The National Lottery Authority (NLA), has indicated that due to the shift system it is implementing to make its working environment safe from COVID-19, and the increasing spate of lotto fraudsters, it is taking reasonably longer to pay winning tickets or prizes and thus appealing to the staking public...
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the potential vulnerability of the world’s food supply chains. This is galvanising governments in emerging economies to boost domestic production through new agricultural inputs and investment in agri-tech and logistics networks.
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that 265m people globally could face acute food insecurity by...
Never say never. This piece isn’t to persuade you to flat out put aside your efforts for external funding. The world is still spinning, albeit amidst a full-blown pandemic. But if ever there was a time to look internally for value first, this would be it.
COVID-19 did not spare...
Regulatory agencies must work hand in hand with the private sector to cushion businesses as the Coronavirus pandemic continue to bite hard, Hilton John Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jonmoore International, a logistics services provider, has said.
“The private sector is currently encountering tough time, and so these statutory...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has lifted restrictions on religious gathering from an hour to two hours.
He intimated this in his 14th address to the nation on measures taken against spread of coronavirus.
“Our churches and mosques have been open for prayers and services over the past seven weeks adhering...
Government is increasing funding of the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) by an additional 150 million to ensure an increased number of beneficiaries, according to President Akufo-Addo.
Earlier, government allocated an amount of GHC600 million to the CAP initiative. This brings the total amount to be spent on the CAP to...
British Chargé d'affaires to Ghana Thomas Hartley joined President Nana Akufo-Addo in the Eastern Region as the first sods were cut to begin the construction of the new Koforidua Hospital.
The UK Government, through UK Export Finance (UKEF), has provided £54 million worth of support to the new hospital that...
The recent disruptions in the global economy as a result of COVID-19 has made calls for integrating technology in every aspect of our business and social life most prominent than ever. The 2008 financial crisis led to the introduction of Financial Technology (FinTech), which has gradually penetrated the financial...
Can your personal finances survive your country’s lockdown for six months with no productive activities? The locking-down of countries, even in the EU, and the strict measures put in place for other countries to be able to contain the spread, among other things, has led to the shutting down...
In an era noticeable by swift developments in automation and artificial intelligence, new research evaluates the jobs lost and jobs gained under different scenarios through 2030.
The work of some human will be replaced in this technology –driven world we find ourselves. We are privy to a world now where...