you that their inability to accept you for who you are is their own challenge. They are always going to make it look and sound like it is your fault they cannot really accept you […] The post The Attitude Lounge: We are all Strange appeared first on
The application of public private partnership (PPP) in infrastructural development have been adopted in the water sector, aviation, road sector, energy sector and telecommunication sector in Ghana. Thus, the involvement of the private actors with various government agencies in the delivery and infrastructural development is not a new phenomenon in the country. We would have […] The post Closing
By: Four for Growth – Suzy, Dorothy Doreen & Doris Have you read Wheel of Life – Part 1? If you did, you may reminisce how a conversation between four ‘not-so-young-girls’ led to a roller-coaster experience of self-identity and emotional discoveries during a 2-day retreat. By the end of the first day, as we shared […] The post The wheel of life – (2) appeared first on
The Ghana Association of Savings and Loans Companies (GHASALC), for the first time in almost half a decade, is optimistic that its members will perform better this year as government continues to settle the debts owed by defunct investment firms which were under regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Savings and Loans Companies […] The post S&Ls
As many as 7.7 million people, representing 70 percent of the country’s over 11 million active labour force, are non-active pension contributors – a situation that many believe could erode efforts to end poverty, especially among the aged. The situation is even more dire in the informal sector, where coverage is at a lowly 3 […] The post Old-age
Collaboration between the management of West Hills Mall and the Police, with support from a prospective victim, derailed a well-knit employment scam – leading to the arrest of a man suspected to be a member of a syndicate of fraudsters that uses Accra’s major malls to extort money from young, unsuspecting jobseekers. Police CID officers […] The post West Hills Mall
Marketing and Communications Industry leader, Global Media Alliance, has launched its 5th edition of the annual Ghana Beverages Awards (GBA). The launch came off in Accra and also paved the way for opening nominations in a lead-up to the main event. Being organised under the theme ‘Inspiring Excellence in Ghana’s Beverage Industry’, the award scheme […] The post 5th
While Africa embarks on a journey to bring prosperity to its citizens and make the continent economically strong through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, one major challenge that may derail this goal and work to the advantage of foreigners is non-enforcement for rules of origin, as it will create unfair competition for […] The post Over-reliance
A second labour market survey to determine who deserves to be given a Market Premium (MP) under the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) will be completed by end of the first quarter this year; and the implementers of the scheme – Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) – will approve a roll out, the B&FT […] The post Single Spine’s tango to be settled
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