—But not as we know it  After the nightmare of the Second World War, economies of Western Europe were on their knees. And so on 3rd April, 1948, the United States launched an economic recovery programme unprecedented in its ambition. Over the next four years, the U.S. would extend...
The President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) Ghana, Patricia Sappor, has said that banks are aggressively driving their digital products and service to help government move the economy from a cash-based system into one that is near cashless or at least, cash-lite. She emphasised that whilst banks are...
In an effort to cushion government’s effort to contain and manage the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, Nsoatreman Rural Bank at Nsoatre in the Sunyani-West Municipality of Bono Region has offered a helping hand to six health facilities in its catchment area. To enhance COVID-19 precautionary measures...
After ravaging the developed world, COVID-19 is now devastating developing and emerging-market countries, most of which lack the medical and financial capacity to combat the pandemic and its economic effects. For advanced economies, the first line of defense has been social distancing, hand washing, face masks, and widespread lockdowns. But...
Launch of Accra flights will increase Qatar Airways’ network in Africa to 46 weekly flights across 14 destinations including Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Entebbe, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Lagos, Mogadishu, Nairobi, Seychelles, Tunis, Windhoek and Zanzibar Passengers from Accra can enjoy more flexible travel options via the most...
Estimates suggest that between 40-70 per cent of the world’s population could become infected with the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has already transformed into an economic and labour market shock, impacting not only supply (production of goods and services) but also demand (consumption and investment). All businesses, regardless of size,...
An estimated US$400 million or more is expected to be used to address the ravaging Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD), and overaged or moribund cocoa farms, which have significantly affected the country’s cocoa production for some time now. According to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), about 40 percent of...
The Western North Regional Minister, Kinsley Aboagye Gyedu, has urged the private sector to sustain its support to the government in containing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. He noted, particularly, that continued support from private companies and other benevolent individuals, especially the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE), will...
The Chief Labour Officer at the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, Eugene Narh Korletey, has entreated all business to consistently inform the Labour Office about all lay-offs, as it is an offence not to do so under the nation’s labour law. The move is one of the means through which government is able to...
MTN Ghana Foundation has inaugurated a three-unit classroom block for New Mangoase Roman Catholic Basic School in the Eastern region. The project which comes at a cost of GHc394,379.27 will benefit over 420 pupils from new Mangoase and its surrounding communities. The facility includes a headteacher’s office, a staff common...