This morning I heard on radio a comment that I thought was quite profound – The thrust of the comment was that we may calculate in billions, economic losses due to COVID-19, but what we cannot calculate accurately is the social cost, the loss of mobility, interactivity with loved...
COVID-19 has affected economies across the globe in unthinkable ways. Many economies, industries, small and medium scale businesses - including especially the airline and the tourism sectors - are hard hit by the dreaded pandemic. In view of this, governments around the globe have made available funds to support businesses...
Most frontier market sovereigns are experiencing acute foreign-exchange liquidity shortages » Liquidity relief from bilateral creditors will only partially offset the immediate shock The G-20 debt suspension initiative is unlikely to ease the significant credit challenges which the coronavirus pandemic has amplified in some frontier market sovereigns, particularly in Africa,...
An overwhelming body of science-based evidence is throwing more light on how the rapidly growing industrialized animal farms around the world are contributing to serious environmental pollution, climate change, and the spread of infectious diseases. Recently, top scientists in the Vox American news extensively discussed this issue. It is reported...
… cancels meeting side events   Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has made the decision to cancel the series of events which were set around its 27th Annual General Meeting and to hold the Shareholders’ meeting by correspondence. Afreximbank President Prof. Benedict Oramah said that the decision to...
The aim is to assist African businesses remain relevant and fulfil their potential by embracing digital capabilities Ecobank Group ,the pan-African Bank, in collaboration with Google is helping to equip African SMEs with the necessary digital skills to navigate the rapidly evolving business world. The aim is to assist African...
MTN Ghana Foundation has donated electronic equipment worth GH¢42,000 to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research to support the institute in its work and fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country. The equipment is made up of a Dell Server, five HP laptops and accessories (bag and...
A SOARING institution in the non-bank financial industry, SamBoad Micro-Credit Services, an activity and subsidiary of SamBoad Business Group Limited, has won the highly acclaimed ‘The Bizz 2020 Award’ for its business excellence. The award was conferred on the company by the World Confederation of Businesses (WORLDCOB) at a ceremony...
Heads of Senior High Schools and some students in the Northern Region have commended government for the fumigation exercise in schools for the eradication of bedbugs that invade schools' dormitories and classrooms, thereby disturbing students and academics. "We spend a lot to fumigate the dormitories during long vacations periods to ensure...
The Ghana Education Service (GES), has called on national teachers’ associations such as the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) for inputs on the strategies to adopt to ensure smooth re-opening of schools. Director-General of GES, Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa - in a statement...