October 8, 2018//-Even as consumer payments rapidly move online, small businesses are still paying 80% of invoices with paper checks.
Category: Industry
Accra’s Informal Settlements Are Easing the City’s Urban Housing Crisis
Accra’s sprawling slums. Nataly Reinch/Shutterstock Seth Asare Okyere, Osaka University; Jerry Chati Tasantab, and Matthew Abunyewah, University of Newcastle Informal settlements continue to remain a significant component of many cities in the developing world.
Ghana Health Service Collaborates with YEA to Recruit Next Batch of Community Health Workers
October 8, 2018//-The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in collaboration with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) and ImCHWs Campaign of Millennium Promise Alliance (MPA) will soon recruit the next batch of Community Health Workers (CHWs) after the exit of 20,000 of these workers who have successfully completed the two-year cycle of the program.
Piracy Threatens Africa’s Creative Potential
October 6, 2018//-Africa’s fast-growing, dynamic and increasingly world-class video entertainment industry has surged ahead in the last decade, driven by rapid economic growth and demand for the best local content.
Kaberuka: Do not Underestimate the Resilience of Africa
September 30, 2018//-Donald Kaberuka, the former President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), is now back in a big way with Southbridge, a merchant bank that he jointly manages with French-Beninese Lionel Zinsou who was Prime Minister of Benin from 2015-16. In this interview, Kaberuka reaffirms his belief in a bright future for Africa.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Equips Sierra Leone Parliament
Freetown, Sierra Leone, September 26, 2018//-Members of Parliament from the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association have concluded a weeklong visit to Freetown, Sierra Leone. They conducted a Post-Elections Seminar for new MPs, to help build an effective, accountable and inclusive Parliament of Sierra Leone. The seminar was organised by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association […]
Egypt is Building a New Capital City from Scratch – Here’s How to Avoid Inequality and Segregation
September 26, 2018//- Nuno Pinto, University of Manchester and Aya Badawy, University of Manchester Egypt is the latest country to build a new capital city from scratch, with ambitions to move parliament away from Cairo as early as summer 2019.
Report: Mounting Headwinds to Weigh on Global Growth Further
September 26, 2018//-Global economic growth appears to be losing some steam in third quarter (Q3) following Q2’s strong result.
Nestlé Named UN Global Compact Lead Company
September 25, 2018//- Nestlé has today again been recognized as one of the most engaged companies in the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative.
China’s Environmental Initiatives and the Impact on Commodities
September 25, 2018//-China’s environmental initiatives are rippling through the global commodities market.