Accra, Ghana//-Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today directed his Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to begin formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), for an economic recovery support.
Category: Economy
Mahama: Gov’t Has No Other Sustainable Option Than To Go For IMF Programs
Accra, Ghana//-Former President John Dramani Mahama says the Akufo-Akufo-led government virtually has no other sustainable option than to go for International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs due to the nature and depth of Ghana’s current economic problems.
Ghana: Seed Suppliers Decry ₵205m Debt Owed Them Under ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ Programme
Accra, Ghana//-The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is struggling to pay seed suppliers about ₵205 million owed the seed growers under the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme.
African Business Leaders Expect Startup Boom
African business leaders are predicting a boom in start-up businesses across the continent as the number of working age people launching new firms expands, new research* for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows.
Management Of State Owned Enterprises And The Protection Of Public Purse Since 2017
Accra, Ghana//-From John Mahama to Nana Addo is like a Journey from Profit Making to Loss Making in the Management of Ghana’s Economy.
African Youth Deserve Better Learning Opportunities
Two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated the education crisis in Western and Central Africa. The pandemic hampered efforts to increase enrollment rates: indeed, more than 101 million children could not go to school and had little access to distance learning.
World Bank to Double Its Education Portfolio for Western and Central Africa to $6.2Billion
Accra, Ghana//-The World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, has announced that the bank would double its current education portfolio of $3.1 billion to $6.2 by 2025.
SEC Confirms Bitcoin is a Commodity – 3 Key Takeaways for Crypto Investors
The inevitable regulation of the cryptocurrency market is “a significant step closer” due to comments made on Monday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler, says Nigel Green, CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations.
Nutreco Receives $4.8m Grant to Unlock Sustainable Feed Solutions for Small-scale Producers in Africa
Nutreco, part of the SHV group of companies, and a global animal nutrition leader based in the Netherlands, has received a $4.8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Groundbreaking Research Shows Bluewater Water Purifiers Can Remove up to 99.99% of Microplastics, Other Contaminants
Stockholm, Sweden// – Independently verified research by Swedish clean drinking water innovator Bluewater has verified the efficiency of its water purifier technology at removing up to 99.99% of health threatening microplastics and chemicals such as toxic PFAS from tap water.