The Republic Bank and the Business and Financial Times (B&FT) held a breakfast meeting on Tuesday, June 22 themed ‘Digitisation, Artificial Intelligence and Future of Things: The impact and immense opportunities for Ghanaian businesses’, with the verdict that the coronavirus pandemic has provided an opportunity for businesses to be innovative and change their old of […] The post Editorial:
The issue of land disputes in Ghana is a common phenomenon. Such disputes are characterized by unending litigations in court, use of land guards to protect the lands and prevent developments, and sometimes develop in violence. It is a notorious fact that land disputes have caused many to lose investments and capital in land transactions. […] The post Use Alternative
Real Estate Minutes With Cyril Nii Ayitey Tetteh The baby’s cries, older kids playing hide and seek, the radio volume through the roof! Your imagination isn’t running into space, not at all, the setting most likely describes the situation most of us found ourselves in when we were at the height of lock down, working […] The post Optimizing your home office space appeared first on
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with tech giant Huawei that will see African countries and organizations build capacity for ICT transformation. Under the agreement, Huawei will provide training on skills development, including reskilling and upskilling for ATU members. The MoU will also see the two organizations collaborate […] The post Boost
Efforts by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS) and its partner institutions to create awareness about GhQR are yielding results, as over 65,000 merchants have enrolled onto the electronic payment platform. GhQR was launched in March last year, and about 24,700 merchants were enrolled by end of the year. But the number of […] The post Over 65,000 merchants
COVID-19 gave rise to a considerable increase in production of disposable plastics Discarded plastic accounts for an estimated 80% of global marine debris ASEAN has launched an action plan aimed at reducing plastic marine pollution Clearing waterways of plastics offers economic benefits to emerging markets COVID-19 led to a sharp rise in the production of […] The post Marine
Telecommunication giant, Vodafone Ghana, has created an opportunity for musicians, industry players and entrepreneurs to own a personal website by using ‘Your Business Online’. ‘Your Business Online’ is a platform designed by Vodafone Business that provides all the elements required to build a special brand and grow one’s business online. Speaking on the topic at […] The post Vodafone
… Agility and collaboration are the ways forward The role of believers in big things such as organizational change is pivotal to goal attainment; by creating believers you seek to raise followers who will not only join you but help drive your vision. As an initiator of change, you may feel lonely and powerless at […] The post Creating effective customer experience believers
Sexual exploitation of children is a growing threat all over the world. Efforts to address this problem in Ghana have yielded limited success because child abuse is severely underreported. Most victims of abuse, for the fear of victimization, refuse to even admit to being molested. Sexual assault covers physical or sexual violence against a person, […] The post Communication
Recent price increases in the world’s two largest economies have unnerved global markets, which have become accustomed to the low inflation – and even deflation – that has prevailed for decades. But, at least in China, a little inflation would not be a bad thing. In the United States, massive government spending during the COVID-19 […] The post China needs higher inflation appeared
Ghana has a large forest cover, estimated to be 9.17million hectares, contributing to sustainable climate and suitable environment for wildlife and vegetation such as cocoa – Ghana’s major exporting commodity. However, due to excessive cocoa farm expansion, logging and recent illegal mining, there has been depletion of forest cover (deforestation), leading to high greenhouse gases […] The post Carbon
The legal battle against climate change and perpetrators of carbon emissions seems to have finally caught up with the big players in the oil and gas industry. It is of course threatening the hydrocarbon industry, as big Oil receives blow after blow. For a long-time, big oil majors have been in denial, refusing to accept […] The post Can hydrocarbons survive the tobacco scare?
Book review Title: Inside Out Author: Sam Mensah Year of Publication: 2021 Number of Pages: 337 Reviewer: Joshua Worlasi Amlanu INSIDE OUT is a book distinctively authored drawing the reader back in time into the life of Sam Mensah, a key player in the modern-day financial architecture Ghana is enjoying today, and his key role […] The post Book review: Inside Out appeared first on
The Market-Oriented Agriculture Programme in North Western Ghana (MOAP-NW), has trained a total of 85 seed producers and seed inspectors on quality seed production and regulations. The week-long training, which was in partnership with the Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is to enable the production […] The post Seed
A 16-unit dormitory block for Nsein Senior High School in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region has been inaugurated. The project, named Awulae Agyefi Kwame 11 Block, is under Tullow Ghana’s Free Senior High School (SHS) infrastructure projects. In 2018, Tullow Ghana made a US$10million investment commitment to construct infrastructure for 15 purpose-built […] The post Nsein
Rotary Club of Accra Ridge has commissioned five boreholes to support five communities in the Ga-South District Municipal Assembly as part of efforts to address the water challenges facing the communities. The project which commenced about four years ago, met challenges along the line that delayed the process to providing the communities with potable drinking […] The post Rotary
Head of Technology and Business Systems Support at Republic Bank, Samuel Dakurah, says in an era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), jobs in the services sector will remain relevant despite the disruption that comes along with it. There are many scary forecasts of the capacity of automation and AI to replace a lot of workers very […] The post Services sector jobs to remain
The coronavirus has had and continues to have significant impact on the Ghana Economy since it was first detected in March 2020. The government has since implemented several measures to mitigate the adverse effect, reduce the spread and provide relief for businesses and households. Following the increase in recorded cases of the virus in Ghana, […] The post Energy efficiency during
The recent spate of road crashes has become a major concern for many Ghanaians as the rate of deaths and injuries have assumed an alarming rate with over 1,034 deaths recorded in the first four months of 2021. This has led to many stakeholders finding ways and means to minimize the canker and for adequate […] The post NIC ends training of
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has strongly reiterated its intention to establish a commercial bank as a viable investment portfolio for the Teachers’ Fund. According to the teachers’ union, the idea to establish a commercial bank was hit with some challenges in the past but the idea has been concretised now, and the […] The post GNAT plans to establish commercial
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