Welcome to another week of financial learning. I believe we are all well and staying safe in these abnormal COVID-19 times!
COVID-19 officially hit the shores on Ghana in the early part of March 2020. Events after the first announcement led to full and partial lockdowns, a ban on the...
In a post-COVID-19 era, a major concern will be how to bring various economies around the world back to their feet through micro productivity.
In Africa, Agriculture remains the breadbasket of most economies including that of Ghana. According to the 2017 World Bank Sector Policy Note, Ghana's agricultural sector accounts...
Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will review the law banning the importation of salvage vehicle, also known as accident cars into the country if voted into power in the December 2020 elections.
Speaking at the launch of the Manifesto of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) at the University of...
The scientific name for Parsley is petroselinum crispum, and is a species of Petroselinum, a member of the family of Apiaceae plants. Other plants in the Apiaceae family include carrots etc. Parsley seed essential oil, just as the name suggests is extracted from the dried seeds of the Parsley plant through steam distillation method.
Ayurveda has...
The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Mrs. Elsie Addo Awadzi, was presented with the Glitz Africa Corporate Personality of the Year Award at the 2020 edition of the Ghana Women of the Year Honours event, which took place on Saturday, 26th September 2020 in Accra.
She was...
In the last 45 years, suicide has increased by 60% worldwide. The interpersonal theory of suicide explains that there needs to be the desire and ability to kill oneself for suicidal behavior to occur. Joiner further explains that social disconnection or alienation and perception of being a burden to...
The General Manager of Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF), Hamdiyiah Ishmael, says there has never been a better time in the history of the nation for stakeholder engagements on the introduction and regulation of alternate investment strategies and asset classes than now.
According to her, prevailing conditions such aa ongoing...
The rapid need for Information Security (IS) in the operations of organizations has led to the formation of Information Security Departments or units (ISDs). ISDs are gradually becoming ubiquitous in organizations due to business requirements, regulations and legislations.
Information Technology (IT) has been an integral part of most organizations due...
One major sector of the economy that will be enhanced to help Ghana leverage benefits from implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is agriculture, Lawrence Agyinsam-CEO of the Ghana Exim Bank (GEXIM), has said.
To achieve this, he noted that the bank - which has already invested into...