In the United Nations’ 2020 World Investment Report, Secretary-General António Guterres noted that global foreign direct investment (FDI) this year is “expected to fall sharply from 2019 levels of $1.5 trillion” to below the trough it hit during the global financial crisis. This decline will have a devastating effect...
The holidays are upon us and it’s usually very exciting for most people, not least, yours truly!  I love the Christmas season just because…I do!  Look at all the colours in the shops- red, green, white and a whole lot of sparkle plus lights!!  What is there not to...
Productivity is commonly defined as a ratio between the output volume and the volume of inputs. In other words, it measures how efficiently production inputs, such as labour and capital, are being used is an economy to produce a given level of output. Usually, increase in productivity in very...
Early tech-adopter consumers predict intelligent connectivity to enable services that go way beyond the mobile broadband experiences of today Consumer expectations on smarter connectivity are higher than for any other connected intelligent machine type These predictions about connected intelligent machines point to opportunities for 5G service providers for...
Afro-Space Cube (ASC), a first of its kind invention in the world that seeks to combine entertainment with health benefits and historic insight inclusively has been launched in Accra -La Palm hotel. The artifact, which was designed and developed by New-York based Ghanaian artist & architect, Raphael Ogoe (Rafogoe), is...
It is common knowledge that we are what we eat. It is not very difficult to see how the food we eat get converted into the materials that make up of our bodies. It is also easy to see how what we consume eventually affect our physical and mental...
Zoomlion Ghana Limited has undertaken a disinfestation exercise targeted at getting rid of pests and other disease causing organisms at the Kumasi Airport. The menace of rodents, crawling and flying insects has become a conduit for spreading diseases and of major concerns for officials and travellers who use the airport. Some...
A World Bank report has re-emphasised the importance of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement in becoming a game changer on the continent, especially, as African countries seek to bounce back from the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the World Bank, economic growth in the...
MTN Ghana has been recognised with three awards at the third edition of the Health, Environment, Safety and Security awards ceremony held at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. MTN was awarded as ‘The most outstanding for contributions to Sustainable Development’. The company also received ‘The Corporate Social Responsibility Excellence...
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed numerous threats to the operations and financial sustainability of many businesses and resulted in dire economic consequences.  According to a recent COVID-19 Business Survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the World Bank,...

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