One of the factors negating Ghana’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID 19 is citizens of ECOWAS countries trying to enter the country illegally, despite closure of the borders. Since March 22 when President Akufo-Addo announced closure of the borders through a legislative instrument, scores of ECOWAS citizens...
With regards to the consequences and challenges accompanying the corona virus pandemic, the aviation and hospitality industry has suffered the most.
Travel bans and other mobility restrictions has had our airports, hotels and resorts all over the world vacant and unoccupied.
Millions of people are now obliged to stay put and...
Welcome to another week of financial learning. I have been away for a while, and I noticed a few things on the break that I would like to share in today’s epistle.
Managing your personal finances is a deliberate and disciplined effort that requires constant reminders.
Financial experts agree that while...
“ICT has been critical to fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and transforming society over the long term. But the key to progress is laying the foundation for constant evolution”.
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of this year, organisations across the planet began to shift into action....
In his lifetime, Nana Yaw Amponsah was famous for his skills in hunting big game such as forest elephants, buffaloes and leopards. He was also celebrated beyond his village of Krabonsu near Kintampo in Ghana’s Bono East Region, for his prowess in using concoctions of herbs and bones of...
The ILO called on governments to commit to a set of measures to address the challenges caused by unprecedented transformational change in the world of work
In researching about how work will be for us all in the future, I am gathering people’s views and ideas about work for the...
The pandemic has highlighted the public sector’s role in saving lives and livelihoods. State-owned enterprises are part of that effort. They can be public utilities that provide essential services or public banks which provide loans to small businesses. But some are also struggling and adding to the burden on...
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, it has become even more critical for organizations to properly manage the impact of a disaster, whether it is a cyberattack, earthquake or a medical pandemic by protecting their employees. This will equip workers with the right knowledge and tools required to navigate...
The "No mask, no entry" policy is in full force around Ghana, and I can tell from all the visible shop decals that property owners are enforcing it to the letter. But a mask is a mask and a mask, branded or not. You need the right mask on...
Most international trade and investment occurs in networks which divide production into discrete steps that can be carried out in different countries. Firms exchange inputs and outputs in cross-border value chains, some of great complexity. These value chains – whether intra-firm or inter-firm, regional or global – accounted for...