…As more airports reopen The reopening of Kotoka International Airport (KIA)is less than a month since the President Nana Akufo-Addo’s announcement on Sunday, August 30. Those arriving in Ghana are required to produce a negative COVID-19 test result acquired not more than 72 hours prior to scheduled arrival. Arriving travellers have had...
The first to be constructed Tamale interchange in the Northern Regional capital of the country aimed at easing traffic and enhancing socio-economic activities is ongoing progressively. The one-kilometre-long project when completed will link the Kumasi road through the central mosque, the central taxi rank and central market intersection with the...
Ghana being host of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat is something great for the nation, but being able to fulfil the goals of this initiative will be determined by strategic focus on infrastructure and industrialization, Mohammed Samara, Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Port Services (MPS) has...
The call for establishment of a Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA) is not without cause. In the 21st century, infrastructure is the lifeblood of prosperity and economic confidence. Successful delivery of well-planned infrastructure investments offers developing economies like Ghana opportunity to compete in the global marketplace. Construction is the mechanism...
In pursuance of transforming the local cashew industry by scaling up cashew processing, government is exploring international collaborations with development partners for technical and financial support. To this end, government through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is looking to leverage cooperation with countries such as Germany through the...
There is no doubt that novel Coronavirus has had an effect on international financial management. As soon as the World Health Organisation identified the virus as a global pandemic, central banks in some countries started preparing packages to stimulate their economy. Some reduced their policy rate, others provided liquidity to various...
With digital transformation fast becoming a reality for many societies, Women’s Haven Africa - a female tech and innovation hub based in Kumasi - has implored young women to explore the opportunities presented by digitisation to provide solutions for social and business challenges. Executive Director of Women’s Haven Africa, Adwoa...
Hospitality sector shattered The country’s economy in the second quarter of 2020 faced the full rigours of the coronavirus pandemic, as growth for the first time in about four decades contracted – largely occasioned by the hospitality sector’s abysmal performance. Data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) show that despite...
Opens Application Window for 2021-2022 Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) has announced recipients of the 2020/2021 round of AIG Scholarships, the organisation’s fully-funded scholarship programme for outstanding young West Africans with a passion for public service. The 2020/2021 AIG Scholars are Adejoke Are, Murjanatu Mohammed Audu, Uchechukwu Nwokediuko, Chioma Oparadike,...
… to appreciate clients and stakeholders The Business and Financial Times (B&FT), Africa’s leading provider of business information, has launched a campaign dubbed ‘Discount-for Discount’ (D4D) to express the media giant’s appreciation to its growing clients and other stakeholders. Evans Mallet, Business Development Manager (BDM) at the B&FT, explained that the...