The 2020 National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ2020) is getting heated with a mix of excitement and sadness. The competition which is now in the Absa Money Zone stage is becoming more intense and interesting as big schools fall out.
Schools such as Prempeh College, Wesley Girls High School, Holy...
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) has trained 62 youth as Insurances Sales Agents at Cape Coast in the Central Region.
The youth training is for job creation that will ultimately lead to an increase in the insurance penetration rate.
Also, it is to equip them for engaging the insuring public in...
MTN is set to host the 29th edition of MTN Business World Executive Breakfast Meeting on October 8, 2020 - under the theme ‘The Changing Face of Retail in Ghana: Scaling Successfully with Innovation and e-Commerce’.
The breakfast meeting will stream live on MTN Ghana’s Facebook page (mtnghana) and YouTube...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged financial institutions to take a relook at the profiling of youth-owned businesses and start-ups in the country, and find some avenues to extend credit to them as the advent of technology has brought with it the opportunity to create global giants out of them in...
…as private sector activities pick up
New data from IHS Markit has shown that the private sector’s gradual but impressive recovery will lead to positive growth in GDP for the third quarter, signifying the economy will not experience a recession as previously feared.
According to the research firm, Ghana’s Purchasing...
…equities a mixed bag
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has witnessed a recovery in September, driven primarily by activities in the bond market and Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM) after a topsy-turvy performance in August.
Following an all-time high of 10.02 billion in volume trade recorded in July, the market witnessed...
Strategic Sourcing and Industrialisation insights with Prof Douglas Boateng
Why understanding the total cost of a product can help to support long-term socio-economic development on the continent
As with most acquisitions in the developing world, unit price is often the first consideration of African buyers.
When comparing different, yet similar, products a...
After years of just bubbling under, the ESG megatrend has finally opened the afterburners. At a time when the reminders of past flameouts by the fossil fuel sector have been amplified by the pandemic, the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) momentum has reached fever-pitch with assets invested in...
Since the inception of the deadly Corona Virus (COVID-19) in late 2019, several lessons have been learnt globally. A lot of Fiscal and Monetary policy measures have been instituted with the aim of relieving the overall impact of the virus on the citizenry and the economy at large. In...
Russia is consistently working on strengthening multifaceted relations with Africa despite the numerous challenges. After the first Russia-Africa summit held in Sochi, authorities have been moving to build on this new page in the history of Russia's relations, based on shared values and interests, with African countries. Within the...