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.
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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
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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...
A delegation of top 24 Universities from People’s Republic of China yesterday held an exhibition dubbed “China Higher Exhibition 2023” at the Confucius Institute of the University of Ghana in Accra.
The event put together by the China Scholarship Council (CSC), in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy of Accra, Ghana’s...
Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) have been urged to take advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) by seizing external market opportunities.
This, according to panellists at the recent 12th Ghana Economic Forum organised by the B&FT, will help boost local production and reduce overdependence on imports,...
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, recently spoke at the IMF-African Caucus Meeting at the World Bank/IMF Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, where he emphasised the importance of strengthening multilateral coordination and regulatory efficiency for sovereign debt resolution in low-income countries (LICs) through the creation of a...
A former finance minister, Seth Terkper, wants an end to the issue of recurring arrears such as in the energy sector, as well as payments to contractors within the fiscal space.
During a thought-provoking panel discussion at the 2023 Ghana Economic Forum (GEF), Mr. Tekper - who joined the conversation virtually, said it...
For more than five decades, TechnoServe has dedicated itself to the mission of empowering enterprising individuals, both women and men, to elevate themselves, their families, and their communities from the depths of poverty. This journey commenced with a simple yet profound idea—an American businessman, Ed Bullard, who volunteered in...