Experts at the recently held SANKALP West Africa summit have emphasised the need for respective governments across the region to build conducive ecosystems which foster entrepreneurship and private sector growth.
They argued that entrepreneurship has huge potential to boost the region's socio-economic growth, while noting that instability, inconsistency and inadequate...
The Global South’s largest convening on impact entrepreneurship and sustainable development, the Sankalp Summit, has held its 1st edition of the Sankalp West Africa Summit in Accra.
Every year, the Summit recognises and rewards high impact enterprises from a pool of promising finalists in the Africa region which are tackling...
The Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat Wamkele Mene has advocated strongly for the removal of trade barriers in Africa so that the dream of the establishment of Africa Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA would be achieved.
He has noted that, that vision had been grounded in the objective of the...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) last Sunday launched its wholly owned insurance management services subsidiary, AfrexInsure, with a commitment to provide a single-entry point for all specialty insurance needs to assist in optimally managing related risks for the trade and commerce sector in Africa.
Established in 2021, AfrexInsure is set...
In the early 2010s, Unilever Ghana Ltd was struggling with losses and facing significant business challenges. Their position was precarious, and the outlook was not promising. However, the business landscape dramatically shifted over the next few years. By the end of 2015, Unilever Ghana had managed to navigate its...
Global leaders will soon assemble in Paris for the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, popularly known as the Macron Summit. According to Catherine Colonna, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the goal is to build a new financial contract between the Global North and Global South.
Among...
The 2nd edition of Nana Abena Kunadjoa II Foundation’s project on ‘Teenage Pregnancy Prevention’ has taken place at Nsuta in the Tarkwa Nsuaem municipality of Western Region.
Attended by parents, students and teachers, the interactive session centred on the causes of teenage pregnancy, as it effects on the girl-child and indicates...
The bustling city of Accra is the scene of a quiet but remarkable transformation. The air, once thick with exhaust fumes and the hum of diesel generators, is gradually being infused with a new sense of vitality. Like in other cities across the continent, solar panels glimmer on rooftops,...
At the second edition of the Black History Festival in Columbus-Ohio, USA, Ghanaian leaders have wooed Americans and Africans in diaspora to choose Ghana as the best destination for investment and development.
Stephen Selasie Asuo, Coordinator of the Black History Festival, indicated that the Black History Festival platform will become...
Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) PLC recorded positive growth in the year 2022 business.
The growth trajectory achieved by the company is a reflection of prudent risk management systems, efficient policies and programmes implemented by management under the Board of Directors’ oversight.
Dr. Alfred Braimah, Board Chairman of BOPP PLC -...