Scheduled for 15th & 16th November in Lomé, Togo, the Africa Financial Industry Summit will unite over 1,000 global financial experts, policymakers and industry leaders.
The upcoming Africa Financial Industry Summit-AFIS is scheduled for the 15th and 16th November in Lomé, Togo. As the continent faces a global credit...
A mere 0.5 percent of the informal sector’s active workforce is currently enrolled in the tier-one scheme, statistics from the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) have revealed.
This raises serious concerns about the majority of informal sector workers’ financial security in the country.
Out of approximately 600,000 individuals working...
The World bank describes “extreme poverty” as people living on less than $ 1.90 per person per day.
Poverty could also be tied to a specific type of consumption, for instance, people could be house-poor, food-poor, or health-poor. And these dimensions of poverty often can be measured directly, for instance...
Applicants in Ghana (except holders of official passports) seeking a France visa can visit the newly opened VFS Global France Visa Application Centre in Accra located on the Ground floor, One Airport Square, Airport City.
Earlier, visa applications were directly submitted to the Embassy of France in Accra for processing....
The global landscape of insurance is undergoing a transformative shift with the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17).
This landmark accounting standard promises greater transparency and consistency in reporting insurance contracts. However, it is disconcerting to note that many insurance firms in Ghana find themselves grappling...
Yaw Njorgnab, Head-Agribusiness, Stanbic Bank, has emphasised the critical need for Ghana to commercialise food crop production as a means to combat food insecurity in the country. He delivered this message during his address at the 12th Ghana Economic Forum (GEF) held at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra.
Speaking...
The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has stressed the importance of security in the country’s digitalisation agenda.
“We cannot roll out this digital infrastructure without looking at securing our data. So, it's absolutely critical that we look at cybersecurity - and we’re building our own capacity in order...
Before we begin, we must understand the for-profit model that keeps our not-for-profit passion for football alive and thriving, especially overseas. Every sustainable development model of a not-for-profit endeavour needs a robust for-profit engine to secure longevity.
THE FOOTBALL REVENUE TRIAD
Like thriving enterprises, football clubs hinge on robust revenue streams...
This year's World Food Day shines a spotlight on one of the world’s most precious, and threatened, resources:water. Water is life. Water is food. It is the cornerstone of rural livelihoods. Yet too often it is taken for granted.
Each year, World Food Day is observed on 16 October. It...
The country urgently needs to enhance its framework for monitoring and tracking remittances if it is to fully capitalise on the growing influx of inward payments to spur growth.
The existing system for overseeing remittances is fraught with challenges - such as obtaining accurate migration data and coordinating the efforts...
