The shifting of daily life online has been one of the most far-reaching consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. While it is not without its challenges, broad-based digitalisation has helped governments around the world to combat Covid-19, as well as created new growth opportunities for private companies.
A widely shared meme repeats the...
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Aissa Touré as Country Manager for Rwanda
An economist and development expert, Aissa Touré, the Country Manager designated for Rwanda, a Senegalese national, brings to the Bank over 25 years of experience, working in three continents and 12...
UNCTAD Secretary-General sets down roadmap for health, productivity, prosperity and fixing a fractured global economy scarred by the coronavirus pandemic ahead of its October 2021 quadrennial conference in Barbados.
The COVID-19 crisis has been both an accelerator and a decelerator for already rooted trends in the global economy. On the...
Average traffic per smartphone in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to reach 8.9GB
Sub-Saharan Africa’s mobile broadband subscriptions are set to account for 76% of all mobile subscriptions by 2025
Distinct volumes of 5G subscriptions are expected from 2022 in Sub-Saharan Africa
The November 2020 edition of the Ericsson...
The Ghana TVET Coalition recently held its maiden national general conference with the aim of consolidating its efforts at coalition building to embark on the objective of complementing government effort at the implementation of a successful delivery of free, quality and accessible TVET in Ghana.
Over 30 participants drawn from...
UNCTAD Secretary-General sets down roadmap for health, productivity, prosperity and fixing a fractured global economy scarred by the coronavirus pandemic ahead of its October 2021 quadrennial conference in Barbados.
The COVID-19 crisis has been both an accelerator and a decelerator for already rooted trends in the global economy. On the...
LONDON – There is a vast academic literature on central bank independence, and central bank governors address the topic at every opportunity. Most of the academic papers, and all of the governors, argue that a high degree of independence is associated with low inflation and monetary stability.
Some of these...
InfoSec Advisory with Del ADEN
It is often said that data are the new oil. The adage signifies not only how vital and valuable data are, but also the implications of data for an organization worldwide. The volume and variety of data has increased exponentially in recent years, revolutionising decision-making.
Intuition...
Eight pre-tertiary private education associations have come together to form a single body called Private Education Coalition Committee(PECC) that would push their interest on national issues and policies.
Some of the institutions that have come together to form the PECC include the Foundation for Education, Research and Development (FERD), Ghana...
There is no past or future in Arts - Pablo Picasso
Ghana’s art industry, usually border around music and dance, pottery, metal, wood carvings and textile work among others with fine art relegated to the background.
It is against this background that the Ghana Export Promotion Authority, the trade promotion agency...