Africa’s immense potential to become a global powerhouse is undeniable. It has all of the ingredients including a market of 1.2 billion consumers (rising to 1.7bn by 2030) and a combined GDP worth US$2.5 trillion. So what is holding it back?
The African Union’s (AU) members have all indicated their...
"The world is on the verge of a global food crisis, with a rising number of people experiencing hunger and food insecurity…" according to the latest United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Report.
Citing recent global challenges, including climate change, growing conflicts and widening inequalities, the report warns that global food...
As of this year, there are south of 600 million registered mobile money accounts registered around the world with transactions valued at US$600 billion. While this is, on the face of it, a tremendous business opportunity, it amounts to a lot more than mere dollars and cents, it is...
Tourism as a high economic driver is the movement of people from one location or country to another for the purposes of sight-seeing or a particular facet of tourism.
Ghana, with its rich history, culture and tourist sites, undeniably has the potential to become the number-one tourist hub in the...
On average, women and young girls will have four hundred and fifty (450) menstruation over their lifetime, which equals three thousand five hundred (3,500) days spent menstruating, and requiring over ten thousand (10,000) menstrual products in one’s lifetime. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security as enshrined...
John Bewuah Edusei, the newly-appointed Vice President of Confederation for the Development of Poultry in Africa (CADA), has called for commitment to revive the local poultry industry and agricultural industry as a whole.
Mr. Edusei cautioned that the country’s failure to transform the agriculture sector could result in hunger and...
"When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." ~ Aldo Leopold
Introduction
Ghana has a rich and diverse landscape, with varied topography, climate, and natural resources. To ensure sustainable development and protect the environment, the country has...
Ghanaian consumers are grappling with frustration and discontent as they encounter soaring prices in the marketplace for essential goods and services. From local markets to grocery stores and street vendors, the cost of basic necessities has skyrocketed, leaving consumers perplexed and dissatisfied. This prevailing trend raises the pressing need...
Prior Action 1. Enact any legislation and/or executive order necessary to achieve the 2023 fiscal objective -- an adjustment of the non-oil primary balance (measured on a commitment basis) of at least 2 percent of GDP, with revenue measures that will permanently improve the non-oil revenue-to-GDP ratio by at...