Africa loses about US$88.6 billion which is 3.7 per cent of the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP), annually through Illicit Financial Flows, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has stated in its 2021 Economic Development in Africa Report.
The High-Level Panel, HLP on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and...
Africa No Filter, a donor collaborative working to transform stereotypical narratives of Africa, has launched the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund.
The Fund which is open to journalists, filmmakers, content producers, visual and performing artists also has the propensity to amplify entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Africa.
Named after African business leader and...
Ghana needs a holistic policy environment encompassing both labor supply and demand side interventions says a new World Bank Group Report. Among various recommendations, the report calls for programs that incorporate new skills required by employers such as basic digital and soft skills into the education system; as well...
Why did Ghana opt for financial assistance in 2014?
Ghana has been a member of the IMF since September 1957, and has benefitted from several technical and financial assistance from the fund. Notable IMF programmes Ghana has benefitted from include the Stand-By Agreement (SBA) in 1966, the Structural Adjustment...
Ogilvy Africa has unveiled FEED 2.0 for brands and businesses in Africa. It represents the latest in its innovative digital products designed to provide data insights and tailored solutions to solve real challenges for businesses and consumers.
Originally launched in 2020, FEED 2.0 is the latest upgrade that offers real-time...
According to amongst others, the Harvard Law School and Negotiations Group, the importance of negotiation skills can’t be overstated. To them having “negotiation skills hold the key to getting ahead in the workplace, business performance and productivity, with economic growth and development, resolving conflicts, and creating real value…”.
Similarly, Queensland...
The unprecedented and stark climate change events in 2021 illustrated how dangerously close we are to crossing the scientifically conceived line of no-return as regards our planet. As a result, I followed the Conference of the Parties 26 (COP26), which took place in Glasgow, Scotland, very closely. From my...
The overall ratings for employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS) for the first half of 2022 remains very low at -10, indicating more employees remain detractors for the composite metric of how employees feel about respective companies and, feelings of workplace success.
Females generally remain main drivers of detractors and will...
Mr Albert M. Muchanga, Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry, and Minerals has advocated the propelling of African single market to higher levels to compete favourably with countries like India and China.
“We have to make the AfCFTA work. The expectations are high, the potential is great, and a...
The solar-powered, digitised water systems will provide access to clean water to over 100,000 people in underserved rural Ghana
Following the success of its innovative smart tech clean water pilot in Abomosu, Grundfos Ghana Water Initiative (GWI) announced that it is developing 12 additional sites in collaboration with the Community...