Helping to build informed and civically engaged communities is central to our work around elections
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Our work in supporting elections across Africa continues to be a priority and we’ve dedicated unprecedented resources to these efforts both locally and globally, with protecting election integrity at the center of this work. This...
Ghana and Ivory Coast account for two-thirds of the world's cocoa supply, but unlike oil-producing countries, they are unable to influence prices that are historically too low to meet the basic needs of small planters.
"They could decide the market prices - above all if they allied themselves with other...
A number of African countries have recently been contesting decisions by credit rating agencies. Some have raised objections that the rating agencies lack understanding of their economic environment. Others have challenged the correctness of their ratings on the basis that the agencies had not discussed them with the country’s...
- Akufo-Addo to local businesses
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked local entrepreneurs to exploit the enormous potentials provided by the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for trade and investments across various sectors of the economy.
“Ghana, like many African countries, is blessed with an abundance of resources. However,...
In the coming weeks, the World Trade Organization faces an historic choice. For the first time in its 25-year history, a woman will be named Director-General.
The finalists have been narrowed to two outstanding candidates—Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, and Yoo Myung-hee, the current Minister of Trade in...
Emirates’ focus on meeting and exceeding customer expectations was recognised last night at the Ghana Business Standard Awards 2020 with the ‘Outstanding Airline Company of the Year’ accolade. The airline was awarded for its outstanding commitment to remarkable business standards in its sector, demonstrating a high standard service delivery,...
The Union of Industry Commerce and Finance Workers (UNICOF), one of the youngest and well managed labour unions, is making great impact in the formal and informal sectors of the economy.
An offshoot of Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), UNICOF has well strategized mission and vision which have made...