Government has officially commenced a nationwide programme aimed at preserving and upgrading the human capital and skills of the current cohort of workers who lost their employment or are underemployed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the auspices of National Unemployment Insurance Scheme (NUIS), the project - which is a...
Ghana’s leading telecommunication company, MTN swept the highest honours at the 2022 Health Environment, Safety and Security (HESS) Awards, taking awards for Company of the Year; Team of the Year; Management of Driving Safety (MODS) Excellence; Most Outstanding Contribution for Sustainable Development; Employee Empowerment Excellence Award; Health and Safety...
Acting Head of Markets at Absa Bank, Jacob Brobbey, has described the Bank of Ghana’s decision to increase the capital reserve ratio (CRR) to 12 percent as timely in stemming the local currency’s descent in second quarter of the year. The central bank, in March, announced an upward adjustment of...
Tuesday, 21st June is WORLD MUSIC DAY! And in commemoration, VGMA presents the 2nd National Music Summit. The music business landscape is fast changing and so must the industry, if it is to succeed. What is success? What route(s) lead to it? How do you make meaning of your Music...
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” - Duke Ellington Isn't life all about problem-solving? Effective leaders are those who can find answers to difficult questions in a constantly changing environment – an ability that stems from developing problem-solving proficiencies across the board. And, yes, even...
Leading ICT infrastructure and systems integrator in Sub-Saharan Africa, Inlaks, has completed the NetGuardian (NG)-Enterprise Fraud Management Solutions for Dashen Bank. The NG Enterprise Fraud Management is an innovative solution that prevents systems from fraud, and evaluates transaction behaviours in identifying suspicious transfers. The project implementation, which lasted for one...
The global beauty industry is worth more than 500 billlion US dollars, according to latest data. That is a lot of dollars to spend on making ourselves look attractive.  It is clear that this must be a most conservative figure because it would not include much of the traditional...
Once upon a time we proclaimed our desire to arrest run away exchange rates. We chalked some limited success but sustainability eluded us as we faced the grim realities of an economic system not solidly anchored on pillars that can easily be tweaked for rapid growth, at least, not...
Northern Innovation Lab (NIL), in partnership with Ghana Tech Lab, has organised its fourth Consultative Stakeholder Meeting in Walewale, North East Region on ‘The Role of 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 in Transforming the Local Economy for Job creation and Economic Development’. Speaking at the event under the Pathway to Sustainable Employment Project, Alfred...
When the Akufo-Addo – Bawumia led government took over the helms of affairs on the 7th of January 2017 with a landslide electioneering victory in December the year before, many were expecting a much better economic administration especially considering the unrestrained campaign the New Patriotic Party (NPP) embarked on...