While organisations across West Africa work to recover from the economic impact of the pandemic, the global cybercrime industry is going into overdrive. An increasingly sophisticated cybercrime industry is launching a range of attacks aimed at organisations and critical infrastructure. Such attacks are growing in volume and sophistication, putting our...
The Minister of Communication and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu Ekuful has entreated all state bodies to consult the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) before the acquisition of Information Technology (IT) solutions, applications, platforms or devices to ensure interoperability of government architecture, as a means to end the culture of working...
Government must be conservative in its expenditure approach for the next six months as the finance minister prepares to present a mid-year budget to parliament to avert Ghana’s debt stock from reaching unsustainable levels, that is an advice from economist Dr. Lord Mensah. According to him, borrowing from the international...
The Parliament of Ghana has approved a loan agreement facility of US$200million from the World Bank as additional financing for the Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project. The facility is expected to enable the rolling out of a mass vaccination programme in the country, as a number of individuals...
It won’t develop indigenous industries to take on Africa Even though the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) is not necessarily a bad move, striking such a deal at a time when the African continent is in the midst of creating its own market and local industries are still struggling...
Though the global pandemic caused many disruptions to all sectors, including the healthcare system, there is a positive development in the pharmaceutical industry as telepharmacy, which previously was not patronised much, has seen a soaring of demand with patients preferring the service to going to a hospital. Telepharmacy is a...
Organisers of the Ghana Energy Awards (GEA) has officially opened nominations for the 2021 edition, under the theme: “Digitalised energy sector: the key for a resilient economic future.” Launched in Accra, the 5th edition features 19 competitive categories: Energy Personality of the Year (male and female); Chief Executive of...
In one of my school garden interactions, a student asked a question on pest control, and I genuinely think though this is a specialty area it’s one of the common challenges for gardeners. Let me expand on the answer I provided to our young school gardener. Every organic garden suffers...
Samsung has launched the new Samsung Galaxy A22 smartphone, the latest in its popular collection of affordable devices. The A Series is designed to make Samsung’s latest innovative products more accessible to a wider audience. With an immersive visual experience that enriches streaming and gaming, and a versatile camera...
Economic-policy discussions in the eurozone, the United Kingdom, and the United States increasingly revolve around the question of when and how quickly central banks should pull back the uber-stimulus measures implemented last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are no easy answers. Both parts of the question call...