Contrary to the stance and expectations of some stakeholders in the import and export business; and some civil society groups, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Monday, 27th April, 2020 announced the implementation of the newly integrated UNIPASS/Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) at the Tema Port and other ports...
Until recently, China was unmistakably trying to be a hegemon in the image of the United States, increasingly complementing its growing hard power with soft power. But China seems to have missed its opportunity to build a serious rival to, or even supplant, the existing world economic order fashioned...
“We aspire to transform our customer`s digital transformation journeys. Globalisation and digital transformation from big data, cloud computing and mobility, IoT and AI are reshaping every aspect of business and changing the importance of IT and IT consumption models. We are excited by the opportunities ahead and look forward to fulfilling...
Since the dawn of time, history is replete with human beings going through one crisis or another. Crisis take various forms; financial, social, political, health, economic, etc. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Crisis as “an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is impending...
Since the judgment of the Supreme Court on 25th June, 2020 in the consolidated suit filed by the National Democratic Congress and Mark Takyi-Banson (as plaintiffs) against the Attorney-General and Electoral Commission (as defendants), there has been a national discussion on whether the court was right in concluding that...
On Thursday, July 2nd 2020, Ghana’s sanitation sub-sector witnessed what some considered a historical moment: the launch in Accra via Zoom of the 10-point manifesto demanding action from political parties on general sanitation issues, and open defecation in particular.
Dubbed ‘The M-CODe Open Defecation-Free Ghana Manifesto’, its purpose is to...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extensive disruption to Ghana’s economy; severely affecting businesses, jobs and livelihoods. The post-pandemic recovery will be arduous and protracted, and will require well-coordinated and comprehensive policies to turn the situation around. The IEA presents here a summary of policy initiatives that we believe are...
Speaking of millions of millionaires, I am not blind to the billions of people currently suffering from the harsh economic effects of this pandemic. I am merely recognising the fact that I can confidently say that you reading this article right now are into some form of ‘business’, or...
In the past years, there have been several issues battling with the security of systems and networks. The Aadhaar card of India is a 12-digit unique identity number that can be obtained voluntarily by residents, or passport holders of India, based on their biometric and demographic data. Due to...
