Accra, Ghana//-Panelists at a roundtable on ‘Confronting the Challenges of Recurring Judgement Debts and Poor International Public Agreements’ have called on Parliament to stop the practice of approving contracts on certificate of urgency.
Category: Economy
WISE Network Ghana Supports Vocational Skills Training for Corporate Women
Accra, Ghana//-WISE Network Ghana has supported an innovative vocational skills training for corporate women in the Accra metropolis in the Greater Accra Region.
Negative At Last – My Covid Experience
Accra, Ghana//-It is very rare for anyone to rejoice over “negative” news. But there are a few instances in which the negative news is actually the positive news.
Africa Needs Seven-fold Rise in COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments
COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa must rise by over seven times from around 20 million per month to 150 million each month on average if the continent is to fully vaccinate 70% of its people by September 2022.
Global Demand for Cashews is Booming. How Ghana Can Take Advantage to Create Jobs
Key cashew producing countries in Africa are rolling out strategies to increase production and processing of raw cashew nuts. Wikimedia Commons James Boafo, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Kristen Lyons, The University of Queensland The global cashew industry has grown rapidly over the last decade, driven by increasing consumption of cashew […]
Corruption in State-owned Companies Hurts Low Skilled Workers the Most
State-owned enterprises, such as Transnet, which runs South Africa’s ports, loom large over the economy. Getty Images Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, University of Pretoria; Helene Maisonnave, Université Le Havre Normandie; Martin Henseler, Université Le Havre Normandie, and Ramos Emmanuel Mabugu, Sol Plaatje University State-owned enterprises are companies in which government owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% […]
Equatorial Guinea Tackles Twin Tragedies with the Help of IMF Emergency Assistance
The pandemic continues to batter Equatorial Guinea like most countries in the region.
New Board for Ghana’s State Housing Corporation Inaugurated
Accra, Ghana//-The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso Boakye has inaugurated a new Board for the State Housing Corporation to steer the fairs of the corporation for the next four years.
Coventry University Group, MasterStart Launch Online Leadership Courses in Africa
Coventry University Group and MasterStart today launched online leadership courses in Africa in landmark development for UK-Africa educational collaboration.
It is Official! Ghana’s Population Stands At 30.8 Million
Accra, Ghana//-Provisional figures today released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) revealed that Ghana’s current population stood at 30.8 million.