United Kingdom-based Nigerian fashion entrepreneur and boutique owner, Anne Namgbeh, aka Anne ATS, has described the journey to the height fashion business as tough and eventful.
Category: Investing
Burger King Franchisee’s Franchise Foods Africa Poised to Open 50+ Branches in 4 Countries
Accra, Ghana//- Franchise Foods Africa, a 50/50 Joint-Venture between Royalty QSR Ghana Limited, a company owned by Ghanaians and Vivo Energy, is poised to open 50+ branches across four African countries in the next five years.
New World Bank Book Asks African Countries to Expand, Diversify Their Participation in Global Trade
Accra, Ghana//– Latest World Bank book has asked African countries to expand and diversify their participation in international trade and global value chains to reduce poverty on a large scale and transform their economies.
Haskè Ventures Invests in Start-up That Digitises the Informal Economy
Dakar, Senegal//-Haskè Ventures, the venture builder for Francophone Africa, has boosted the growth of Senegalese distribution chain innovator ProXalys by investing $150 000 in pre-seed funding in December 2021.
‘Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Could Spell Doom for Ghana If Pass Into Law’
Accra, Ghana//-Human Rights Coalition and experts have warned Ghana’s Parliament that the ‘Proper Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill’ could spell doom for the country if it is passed into law in its current rigid form.
Ghana: World Bank’s Vice President Calls for Inclusive Growth
Accra, Ghana//-The World Bank’s Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana who is in Ghana for his first visit since his appointment in July 2020, has called for inclusive growth as the country’s economy begins to pick up.
AfDB: Africa Cannot Outsource its Healthcare Security to the Benevolence of Others
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia// –African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that the most important lesson of the Covid-19 pandemic for Africa is the need to build a defense mechanism against external shocks, especially in healthcare and financial security.
IMF: Ivorian Economy Continues to Show Signs of Resilience to Impact of COVID-19
Washington D.C., United States of America// — The Omicron variant has had limited effects in Côte d’Ivoire, and the authorities are stepping up their vaccination efforts.
Moody’s Downgrades Ghana’s Rating to Caa1; Outlook Stable
Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has today downgraded the Government of Ghana’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Caa1 from B3 and changed the outlook to stable from negative.
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Joins the IFC-facilitated Sustainable Banking and Finance Network
Basseterre//- International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announces the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) as a new member of the IFC-facilitated Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (SBFN), making the ECCB the first partner of the SBFN from the English-speaking Caribbean.