In this question and answer session, Alex Mould, a former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and the Ghana National Petroleum Authority, explains the impact of the novel Coronavirus on Ghana's economy, why consumers will enjoy cheaper fuel and how the country could make the most...
With schools closed, learning continues through mass communication and internet-based resources. GettyImages
Almost universally, one of the first measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 was the closure of schools, colleges and universities. This has affected over 1.576 billion learners, constituting slightly over 91% of enrolment.
In Africa, about 297...
“Digital is fundamental to our business and to the future of the entire financial services industry.”
---Dennis Hudson, Seacoast Bank
The novel coronavirus seems to have taken all by surprise and exposed vulnerabilities that were never anticipated across all sectors of the various economies including banking. Obviously in our lifetime, we...
Major hospitality businesses such as hotels and lodgings in the Northern Region have shut down their facilities due to the rapid loses being incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure also saw over 500 workers within these companies asked to go home until further notice.
Some of the hotels that have...
The Tema West Municipal Assembly has distributed food items to over 500 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in their various homes in the municipality.
The recipients include the Blind, Deaf, Physically disabled, Persons with Albinism, Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome, Autism and Stroke victims. They received items such as rice, yam,...
MTN has been awarded the most valuable telecom brand in Africa in a recent annual report by Brand Finance, a leading independent brand valuation consultancy. The report stated that MTN’s brand value was boosted by a solid overall performance for the year, despite challenging economic conditions and regulatory challenges...
OPEC has been at the center of one of the biggest stories of 2020 aside from COVID-19
Scan Western news about OPEC from the last few years, and a common observation tends to appear: OPEC had a huge influence on the global oil market back in the day. Now, in...
Gold Fields Ghana Limited has presented items to the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Committee on coronavirus disease (COVID 19) towards the fight against the spread of the pandemic.
The items, which are for onward distribution to the Municipal Health Directorate was in response to an appeal made by the Committee on COVID...
The Tropical Cable and Conductor Limited (TCCL) has added another Ghana-made vehicle to its fleet of cars after a first purchase in 2018 proved to be worth the while.
The company procured the Kantanka pickup vehicle in January this year, which it added to its fleet of vehicles that transport...
During these unprecedented and tough times, DStv and GOtv are lightening the load with some great news. From Monday 20 April, DStv and GOtv customers who are fully paid up on their subscriptions will automatically get upgraded to the next higher package at no extra cost.
Cecil Sunkwa Mills, Managing...