Faced with the radically evolving and highly damaging security threats, open, well-orchestrated and rapid threat detection, in-depth defense and timely service recovery has become a widely-accepted absolute necessity in the security industry. Cloud service providers (CSP’s) offer services for vast numbers of cloud tenants with different security requirements. This makes...
Reducing inequalities within and among countries is the tenth goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG-10). Inequalities related to income and structural and systemic discrimination are major causes of concern worldwide. They threaten long-term social and economic development, limit poverty reduction and negatively affect opportunities for better livelihoods...
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has implemented a tighter monetary stance in response to emerging upside risks to inflation. This move will have significant implications for Treasury securities, particularly 91-day to 365-day T-bills as they will endure an extended period of higher yields. During its July...
The mid-year budget review - to be presented by finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta in the coming days - must outline a precise blueprint for maintaining the cedi’s current stability, which is crucial for the country's economic recovery, says Professor Peter Quartey, Director-Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER)...
In this question-and-answer interview, Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen talks about his historic visit to Ghana and how the two countries can deepen diplomatic and trade relations What brings you to Ghana? I am very delighted to visit Ghana. This visit is the first of its kind by an Israeli...
The Bank of Ghana Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has raised the monetary policy rate by 50 basis points, bringing it to a record high of 30 percent at the start of H2-2023 - an action it hopes will address underlying inflationary pressures. This is the third time the Committee has...
International aid agencies, business associations and government agencies such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, the Association of Ghana Industries, AGI, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA and other government agencies have confirmed their attendance for the 10th edition of the National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability Conference 2023...
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has placed former Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, under arrest. She was arrested at 11:55 GMT in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large amounts of money and other valuable items reportedly stolen from her residence. “Ms Dapaah is being...
The interconnectedness of economic elements can often create a domino effect, where a ripple in one sector can trigger a tidal wave in another. This is notably observed in the relationship between inflation and poverty. Recent events in Ghana provide a stark illustration of this phenomenon. The country, celebrated...
FBNBank has introduced an innovative and exciting career-shaping opportunity for young persons between 11 and 14 years old at the basic school level, dubbed ‘Junior Internship’, through which early adolescents who are customers of the bank undertake an internship programme at FBNBank with additional benefits. The first-in-the-market FBNBank Junior Internship...