Old Mutual Ghana recently hosted a successful brokerage conference in South Africa. The conference brought together brokers from all Old Mutual Africa Regions. Old Mutual believes that partnerships with external stakeholders should be mutually beneficial. We strive to grow together with our partners and provide the necessary support for achieving...
Media 10 UK, organisers of the UK Construction Week 2023, has appointed Global Entrepreneurship Network-Ghana (GEN-Ghana) as the official partner in Ghana. UK Construction Week (UKCW) is the United Kingdom’s largest built environment event hosted by Media 10 UK twice a year, in London and Birmingham where thousands come to...
Turbulence is the old, new normal A couple of weeks ago, a Lufthansa flight travelling from Texas, US to Germany was diverted to Virginia's Washington Dulles International Airport because of turbulence that left seven passengers injured. It is interesting to note that this was a clear sky turbulence and not...
Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has reiterated his advice that government should not engage in what appears to be another ‘fiscal offset’ in the 2023 budget, similar to what occurred in government's 2017 budget. In this context, Mr. Terkper has called on government to disclose its plan for dealing with...
The Namibian High Commission in Ghana has donated a high Independence-performance ventilator to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital as part of its 33rd Independence Day activities. The GH¢300,000 equipment is one of the machines needed to take care of critically ill children and...
The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has highlighted the importance of collaboration among women in the maritime sector in order to promote equity. According to her, the way to make it work is doing it together. “In order to achieve as much as you possibly can, collaboration is key." The High...
Ghana continues to set pace as one of the fastest growing automobile markets in Africa, despite recent economic challenges post Covid-19. The demand for cars is mostly met by imports into the country, with the majority of cars being second hand. The industry contributes to a quarter of the country’s...
With an estimated bauxite resource base of over 900 million metric tonnes, a comprehensive development of an integrated aluminium industry would create nearly 2 million sustainable jobs with an anticipated US$1trillion in total revenue for the country, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Jinapor has said. He indicated that...
The cedi remains relatively strong despite weak economic fundamentals, says market observers GCB Capital and Constant Capital. Although the local unit has lost 4.4 percent against the US dollar as of March 28, the performance beats market expectations due to anticipated seasonality effects in Q1 2023 amid weaker foreign exchange...
“There will certainly be climate change. Many countries will be adversely affected in the near future, and nearly all countries will be affected in the next 30 years.”Mark Maslin, Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction Climate change adaptation The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) believes there are various reasons why...

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