Digitisation is helping to significantly reduce footfall especially in offices providing essential services. Over the past decade, banks across the world have invested heavily in their digital platforms to ensure the provision of seamless services for its various propositions. The aim of this is to make banking activities, which can sometimes be arduous, easy and […]
The World Health Organization has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. The airborne transmission could not be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated settings, an official said. If the evidence is confirmed, it may affect guidelines for indoor spaces. An open […] The post Coronavirus:
Organisers of the Ghana Virtual Career Fair 2020 are confident that the career fair will provide participants with unmatched opportunities and prepare them for their next career opportunity in these difficult times. According to the Head of the Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (GGC), Benjamin Woesten, the line-up of expert speakers who have […] The post Seasoned
Underpinned by an unrelenting drive for innovation, Huawei makes the top 50 for the fifth consecutive year Huawei is steadfast in its commitment to innovation and driving value for global consumers. In the latest BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Brands study, published by WPP and Kantar, Huawei is ranked 45th, up two places from last […] The post Huawei
Environmental activists have sued government to stop a proposed mining project in a protected national forest, which they say endangers their health and well-being, amid growing calls to increase nature reserves to combat climate change. The proposed mine in the Atewa Range Forest is part of a $2 billion deal signed with China, which will […] The post Activists sue
Cashew is an economic tree that produces apples and nuts. Cashew is largely cultivated in the forest-savanna transitional zone, covering parts of Ashanti, Bono, Bono East and Savanna Regions. Over the years, cashew farming in the country has seen many interventions, aimed at increasing production and productivity. Some of the interventions include the Economic Recovery […] The post Cashew
The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating labor markets across the world. Tens of millions of workers lost their jobs, millions more out of the labor force altogether, and many occupations face an uncertain future. Social distancing measures threaten jobs requiring physical presence at the workplace or face-to-face interactions. Those unable to work remotely, unless deemed essential, […] The post Teleworking
The Bank of Ghana has commended GOIL Company Limited for taking the initiative as the first Oil Marketing Company to enter into the electronic payment system through the “GOIL/gh-link Card usage at all GOIL Filling Stations. Mr Setor Amekudzi, Head of BoG Payment Systems who gave the commendation said digitization brings many benefits and can […] The post BoG
The old adage that “Health is wealth” and ‘a sound mind in a sound body’ are both very instructive and invaluable statements in the discussion and pursuit of Worker Productivity. There is no gainsaying that the looming Pandemic in the nature of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its attendant consequence are felt far and wide and industries […] The post Managing
Do you think the world economies will continue to maintain social distancing, avoid hand shake, ban social gathering, and keep children away from school, among its many protocols now and into the distant future in observance of the novel corona-virus? Will covid-19 and all its announced protocols be remembered soon in history? It appears too […] The post Baptista
As the country’s coronavirus case counts passes the 23,000 mark, the World Health Organization has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. The airborne transmission could not be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated settings, the WHO notes. This follows an open […] The post Editorial:Could
The Transport Ministry announcement a 15 percent increment in transport fares starting Saturday, July 11, however, public transports have already began charging new fares, and in some instances, far exceeding the agreed 15%. Public transport owners have observed that government’s social distancing directive means they are unable to make ends meet, particularly when the price […] The post Editorial
The Ghana Stock Exchange has recorded a total of more than 262.2 million traded shares valued at GH¢ 194 million in the first six months of 2020 amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus crisis. The performance, from January to June 2020, represents 107.9 percent growth in volumes and 87.7 percent in value traded for the […] The post GSE records GH¢
As the country continues to battle against COVID-19 stigma of individuals, the Ghana Employers Association (GEA) fears the recent closure of corporate offices due to the virus could lead to increased stigma against these institutions, which would not auger well for the economy in general. Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Employers’ Association, Alex Frimpong, […] The post Corporate
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) in partnership with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) and Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) through the West Africa Governance and Economic Sustainability in Extractive Areas (WAGES) Project has supported over 100 entrepreneurs in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality and Wassa East District of the […] The post 100
The Market Oriented Agriculture Programme (MOAP) and the Resilience Against Climate Change Programme (REACH), implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), on behalf of the German Government and the European Union (EU) have donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to support measures against […] The post GIZ,
Improve transparency, and Control corruption For Africa to see acceleration of its infrastructural development, it will be necessary to implement policies that will limit political pressure on procurement processes; improve integrity standards; enforce internal controls for corruption and enact monitoring schemes that will improve efficiency of projects, the Quality Infrastructure in 21st Century Africa report […] The post To
needs partner to make aviation hub dream possible sale, privatisation, management take over, layoffs not true The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) is so burden with debt accrued from the establishment of Terminal 3 such that it requires a “strategic partner” in making Ghana the aviation hub of the sub region, Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi […] The post Airport
Government is determined to ramp up the speed and level of irrigation development in the country in order to increase the amount of irrigable land and ensure food security, the Minister of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Nurah Gyeile, has assured. Explaining the government’s irrigation development strategy over the past three years, Dr […] The post Gov’t
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