With COVID-19 still an evolving story (given the variants) and physical (social) distancing here to stay and lockdowns/voluntary lockdowns continuing (on and off), supervision by central banks is undergoing a sea change. Regulation too will undergo change to (permanently) allow for board meetings and board sub-committees to meet and...
In today’s rapidly changing global landscape, the pressing need for inclusive development has captured the world’s attention like never before. Nowhere is this urgency more evident than in Africa, where the quest for development, independence and sustainable progress has given rise to ambitious initiatives such as the Lagos Plan...
Dr. Edith Dankwa, CEO of the Business and Financial Times Limited (B&FT), the leading provider of business information, is the next guest on inspiring youth development radio programme, YLeaderboard on YFM tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26, at 10am.
The radio programme, which is a YFM innovative initiative, seeks to bring leaders...
The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku Mantey, is courting media support to boost tourism in the country.
Tourism, one of fastest-growing industries in the country, contributed US$2.1billion to the economy in 2021, and was estimated to have generated about US$2.3billion by the end of the year...
What is GAWU?
Ghana’s General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) is the nation’s biggest trade union, organising farmers and agricultural workers in both the formal and informal sectors of our country. GAWU has been working with smallholder farmers and other non-wage rural workers since formation on the 9th of February...
By Constance GBEDZO
The internet has changed the relationship between consumers and physical money, and whittled down the importance of trading with physical money. Ghana is shifting from the internet economy to a Digital Consumer Economy. There is need to simplify people’s daily lives. Client’s personal behavior is being virtualized...
Africa-US relations are on a global table next month. 45 African leaders have confirmed their attendance at the upcoming US-Africa Leaders’ Summit. The menu focus is vast - from business to human rights; from climate justice to democracy; from civil society to amplifying diaspora ties.
I have always wondered with...
The journey
Modernisation is a universal cause that affects all of humanity. There is no single paradigm or solution to modernisation. The nature and rate of modernisation can differ greatly from one culture or country to the next, reflecting their own historical, cultural and economic settings as long as the...
Happy 98.9 FM has set the tone for an accident-free Christmas celebration, with its solution finding programme, Happy Development Dialogues.
The happy Development Dialogues is a concept that seeks to bring together people and institutions from diverse sectors who share the common purpose of creating sustainable solutions. It seeks to...
As we stand on the cusp of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) is palpable in every facet of our lives. From self-driving cars to virtual assistants, AI is transforming industries and reshaping the way we work. With the increasing automation of routine tasks, the...