By Kofi Anokye OWUSU-DARKO (Dr)
For many young people in Ghana, finding a decent job that offers both stability and growth is becoming increasingly difficult. Each year, thousands of graduates and school leavers enter the workforce, but the availability of quality jobs remains limited.
Rising unemployment and underemployment have left many...
By Patrick BOLTON & Haizhou HUANG
About two years ago, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s economy hit a roadblock. As all sectors underwent deleveraging, economic growth slowed, household savings rates increased, and businesses scaled back their investments and accumulated savings.
Many now wonder whether consumers and companies are...
By Richmond Kwame FRIMPONG
Macroeconomic instability, rising interest rates, growing debt burdens, and environmental crises are all compounding, threatening to derail development progress of emerging economies in Africa.
The global financial architecture - encompassing international financial institutions (IFIs), private sector capital flows, and multilateral development banks—has long been a conduit...
At the Economic Development Assembly: Advancing Africa’s Future in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, it was announced that more than 100 eminent African and international CEOs, world leaders and artists have signed the Abidjan Accord, an urgent call to G20 governments to increase their contributions to IDA, the World Bank’s fund...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has officially received the first copy of the Oxford Business Group’s (OBG) annual economic report, The Report: Ghana 2024. The report, was presented during a meeting between the President, Oxford Business Group and the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) in Accra.
It explores the factors...
The Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF) has attributed the high cost of goods in Ghanaian markets to the actions of shipping lines operating within the country.
According to GIFF, the arbitrary and excessive charges imposed by these shipping lines over the years have significantly contributed to the increased cost...
By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY, Takoradi
The 3rd Western Regional Oil and Gas Excellence Awards Dinner has been held in Takoradi.
The awards, implemented by the Western Regional Co-ordinating Council in partnership with Top Brass Ghana, honoured deserving Oil and Gas industry operators with the hope of motivating them to strive for...
By Seth KRAMPAH
The ARB Apex Bank, together with Chief Executive officers of all rural and community banks in the country, are set for the annual CEOs’ conference scheduled for October 17 at the Volta Serene Hotel, Ho in the Volta Region.
This year’s conference is the twenty third in the...
I can always tell when I’m dealing with a founder who’s been through it. It doesn’t take me long now. Their one giveaway is how they spend their money. When I sit down with early-stage founders or young entrepreneurs in Ghana, especially the ones looking for my money, it’s...
By Ebenezer ASAFO-ADJEI& Stanley SOLAGAH
Every activity worth doing – including the most basic activities such as eating, sleeping, taking a stroll down the street, etc.- carries some degree of risk with no certainty of guaranteed outcome, even when the best-known method or technology is deployed.
This saying is also true...