The One District-One Factory (1D1F) and Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), if pursued more vigorously, can strengthen the domestic private sector, the Executive Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has observed. TUC believes these initiatives need rapid expansion and support from all social partners. “They can make a...
calls for constitutional review overstated enforcement of existing provisions a greater priority The economic cost of the winner-takes-all approach that characterises our local governance cannot be overemphasised and remains a significant threat to national development, Dean of the University for Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) faculty of law, Dr. Ernest...
A strong and better economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic requires government to make the ICT, agriculture, energy and infrastructure sectors key elements in its policy mix, Dr. Sam Ankrah-President of Africa Investment Group International, has said. As countries reel under the pandemic’s economic impact, he said these sectors, if...
The Commodity Brokers Association of Ghana (CBAG) president, Yaw Ohemeng Kyei, has called on government to introduce a 20 percent quota on rice imports into the country. Mr. Ohemeng Kyei said he does not understand why the Ghana Rice Development Strategy (G-NRD) projects to end rice imports by the year 2023 but...
Fishermen operating in Tema have constructed an ultra-modern boarding facility to accommodate male students of the Tema Manhean Senior High Secondary -Technical School. The project, which is currently more than 90% complete cost over GH¢400,000. The building is expected to house about 200 fresh and continuing students when schools reopen...
Soon after delivering an enthralling season of shopping and recreation for communities of the Accra West municipality, West Hills Mall has announced one of the biggest sidewalk sales ever to hit the capital city.    All the acclaimed fashion stores, the home appliances and electronics outlets, the home décor dealers,...
The World Bank plans to invest over US$5 billion over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity, and promote livelihoods across 11 African countries on a swathe of land stretching from Senegal to Djibouti. World Bank Group President David Malpass announced the investment at the...
Global supply chains severely disrupted by COVID-19 Multinationals turn to China +1 and nearshoring Worldwide increase in regionalization and localization Major regional trade deals signed or accelerated The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly disrupted global trade in 2020. However, it has also caused new paradigms to emerge, some of which point to...
“Never let a good crisis go to waste”…Winston Churchill Happy new year to all readers. I am grateful for your support and feedback on my social media. You challenge and spur me on to continue my journey of sharing issues on operational risks in the financial services sector. Please keep...
— But only if it looks beyond the obvious options For decades, many of Africa’s oil- and gas-producing states followed a predictable pattern. They treated their oil and gas primarily as raw materials that could be sold abroad for a quick profit, rather than as a means of supporting efforts...