Fire here, fire there! It has now become an annual ritual. Most of the markets in Ghana experience fires - which include Odawna Market, Katamanto Market, Koforidua Market, Kumasi Central Market and many others. Most traders lose their properties due to fire damage. A survey was conducted on the...
NEW YORK – China’s pledge in September to pursue carbon neutrality by 2060 was followed by a similar pledge from Japan a month later. With these commitments being made at a time when the US has withdrawn from the Paris climate accord, it is easy to interpret them as...
Zoweh Global Consult, in partnership with Evolution Consult, embarked on a series of discussions and engagements with various professionals and stakeholders in the human resource management and human capital development sector, culminating in the two consulting firms to conduct this coaching survey. This survey has three main objects to address:...
Farmers cultivating cucumis melon, also known as yellow melon, say a chunk of their produce is left to go waste because of the lack of market - a situation they say is adversely affecting their livelihood. The farmers from the Northern, North East and Central Regions were hoping to cash-in...
  Adesina engaged in discussion which covered three areas: the current state of affairs with respect to COVID-19 and climate change, stimulus policies and recovery, and the role of the private sector in terms of recovery Africa must leverage investment to unleash the potential and ingenuity of its youth, its most...
The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Angela Lusigi, has hinted that the country is likely to experience a reversal growth in its Human Development Index (HDI) for the first time in 30 years due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the Ghana launch of...
A rising middle class, rapid urbanisation, the ensuing change in taste and preference as well as an increased emphasis on digitisation has provided many advantages for day-to-day living, chief among them being improved standard of living, better healthcare provision and more convenience in the execution of many tasks. On the...
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Aissa Touré as Country Manager for Rwanda An economist and development expert, Aissa Touré, the Country Manager designated for Rwanda, a Senegalese national, brings to the Bank over 25 years of experience, working in three continents and 12...
UNCTAD Secretary-General sets down roadmap for health, productivity, prosperity and fixing a fractured global economy scarred by the coronavirus pandemic ahead of its October 2021 quadrennial conference in Barbados. The COVID-19 crisis has been both an accelerator and a decelerator for already rooted trends in the global economy. On the...
Average traffic per smartphone in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to reach 8.9GB Sub-Saharan Africa’s mobile broadband subscriptions are set to account for 76% of all mobile subscriptions by 2025 Distinct volumes of 5G subscriptions are expected from 2022 in Sub-Saharan Africa The November 2020 edition of the Ericsson...