Trade experts in Ghana have raised some concerns that need to be addressed in order to enjoy a successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, following the handing over and commissioning of the AfCFTA Secretariat by the President of Ghana.
The African Continental Free Trade Area is...
COVID-19 has claimed more than 700,000 lives, infected over 19 million people, and decimated rich and poor economies alike. But, even as most of the world faces unprecedented recession, policy responses differ sharply. The contrast between Europe and Asia is a case in point.
Both regions are undoubtedly facing serious...
Education Lead at the Mastercard Foundation, Kimberly Kerr, has described as good news the current wave of curricula reforms which are being implemented, particularly at the secondary school level.
Citing a recently released report by the Foundation, ‘Secondary Education in Africa: The future of work’, she stated that these reforms...
“The bird’s chick watches its mother fly before it can fly.” – Akan proverb
Our relationships thrive on trust. Team-working, collaboration and everything that involves more than only you depends on trust. This makes trust the most valuable currency in all relationships. Interestingly, many among us struggle with it for...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is urging the private sector to be proactive in their post COVID-19 recovery processes or risk possible extinction. This comes in view of imminent implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
A larger market will mean businesses will have to step up...
Yara Ghana Limited a leading name in the fertilizer industry in Ghana has been recognized as the Diversified Fertilizer Company of the year at the recently held Ghana Agricultural and Agro Processing Awards at the Movenpick hotel in Accra.
The awards organised by KN Unique Communication is an annual event...
Even as Nigeria plans to reopen its airports for international flights from August, 29, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s recent 15th COVID-19 update to the nation gave the strongest indication that Ghana is also contemplating the same, but will be guided by how the pandemic behaves.
The tentative date for...
Central banking in emerging markets has undergone a quiet revolution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike in past crises, they have been able to mimic what central banks in advanced economies have been implementing: counter-cyclical policies with quantitative easing (QE), local-currency asset purchases, interest-rate cuts, and monetization of government deficits.
In...
Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) organised its maiden virtual edition of the annual SME Clinic for over two hundred of its SME customers across different business sectors on the theme, “Running a Successful SME Business in a Disruptive Environment”.
The Chief Executive of UMB, Mr. Benjamin Amenumey stressed on the Bank’s...