The Chiefs and indigenes of Western North Region, one of the newly created regions under the current government, has welcomed a symbolic sod cutting ceremony to establish an ultra-modern solid waste treatment plant in Sefwi-Wiawso. The facility, which is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative to be established by the...
Entrepreneurship, and for that matter, private sector development, has been identified as an effective way of enhancing economic development and growth on the African continent. The private sector is widely acclaimed as the “engine” for economic growth in Africa. It affirms accelerated adaption to capitalist-driven development initiatives among economies...
The National Information Technology Agency (NITA), is set to hold a virtual Information Communication Technology stakeholders to discuss ICT Standards and Guidelines developed by NITA. The conference, which is set to take place today, Monday, September 28, 2020, at 10 AM – 12 PM under the theme ‘Deepening Regulatory Compliance...
All is set for the second edition of the Digital HR Training and Learning workshop scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 30th September 2020. The workshop, which will be organized by Kusi Consulting, a Human Resource and Digital Marketing company, will be held under the theme “An Introduction to the...
COVID 19 has rammed home some fundamental truths on the social and economic issues that Ghana and Africa must address to resuscitate the local and continental economies. In his last address to Parliament Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori Atta indicated that Ghana’s economy might shrink by some GH¢9.5 billion, with...
Contrary to popular pontifications, the global community should not expect wide scale access to a safe and efficacious SAR-COV-2 vaccine before December 31, 2020, Professor Douglas Boateng, a global supply chain and logistics expert, has warned. There are currently over eight vaccine candidates undergoing phase three clinical trials. They include...
Last month the price of gold hit a record high, pushing above $2,000 (£1,575) an ounce. While this price rise was driven by gold traders, it begs the question about the supply of the precious metal, and when it will eventually run out. Gold is in hot demand as an investment,...
InfoSec Advisory with Del ADEN Cyberattacks with consequences in the real world will be more common in the years to come, analysts believe. That adversaries are becoming more knowledgeable and launching more sophisticated attacks in increasing numbers is a grave concern. The potential for extortion and physical damage is just as...
Until COVID-19, many people in the developing world felt good about their futures. Overall, developing countries had recovered quickly from the 2009-10 Great Recession, and many – especially in Africa and Latin America – were enjoying the benefits of China’s ever-growing demand for oil, minerals, and agricultural commodities. Expectations...
The essence of this article is to draw the attention of key stakeholders in the political economy of Ghana, more importantly, to have an intellectual discourse on the recent trend of monetisation in our body politics. The politics of monetisation, for the purposes of this article is the practice whereby...