Africa World Trade Network launched to accelerate Africa’s industrialisation and trade

Industry leaders say stablecoins are set to reshape payment ecosystems by improving the speed and efficiency of cross-border transactions, while calling for balanced regulation to support innovation and protect consumers.

Ghana could unlock a new wave of economic growth by accelerating its transition to a circular economy, leveraging its expanding waste streams and second-hand goods market to drive industrialisation, create jobs and boost productivity, according to the Director-General of E4Impact Foundation, Fabio Petroni.

- Ghana ranks among the world’s leaders in financial regulation but has paid dearly for failing to ensure its professionals kept pace. The last failure alone cost an estimated GH¢16.4 billion.

A new statutory Authority and a GH¢110 million start-up budget give the government's flagship jobs programme legal teeth. But the gap between institutional architecture and 1.7 million promised jobs remains wide, and history offers little comfort.