Fiscal Gap Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic
In his fourth address to update Ghanaians on the country’s responses to the Coronavirus pandemic the President directed the Finance Minister to prepare for approval by Parliament, a Coronavirus Alleviation Program (CAP) to address the disruption of economic activities, hardship of the...
The push for renewable energy to dominate the future energy architecture on a global level, to supplement and eventually substitute the more polluting traditional energy sources known as fossil fuels, have always been met with stiff opposition and some challenges. In spite of the drawbacks which includes intermittency, costs,...
“He who desires to create wealth to benefit his kith and kin should not be undermined”. Typically, in Akan parlance, it is stated unequivocally that “he who attempts to bring honour or wealth into Kotoko (the community) must be applauded, not maligned or hindered.”
Ordinarily, one may construe the above...
Everyone is talking about the New Normal. Presumably, this New Normal will be our new way of life after several periods of lockdown and other uncomfortable restrictions have been lifted. The New Normal will determine how we eat, how we fly, how we attend funerals and weddings…and even how...
“When the digital transformation is done right, it`s like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, but when done wrong, all you have really is a fast caterpillar.” ----George Westerman, Principal Research Scientist with MIT Sloan Initiative on the Digital Economy.
The novel coronavirus pandemic takes every sphere of human activity...
The number of nations that committed to the Maya Declaration and the G-20 Financial Inclusion Action Plan, as well as strategies and targets set by individual governments, attest to the renewed interest in promoting financial inclusion in recent years.
The Centre for Financial Inclusion at Accion (CFI) defines full financial...
Since the first case was recorded in Wuhan, China in December, 2019, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has greatly affected the economy of the entire global.
According to Deloitte, a research firm that provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax and related services, about 65% of the global economy currently...
Funding in Africa is in short supply – especially when it comes to Research and Development (R&D). This reality has never been more apparent than during the recent Coronavirus Pandemic.
When our scientists were called upon to provide their insights into developments on SAR-COV-2 and COVID-19, some were able to...
Our Ghanaian and African communal traditions make the family context an important setting for dealing with the COVID -19 situation. “I am because you are, you are because i am” — “UBUNTU” (in Swahili) is deeply meaningful to us and must be called into play at this time. Families,...