“Because uncertainties are so pervasive and unfathomable, the most dynamic and prosperous societies are those that try many, many different things.”
-Mancur Olson, Power and Prosperity (2000, 188-89)
It’s hard to believe that the industrial giant South Korea was once a weak economy with a GDP per capita under...
The Republic of Ghana (formerly The Gold Coast), named after the medieval West African Old Ghana Empire, is the first Black colony to declare independence and the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence by breaking free from the former British colonial masters.
Ghana on 6th March 1957 was declared free...
Ghana at independence was described by many economists as one of the most ambitious countries in the world. Even before the first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, could set up his governance structure, the nation’s pride was the Black Star Line - a preeminent shipping line. Its first ship named...
Universally throughout history, trade unions have struggled for protection and improvement of real incomes, security of tenure at the workplace, safe and healthy working environments for their members.
Trade unions in Africa are no exception in the pursuit of these aims. Trade Unions in Africa have played very important roles...
…with cancellation of Independence Day celebrations
The COVID-19 pandemic has once again dealt a heavy blow to the nation as it denies the people of Ghana their ability to celebrate the nation’s Independence Day in usual style of pomp and pageantry - for the first time since 1957 when it...
It is Independence Day again; and the Republic of Ghana is now 64-years old. At every Independence Day celebration, this Paper takes time to re-examine the progress made by the country thus far in various sectors to shape policy formulation; and also to remind leaders of the reality on...
When Europeans or Americans ask about Ivory Coast, we locals may sound a little bit like we are quoting Charles Dickens. We have, after all, lived through the best and the worst of times. This week’s parliamentary election will play a major role in determining which we will face...
After a year of consistently supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the National Board for Small Scale Industry (NBSSI) now known as the Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA), believes it has enough data to draft deliberate plans to accelerate the growth of businesses.
Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, the agency’s Executive Director said...
The Ghana India Trade Advisory Chamber (GITAC) has applauded efforts of the Indian government in supporting the government of Ghana with 50,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Aside from the vaccines, India also supported the country with other PPE from the onset to date as part of measures targetted at...
The Project to improve the productivity and profitability of rice cultivation at the Kpong Irrigation Scheme has recorded some good successes.
Through the Project for Enhancing Market-Based Agriculture by Smallholders and Private Sector Linkages in Kpong Irrigation Scheme (MASAPS-KIS) in the Eastern Region, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is...