Pakistan Expert Tilak Devashree highlighted that Pakistan, unable to handle internal insurgency, is blaming India for the ongoing Baloch atrocities to deflect from its inability to handle the situation. He pointed out that Pakistan has a history of not acknowledging its mistakes and tends to externalize them. "Pakistan is not able...
Rising interest rates typically make debts more expensive (to acquire and service) while creating higher income for savers (in the form of increased rent income and loan interest income). The rise in interest rates, in general, affects businesses in diverse ways, including a fall in revenue; firms with overdraft...
Across the globe, National Development Banks (NDBs) have huge potential to support their country’s development strategies and the transition to low-carbon, climate-resilient economies. However, a perception of problematic governance and weak performance means that these banks may be overlooked, both in terms of their potential role in supporting national...
Root Capital, an impact finance organisation, has given Kuapa Kokoo Co-operative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union Limited (KKFU) US$325,000 to aid its effort to fight COVID-19 among cocoa farmers. The first tranche of the money, which has been released according to KKFU, has enabled the purchases and distribution of soaps,...
– Talk about things to look out for when investing in a property and why Belmonte is a great investment choice Acquiring property is one of the most pivotal decisions most people will make in their lifetime, and it is no wonder therefore that people tend to spend a lot...
After almost 6 years, I am happy to be back in Ghana - an important partner of Türkiye in the region. Türkiye and Ghana are partners in promoting effective multilateralism, rules-based international system and sustainable development. We share the joint vision of peace, stability and common prosperity. Türkiye is Africa’s friend...
The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) has successfully organized its Ghana-Italy Agribusiness Digital Lab to connect Ghanaian agripreneurs to Italian agribusiness giants, who boast world-leading technologies and products capable of transforming agribusiness development in Ghana. The event came off on June 22 via virtual B2B meetings between the Ghanaian and Italian...
Strategic Sourcing and Industrialisation insights with Prof Douglas Boateng Over the next 30 years, Sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to account for the majority share of the world’s population growth with the United Nations World Population Prospects forecasting that around two thirds of growth in the world’s population between 2020 and...
Talk about the result of the 2023 West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) should not be wish-washed by any strand of imagination. Any attempt at emotional commentary rather than hard thinking to distill solutions to achieving proper definition of education will not only be a sin but a...
…Giving feedback to those who give feedback In the early months of 2012, a friend I had not heard from in ages, called out of the blues. His reason for calling was that he had a bone to pick with me. Why? His issue was that this particular column, which...