Some Ghanaians want the government to take immediate measures to improve the resilience of the healthcare system through the establishment of an emergency fund.
They said a dedicated fund that can be rapidly mobilised to support various health interventions, including the procurement of medical supplies, the expansion of healthcare infrastructure,...
Considering its vantage position on the financial services delivery value chain, the Savings and Loans (S&Ls) sub-category is best placed to take advantage of a regulated crowdfunding framework to leapfrog growing competition for its market segment, Head of Fintech and Innovation at the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Kwame Oppong,...
Voice-based payment systems, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence and natural language processing, are rapidly entering the financial ecosystem and being mainstreamed. I share in a series of articles based on my direct experiences of being very closely associated with a global FinTech team that is involved in developing...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the continuation of the Manso to Huni Valley rail line in the Western Region.
It will also include the conversion of narrow-gauge lines into standard ones. The Manso to Huni Valley line is approximately 78 kilometres, with a contract...
Waterleaf (Talinum triangulare) is a leafy vegetable that belongs to the Portulacaceae family. It is native to tropical Africa and has many traditional uses. The leaves and stems of the waterleaf are used as food while the roots are used for medicinal purposes.
Waterleaf is a perennial vegetable that grows...
The year is 2022. Tech is all the rave. Businesses are on the lookout for the new, the shiny and the impactful. It’s all about THE BIG NOW. From innovations in data-processing to automation, everyone is on the lookout for what’s next.
Consider Robotic Process Automation (RPA): the name itself...
On November 6-7 China’s Chongqing Municipality hosted the first Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange. Set up in five major sections, including roundtables and results display, theme activities and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) sci-tech innovation ministerial meeting, the conference focused on seven key areas: inter-governmental...
The COVID–19 pandemic has had a significant effect on governments and businesses, with many trying to stay as liquid as possible. Then came supply chain disruptions, inflation (now at an 18-year high of 27.6 percent), rising interest rates, and the war in Ukraine and its impact on energy and other...
The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has revealed that US-based oil and gas firm ExxonMobil could make a shock return to the country, having earlier relinquished its 80 percent interest in the Deepwater Cape Three Points offshore block.
ExxonMobil initially acquired rights to explore the local offshore block in 2018 and held an 80 percent interest...
Huawei has been commended by Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, for the pivotal role it plays in harnessing the potential of ICT to promote equitable and inclusive education for all, through its Technology-enabled Open School System (TeOSS) project.
The Technology-enabled Open School Systems (TeOSS) is an initiative...