Advans Ghana Savings and Loans in collaboration with OikoCredit have distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Sanitary products to their clients.
The 5-day project is aimed at distributing nose masks, hand sanitizers, hand washing soap and Veronica buckets to clients as part of efforts to support the fight against the COVID-19...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday noted that the Coronavirus pandemic has presented numerous opportunities which can be nurtured to build a stronger, self-reliant and resilient Ghanaian economy.
He pointed out that the pandemic is a wakeup call for economies to push for self-reliance, as the raging disease has...
The following article by Rukayatu Sanusi was written for Kina Advisory’s ‘Step Up, Scale Up, Scale Out’© campaign. The campaign is founded on the belief that African companies – those born and bred on the continent – have the potential to step up, scale up and scale out, both within...
Daniel Sackey, Managing Director of Ecobank Ghana, has said the bank’s already active digital products, led by Ecobank Mobile App, have seen increased uptake in usage from 70% to 90% as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With merchant products such as Ecobank Omni Lite and Omni Plus for businesses...
The Ecobank Group and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), under its 100,000 MSMEs by 2021 (100K MSMEs), have launched the MSME Academy to provide easy access to practical training and resources on financing opportunities in various countries; how to build a digital presence for businesses; and how to...
As various countries contend with a second wave of COVID-19 outbreaks, many emerging markets are pinning their hopes on a vaccine that will allow them to confidently reopen their economies without the fear of health services being overwhelmed.
With 20m people infected globally and 735,000 virus-related deaths as of August 10, it...
The United States, Brazil, and India have surged ahead of the rest of the world in terms of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, with no peak in sight. They (and fourth-place Russia) have one thing in common: macho leaders with authoritarian personalities.
There are notable differences in how these...
In a conversation with IMF Country Focus, Rwanda’s Minister of State in Charge of National Treasury Richard Tusabe explains how his government is leveraging technology and grass-roots networks to fight the spread of COVID-19 and ensure financial support for households and businesses.
What has been the impact of COVID-19 on...
Executive Chairman of the Angel Group of Companies, Dr. Kwaku Oteng, is the recipient of the coveted ‘fatum mutante honors’ - destiny changer honors - for his humanitarian efforts in the fight against COVID-19 in Ghana at the World Diplomatic COVID-19 Eminence honours in Accra recently.
Under the auspices of...
The Rotary Club of Accra -Tesano and Accra -Legon donated 600 pieces of Rotary Branded Nose masks to the people of Tsokomey a fishing community near Kokrobite in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The Rotary Branded Nose Masks was sponsored by the Rotary District Office, District 9102. Rotarians,...