Samuel Agyeman-Prempeh’s thoughts … Are we ready? Preparing for opportunities in challenging moments
COVID-19 has changed the way business is done, even fashion. We have realigned our priorities and are paying more attention to certain sectors of economy, lives and work that we should have considered earlier. This is because when you change a person’s state you actually give them a new...
As we try to protect the health and safety of citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is also a need to prepare for a hunger pandemic. In the past, many have died of hunger in many developing countries. The United Nations suggests that there is likelihood of shortages in...
The advent of the coronavirus and its endemic impact across the world has brought nothing but a total change in living as we know it. From the province of Wuhan in far-away China to the huts in Zualungu, Ghana, coronavirus has made its mark. Good or bad the world...
As work continue to evolve, trends will originate and go. The future of work which was thought to be very far is fast approaching and now the future of work is here today. The future of work appears to leave us with more questions than answers, but because it’s inevitable...
It is no doubt that the tourism and aviation sectors of the economy have taken the hardest hit during on-going pandemic. Hotels, restaurants, guest houses are contemplating laying off staff with many complaining that the GH¢600 million stimulus package for SMEs will not be sufficient to even bail out...
The country’s Fisheries Management Plan, which is currently under review, states that the marine fisheries can sustain 48 trawlers. Yet 76 trawlers were licensed as at the end of 2019.
Ghana’s fish population is already in dire straits and the arrival into Ghanaian waters of three new trawlers from China...
He who is out there whose cash flow hasn’t been affected by the impact of COVID-19 on business, please raise your hand. In my mind I can only see a few. We live in dire times and the need to be frugal and conserve cash is more relevant than...
The digitalisation of financial services has been on the rise globally - partly to support the financial inclusion agenda as well as to address the changing needs of customers. This call to advance financial inclusion across the globe, especially in developing and emerging economies, has rendered the issue of...
These are challenging times for Africa and the rest of our global village.
As of 24 May 2020, 54 countries in Africa had recorded more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases and over 3,000 deaths. And while the number of cases continues to grow, it could have been much worse had it...
With the coronavirus pandemic causing the closure of national borders and the suspension of international travel, governments in emerging markets have begun to explore whether domestic tourism can kick-start their economies.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak was first reported in China in December 2019, some 5.58m people have been infected with the virus,...