Many years ago, I visited a friend. On entering his house, I couldn’t help but wish I had chosen another time to visit. There seemed to be a problem with his plumbing because the pungent odour that met my nostrils was so strong that it could not be ignored in...
Senior Economist at Databank Research, Courage Martey is hopeful the cedi will continue to see some stability against the dollar compared to other currencies across the continent due to the bi-weekly FX forward auction being undertaken by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The bi-weekly FX forward auction, which was introduced...
By Kizito CUDJOE The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to Ghana, emphasising its enduring presence despite the ongoing global economic and financial crisis. "Our partnership remains strong, even amid today’s challenging times, both for Europe and Ghana,” the Head of the EU Delegation to Ghana, Irchad Razaaly, stated during...
First National Bank Ghana has announced the appointment of Warren Adams as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective Wednesday 1 February, 2023. He takes over from Dominic Adu, who was appointed CEO after the acquisition and subsequent merger with GHL Bank in 2020. Until his new appointment, Mr. Adams served as...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday lashed "vaccine nationalism" - accusing rich countries of bulk-buying coronavirus vaccines and hoarding them to the detriment of others. Addressing the all-virtual 2021 World Economic Forum (WEF), Ramaphosa said low- and middle-income countries were being shouldered aside by wealthier nations able to acquire...
MTN, in partnership with ayoba - Africa's Super App, has reached an exciting milestone of over 10 million monthly active users. 2021 has been a fast-paced year so far for ayoba, which celebrated its second year in operation in May 2021. The ayoba platform aims to harness growth in the...
Joe Jackson of Dalex Finance has been inducted as a fellow of the Institute of Charted Economists- Ghana (ICEG). In his welcome address, Gideon O. Amissah, CEO of the Institute explained that ICEG’s mission is to promote and encourage the study and development of the art and science of economics...
Amid the increasing global energy transition campaign, it has become imperative for captains of the country’s energy industry to rethink of onshore petroleum exploration and imminent extraction at the Voltarian Basin, a development researcher, Dr. Emmanuel Yamoah Tenkorang, has observed. The dynamics of the global energy ecosystem, he noted, makes...
For sustainable wealth creation, investment is your surest bet. An investor would get the best of their investments when they establish their investment objectives, choose investments options based on their risk tolerance, investment time horizon and most importantly, choosing to invest with the right investment service provider. A right investment...
Cryptocurrency is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of exchange through a network of computers, each called a node. Cryptocurrency is built off a blockchain technology with a digital ledger which takes a record of all transactions. Cryptocurrency operates as a decentralized system and a third-party institution like...