The resort on the hill, you will go back for its balmy enchantment once you visit Hilburi up the mountains northward of Accra at Aburi in the Akwapim South Municipal District of the Eastern Region. Aburi’s highland location and cooler clime has made it quite a popular resort destination. It...
By Mawuli ZOGBENU ‘It is only when the rain has no essence that a young lady will be seen running holding her breasts’ – a proverb from an unknown part of Ghana. Please don’t think about it o, just hold your breasts and run once the rains are not torrential enough....
By Celia BANSAH I have always wondered why with all the technological innovations in the world today, there are still instances of food insecurity and hungry people. I am writing this paper to offer suggestions for helping both rich and poor countries experiencing food insecurity to achieve food security. I will...
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector continues to play an important role in supporting rapid and sustainable economic growth, equitable social development, and job creation. It is in this vein that development of strategies has become crucial in the bid to seize new opportunities and effectively overcome challenges. In...
By Eric OSIAKWAN Chanzo is a Swahili word for “early stage” or “beginning,” a brand chosen by the firm to highlight our unique ability to help founders with smart new ventures into commercially viable businesses. So it came to pass that in the beginning, Angel Fair Africa (AFA) was a...
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays a vital role in boosting the economic prospects of nations, including Ghana. However, while FDI contributes significantly to growth, it also presents certain challenges, particularly in the shipping sector, which is crucial for international trade and economic development. The implications of FDI for the shipping sector...
The 2024 polls to elect Ghana's leaders for the next four years have just begun. The process started on Monday with the special voting exercise. While there were some pockets of confusion, the Electoral Commission described it as smooth. Ghana, since it embarked on this democratic journey in 1992, is...
By Earl Ankrah/the World Bank/MoFA Ghanaians have an over-the-top appetite for chicken: their hot chicken light soups or irresistible chicken stews and gravies; their globally acclaimed jollof rice – with chicken as an integral part of the whole scheme; and the eye-popping, xtra-spicy, xtra-crispy chicken barbecues (grilled or fried) -...
By Korsi DZOKOTO As Ghana heads into a highly anticipated general election, the government’s efforts to stabilize the cedi have intensified. Trading at GH¢16.30 to the US dollar in the open market, down from GH¢17.40 earlier in November, the cedi’s recent strength is being touted as a policy success. However, this...
By Richmond Akwasi ATUAHENE ( Dr.) 1.0 Introduction/Background In 2022, a confluence of preexisting structural bottlenecks and external shocks brought Ghana into a deep macroeconomic crisis. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ghana maintained an expansionary fiscal stance, financed largely by commercial debt (external and domestic). The COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia’s...