The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Friday, January 20,  defaulted on the payment of its 182-day bill, unilaterally rolling over GH¢940 million of debt. This is the first time the Board has defaulted on its short-term obligations since the bills were introduced by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) in...
The Turkish Embassy in partnership with the Türkiye Diyanet Foundation and Muslim Women in Teaching (MUSWIT) recently joined forces to unveil a modern TVET Centre at Abeka Lapaz in Accra. The Centre, located at the Bakos Preparatory School, was funded by the Türkiye Diyanet Foundation upon the initiative of Her...
Eco Alibert, a local manufacturer of quality hand-made furniture, has opened its new showroom at Adjiringanor- East Legon in the Greater Accra Region. The company, a subsidiary of Eco Furniture Works, offers both wholesale and retail of home, office and outdoor furniture and the unveiling of the new showroom forms...
Global growth is projected to slow from 6 percent in 2021 to 1.7 percent in 2023. This comes as no surprise to many economies given the current cost of living, tightening of financial policies and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic that seems to resurface every now and then. Investment growth in...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will hold its 8th World Investment Forum in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from 16 to 20 October 2023. Taking place under the theme ‘Investing in sustainable development’, the forum will bring together government leaders, global CEOs and other investment...
… CEO among Top 30 Transformational Technology Leaders list The Stanford Seed Transformation programme, a Stanford Graduate School of Business-led initiative designed to provide management training to entrepreneurs in Africa and India, has declared DreamOval Ghana Limited the winner of its transformation award. The award aims to recognise companies that have...
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) analysis of power sector data reveals that there would be significant demand for electricity in 2023, with electricity from hydropower sources posting significant growth in 2023 to meet expected electricity demand growth. Although the Institute expects bulk of the capacity generation for 2023 to...
When we were young, we used to hear the adage: “What men, can do, women can also do better.” This has been marvelling my mind until I found a non-government organisation championing the course women empowerment in the Northern sector. Women are perceived to be for the kitchen and...
It is 2023, and many economies of the world are on an uneven rebound from ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic while others are still reeling from the dark clouds of global political and economic unrest. The resources of many countries are stretched, and governments are having to engineer the growth...
...to ensure continuity in spite of political changes - Expert Trade practitioner and Executive Director of the AfCFTA Policy Network (APN) Group, Louis Yaw Afful, has called for signatories and parties to the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement to look to ‘critical technical experts’ within ministries of trade when selecting...