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...
Oil prices rose on Monday, supported by tighter supplies and a string of data expected to show economic recovery across the globe and despite a spike in coronavirus cases in the United States and other countries.
Brent crude LCOc1 was up 73 cents, or 1.7%, to $43.53 per barrel by...
Restrictions of visa issuance are de facto preventing a lot of projects to move forward and to successfully contribute to the recovery of the continent
The continuation of travel restrictions and suspension of visas and travel between Africa and Europe is heavily restraining the oil & gas industry’s recovery efforts....
In Africa, the twin challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent drop in oil prices are affecting countries in different ways: net energy exporters are braced for headwinds, but net importers have some relief from current account pressures.
Globally, lockdown and social distancing measures resulted in a sharp drop in demand for oil,...