The Coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak has caused a lot of disruption to life all over the world. It has affected both economic and social activities globally among others and caused low productivity in all spheres of business and economic life. There is also its attendant closure of businesses, various...
The pandemic-induced economic crisis is set to leave deep scars. Human capital erosion from prolonged high unemployment and school closures, value destruction from bankruptcies, and constraints on future fiscal policy from elevated public debt top the list. Groups that were already poor and vulnerable are set to see the...
As supply chains around the world are disrupted and the demand for certain types of food drops following the COVID-19 outbreak, questions have begun to emerge about Africa and its ability to ensure food security for its citizens. While parts of the continent have faced recent food production challenges due...
Professor George Baffour-Gyan, Minister for Planning and the government body responsible for the coordination of the implementation of the SDGs has noted that financing the 2030 agenda remains a challenge. He stated that the 2019 Voluntary National Review process enabled the assessment of progress towards the achievement of the SDGs...
Djembe Consultants, the award-winning Africa-focused communications consultancy, has launched its latest Insights Report in partnership with AfriLabs, the largest pan-African network of technology and innovation centers. The report assesses the impact of COVID-19 on the continent’s young innovators and entrepreneurs and provides perspectives from industry experts as to how African...
Ecobank Ghana and the Devtraco Group have signed a mortgage financing agreement under which Ecobank will provide exclusive financing arrangements to would-be homeowners desirous of patronising luxury and middle-income homes from Devtraco Plus & Devtraco Limited. The agreement, which was signed at the ultra-modern head office of Ecobank in Accra,...
While the coronavirus pandemic has had a negative impact on many businesses throughout 2020, a recent rebound in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) has pointed towards a partial recovery in investor sentiment – as well as demonstrating that certain sectors have taken on greater importance as a result of COVID-19. During the...
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has announced a 100% waiver on account to wallet transaction fees for its customers from October 26-30, 2020. This comes on the back of Customer Service Week, which is commemorated globally from October 5-9, and the bank’s bid to dedicate the whole month of October...
GOtv Ghana has presented an assortment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) valued at GHC 75,000 to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital. The items, donated last Friday 23rd October 2020, included 2,000 medical grade coveralls and 1,000 KN95 nose masks. GOtv is a digital terrestrial Pay TV service from MultiChoice Ghana...
COVID-19; an opportunity for businesses to evolve - Esther Cobbah Madam Esther Cobbah, CEO of Strategic Communication (STRATCOMM) has advised businesses to embrace the opportunities presented by COVID-19 and welcome the change that comes with it. She made this statement during the Stanford SEED Business Conference 2020 themed: “Embracing Forced change...