The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group analysis finds. Investments in human capital—the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate over their lives—are key to unlocking a child’s potential and to improving economic...
Guinness Ghana has donated over 6,000 veronica buckets to its retailers, bar owners and distributors throughout the country as they transition back to business post COVID-19 lockdown. This comes on the back of the re-opening of some tourist sites and open-air bars nationwide, as the company leverages on its ongoing...
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...
The Ghana Hotels Association (GHA) has presented a 10-point blueprint to the government aimed at supporting the industry to accelerate its recovery from the adverse impact experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The Association is bemoaning neglect from the government saying that, even though there were several...
The Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) has increased revenue collection at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Assistant Commissioner TD Williams, Sector Commander of Customs at the KIA, has said. According to him, despite the challenges with the initial utilization of the system and the impact of COVID-19 on trading activities,...
The Charge D’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Ghana Mr. Zhu Jing attended and addressed the handover ceremony of the second batch of Chinese government's medical supplies to the Deputy Ministry of Health. The Minister of Health, Bernard Okoe-Boye, Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Embassy Mr. Chai Zhijing attended...
Fifty percent of surveyed African teachers, trainers and education technology specialists think the COVID-19 pandemic will turn out to be a “significant” or “very significant” opportunity for African education. The results of a survey released by eLearning Africa and EdTech Hub show that many African educators are optimistic about the...
The first to be constructed Tamale interchange in the Northern Regional capital of the country aimed at easing traffic and enhancing socio-economic activities is ongoing progressively. The one-kilometre-long project when completed will link the Kumasi road through the central mosque, the central taxi rank and central market intersection with the...
There is no doubt that novel Coronavirus has had an effect on international financial management. As soon as the World Health Organisation identified the virus as a global pandemic, central banks in some countries started preparing packages to stimulate their economy. Some reduced their policy rate, others provided liquidity to various...
...25,000 business set to benefit Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) can begin the process to access a GH₵90million fund made available by the Mastercard Foundation, which is to be disbursed through the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) under the COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Programme. The support scheme, dubbed...