Accra, May 18 2017/- More than one million African children have benefitted from social enterprise development in Africa in the last five years, according to a new report released by Reach for Change Africa.
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Meet Zambia’s Young Entrepreneurs Ready to Take on the World
Lusaka, Zambia, May 18 2017/- So what does Njavwa Mutambo, Tuliswensi Sinyangwe, Chaka Ng’ambi and Byenda Nkwanda have in common? Well, they are all young enterprising Zambians and they are all alumni of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEP). Launched in 2015, the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is the largest African philanthropic initiative devoted […]
Ghana: How Uber Transforming Driver-partner Lives
Henry Quarshie, 42, was thinking of hanging his boots from commercial vehicle driving a year ago before he was persuaded by his former employer to try his hands on his taxi which was later became an Uber driver-partner cab.
Bawumia: Moves to Formalise Ghana’s Economy on Course
Accra, May 15, 2017/—Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has delivered the keynote address of the government’s maiden National Policy Summit (NPS) in Accra with an assurance that the formalisation of the Ghanaian economy is on course.
Fitch Upgrades Ghana’s Outlook to Stable
Fitch Ratings, a UK-based leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research has revised the Outlook on Ghana’s Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to Stable from Negative and affirmed the IDRs at ‘B’ last Friday.
Ghana: Minority Okays Justice Sophia Akuffo as New Chief Justice
Accra, May 12, 2017/–Ghana’s Minority in Parliament has okayed the nomination of Supreme Court judge, Justice Sophia Akuffo as the country’s next Chief Justice (CJ) after the retirement current Chief Justice Theodora Georgina Wood.
Can Akufo-Addo Revamp Ghana’s SOEs?
Accra, May 12, 2017/–The performance of the State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Ghana for the past decade has never been the best, making economists and experts to think that whether the glorious days of the SOEs sector are over. SOES are legal entities which are created by the government in order to partake in commercial […]
Ghana: Uber Eyes Kumasi Taxi Cab Market
Accra, May 11, 2017/–Uber Technologies Inc, a global transportation network company operating in 240 cities worldwide has announced plans to expand its business to Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city after a successful operation in Accra.
How to Achieve and Sustain Economic Growth in Africa
May 11, 2017/–Expanded research by Visa with its Africa Integration Index measures the economic “connectedness” of African economies and the impact on socio-economic development.
Bank of Ghana Busted Multimillion Dollar Ponzi Scheme
Accra, Ghana. May 10, 2017 – The Bank of Ghana has warned the general public about the activities of a company called MMM Ghana, which is believed to be operating a Ponzi scheme through a virtual office.