A seven-member delegation from the Energy Regulatory Board of Zambia has paid a three- day working visit to the NPA to understudy the Authority's operations in the regulation of the petroleum downstream industry. The team came to have a better insight into the Unified Price Petroleum Fund (UPPF), fuel marking,...
African philanthropist and business leader, Tony Elumelu, will make Africa’s transformative economic growth, youth employment, and energy transition central to the discussions at this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), taking place late September in New York. Elumelu will call for urgent action in a series of engagements, including a...
By Joseph E. STIGLITZ, Kevin P. GALLAGHER, Martín GUZMÁN& Marilou UY A group of 22 financially distressed countries, including Pakistan and Ukraine, has become the largest source of net revenue to the International Monetary Fund in recent years, with payments exceeding the Fund’s operating costs. The institution entrusted with providing the...
A joint regional course on financial programming and policies is underway, bringing together experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) to train participants on diagnosing and addressing macroeconomic imbalances. The course, held at a critical time for the global...
By Anita NKRUMAH& Bridget OPOKU Intra-African trade (especially in manufactured products) has been touted as a major driver of economic development in Africa as it promotes the scaling of African industries. Though this concept of intra-African trade is not new to African economies, it was significantly impaired by colonialization and...
By Deborah Asantewaah SARFO Ghana is poised to play a significant role in shaping global strategies, as it seeks to propose new financing methods to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the upcoming Summit of the Future (SoTF) in New York. At a press briefing ahead of the summit, Chairman-National...
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO In a quest to transform the operation modalities of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Namibia to become profitable, its government has sent a delegation to Ghana to understudy the blueprint used in the transformation of the SOE sector. The delegation of 16 officials, drawn from different sectors of...
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has graduated 262 medical missionaries at its maiden West-Central Africa Division (WAD) Health Ministries International Congress held to address the growing health challenges in Africa. The maiden graduation which was held at Valley View University in Ghana comes at a time when Africa is dealing with...
Momentum and excitement begin to pick up as tickets for the highly anticipated 2024 African Legends Night officially hit the market for sale earlier this week. Music lovers and show patrons are eagerly preparing for an unforgettable evening of legendary performances from African music icons Yvonne Chaka Chaka, George...
The migration of skilled and educated young people from any economy presents significant challenges for businesses and the government. Over the last century, Ireland, Italy, and Latin America have suffered and to various degrees of success recovered from its devastating effect. Probably, only Asian economies like Japan, South Korea, Malaysia,...