Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has thrown her weight behind calls for a just energy transition framework for African countries, saying balance must be sought between the desire for a cleaner, more sustainable environment and the continent’s need for development.
Africa, she notes, accounts for...
Bank of Africa (BOA) Ghana has announced its partnership with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to launch financial market infrastructure (FMI) that will facilitate trade and other economic activities among African countries.
The partnership will enable customers of BOA-Ghana to trade and make payments within Africa, and at...
Conventionally, investors around the world are primarily motivated by investment returns and have little interest in how those returns were generated. In recent times, however, there has been a seismic shift in this attitude - with organisations and individuals increasingly recognising the interdependencies between social, environmental and economic issues....
It is a known fact that Africa’s industrialisation is a long journey. There is a huge execution gap between the design thinking behind the entire ecosystem and implementation of same. It’s a very challenging continent with many hurdles. The Pan African Industrial Policy constructs across the regional blocs have...
The Internet has undeniably changed how we live, work, and communicate. Since its inception, it has played a pivotal role in transforming lives and societies across the globe. From revolutionising access to information to connecting people worldwide, the Internet has broken down barriers and created once unimaginable opportunities. Its...
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Investors are finally waking up to the potential of Africa’s competitive advantages. This is one of the most unexplored markets for investment. It is a huge opportunity for those who want to be involved in early-stage investments, and for those who want to invest in sectors that have been...
US foreign policy is based on an inherent contradiction and fatal flaw. The aim of US foreign policy is a US-dominated world, in which the US writes the global trade and financial rules, controls advanced technologies, maintains militarily supremacy, and dominates all potential competitors. Unless US foreign policy is...
From the earliest days of human civilization, our understanding of value has shaped how we interact with the world. The concept of assets — items or resources that hold intrinsic or perceived worth — has undergone countless transformations as societies and economies evolved. Today, we live in a world...
Ghanaian-born African Human Development Expert Dr. Ishmael Nii Amanor Dodoo has said that anyone who has the desire to play any leadership role in the transformation of Africa must first transform themselves.
“Growing up in Africa and working across the continent throughout my career, I have come to the conclusion...
Growth across sub-Saharan Africa remains sluggish - dragged down by uncertainty in the global economy, the underperformance of the continent’s largest economies, high inflation and a sharp deceleration of investment growth, a World Bank report said on Wednesday.
In the face of dampened growth prospects and rising debt levels, African...