Status is online As humans, we share so many things in common despite our individuality and uniqueness. So profound amongst them is our strong desire to make impact, to matter and to change the world, despite the fact that our definition of the world is not common. Is your world...
For far too long, Africa’s technology talents have shied away from taking the world by storm, instead looking to global investors to finance localized problems to varying degrees of success. They cannot be blamed much for the challenges they face in solving these problems. Many of these tech brains...
BOG MAY 2020 MPC STATEMENT   Reversal Of Bog’s Stance On Deficit-Financing During the decade-long Global Financial and other crisis from 2008, BOG did not apply any of its fiscal powers under the Act 612. On the contrary, the BOG and IMF curtailed access to Banks funding under Act 612 during Phase...
The COVID-19 crisis is affecting the entire global economy and that of Ghana. Some key sectors of the Ghanaian economy are already experiencing a slowdown as a result of the pandemic. Tourism, air transport, and the oil sector as well as the formal and informal private sectors of the economy are...
To the surprise of many, African governments have responded swiftly and boldly to the COVID-19 crisis. Ethiopia’s unconventional approach, for example, reflects the country’s limited financial and human resources, as well as the low level of available international support. Despite these severe constraints, the results so far have been...
“We sense that ‘normal’ isn`t coming back, that we are being born into a new normal: a new kind of society, a new relationship to the earth, a new normal experience of being human.” ------Charles Eisenstein, Public Speaker & Author. The “new normal” has certainly become a household name in the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted many industries such as Travel & Transportation, Energy, Manufacturing, Retail and Hospitality. Although the impact on the Insurance sector is less severe, it is believed that it will still be significant and highly disruptive ranging from employee and business continuity issues, client service...
The €500 billion ($547 billion) COVID-19 recovery fund proposed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron has been hailed as a turning point for the European Union – and for good reason. Beyond its concrete economic implications, the proposal reaffirms a commitment to solidarity by the...
Africa remains one of the regions least affected by COVID-19, although evidence suggests it is an evolving and growing pandemic. It is now present in all African countries and territories. From the start, the responses across many African countries have mirrored those of other countries where the pandemic has been...
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reared its ugly head into the whole world commencing from the latter end of the year 2019, and is currently impacting negatively on all aspects of human and business activities. Operators in the SMEs space in Ghana face a series of challenges year-in-year out. These impediments...