The Vodafone Group has invested in one of the world’s largest subsea cable projects - known as 2Africa, as part of an international consortium. The transformative subsea cable project is in line with Vodafone’s commitment to build a resilient future of connectivity and digitalisation for the African continent.
2Africa is one of...
The Exclusive Men of the Year Africa Awards (EMY Africa Awards) has named Mrs. Abiola Marufatu Bawuah - the Regional CEO West Africa-United Bank for Africa - as Woman of the Year at the 5th Annual EMY Africa Awards held last weekend.
The EMY Africa Awards is a Father’s Day-related...
…as NPLs begin to inch up
Banks and other financial institutions face the risk of seeing their loan defaulters increase this year, as data from the Bank of Ghana shows the Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) have started rising due to the challenging business environment brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
After declining...
Pharmaceutical suppliers are pushing government to direct the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to make transparent payments to service providers across the country, noting that the move is critical to helpingsustain their operations and avoiding the collapse of some players in the sector.
According to them, many of their members...
Absa Bank Ghana has unveilled an ambitious proposition known as Absa StartUp Banking, a new initiative that will support the grooming and growth of Ghanaian-owned start-ups with solutions which will bring their possibilities to life.
The Absa StartUp Banking initiative, which was launched in Accra earlier this week, will see...
Only 22% of people testing positive for coronavirus reported having symptoms on the day of their test, according to the Office for National Statistics.
This hammers home the role of people who aren't aware they're carrying the virus in spreading it onwards.
Health and social care staff appeared to be more...
The Management of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has announced that staff of its Tema Office would immediately undergo COVID-19 testing, as a precautionary measure, after a staff tested positive for COVID-19.
According to the Company, while a comprehensive contact tracing process has also begun in order to ensure appropriate...
With new data showing that global carbon emissions are rebounding more quickly than expected after coronavirus lockdowns are eased, questions are being asked about the prospects for renewable energy projects in emerging markets.
Just as the pandemic has had an considerable impact on the global economy, travel restrictions and the suspension of...
We are now at a crossroads in Libya where a military solution is temporarily off the table, as factions and their external allies wrangle over oil revenues--the distribution of which will now decide when the pumps are turned back on and force majeure lifted.
For the first time in seven...
As the COVID-19 pandemic bashes economies and demand for oil, many African nations dependent on exporting fossil fuels are “haemorrhaging” cash, African energy experts warned this week.
The crisis - which comes as more investors shun carbon-heavy businesses - is a taste of what may happen if Africa’s rich oil...