Since the start of the COVID pandemic, reductions in travel to Africa have wiped an estimated US$170-253 billion from the tourism economy. Half of all Africans working in tourism lost their jobs and the consequences for conservation have also been worrying. The Conversation Africa’s Nontobeko Mtshali asked two wildlife...
The Ghana Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (GVCA) has held its maiden conference in Accra. The conference was a platform to illuminate private equity as a catalyst for the recovery of Ghana’s economy. Capital owners – including pension trustees, insurance companies, asset managers as well as members of...
Togbe Afede XIV and his investment partners - Shenzhen Energy Group - have held discussions with the Secretary General of the West Africa Power Pool (WAPP), Siengui Apollinaire, in Cotonou, Benin, to explore opportunities for cooperation in the development of viable WAPP priority generation projects.
Togbe Afede XIV assured the...
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Association of Banks (GAB), John Awuah, is confident the Bank of Ghana's phased approach to implementing the increased Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) will help banks plan for the 15 percent to come in November.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), after an urgent meeting to...
The launch of Healthy Heart Africa 2.0 in Ghana signifies a significant step forward in the realm of preventive healthcare and the reinforcement of robust health systems throughout Africa.
AstraZeneca spearheaded this initiative, aiming to combat the rising burden of non-communicable diseases, particularly cardiovascular ailments, across the continent.
During the...
The discovery of gas resources in abundance and efforts to invest in the necessary infrastructure will guarantee the power sub-sector’s future in the medium-term, while ongoing investments in nuclear and clean energy will ensure the economy enjoys reliable and cheaper power in the long-term, Minister of Energy Peter Amewu...
“...I say, that Power must never be trusted without a check.”
― John Adams, Adams-Jefferson Letters
This article is an extract from one of the chapters in my book- “The Modern Branch Manager’s Companion” published in March, 2021. Segregation of duties is an ever-ready principle in banking that sometimes get under-rated. Please...
Commercial real estate refers to properties (buildings or land) used entirely to generate profit or for business purposes, it includes office spaces, warehouses, retail spaces, and industrial parks. The commercial real estate market in Ghana has grown significantly in recent years, driven by the country's overall economic growth and...
opens first of three new centres at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
launching cold chain infrastructure
Roche has announced a new partnership with the government of Ghana to expand access to oncology services for the Ghanaian people, beginning with the opening of a new cancer treatment centre at the Cape...
The Bank of Ghana has announced its official launch of the Regulatory and Innovation Sandbox, a partnership between the central bank of Ghana under the Fintech and Innovation Office and EMTECH Africa, a regtech helping to modernise central banks in developed and emerging markets. This forms part of the...