The African Union Commission (AUC) began today the process of validating the Small Medium Enterprise (SME) Strategy and Master Plan 2017-2021 during a two-day workshop in Nairobi, Kenya.
Category: Manufacturing
Global FDI to Fall 15% in 2016, Road to Recovery Looks Bumpy
Global FDI flows are expected to drop to between $1.5 and $1.6 trillion in 2016, a fall of 10% to 15% from 2015, before recovering in 2017 and 2018, according to estimates from UNCTAD’s latest UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor.
Boosting Ghana’s Pharmaceutical Sector Through South-South Cooperation
Ghana has the second most significant pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, after Nigeria, in West Africa.
OSH Policy Gathers Dust in Parliament As Workers Die Through Injuries
The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) draft policy currently before cabinet to salvage Ghanaian workers from accidents, injuries and deaths is being gathering dust at Ghana’s Parliament, since 2013.
Nissan Posts Impressive Results
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. announced its financial results for the 12 months to March 31, 2016.
African CEOs are Less Optimistic about Global Prospects: PwC’s Survey
African CEOs are less optimistic about global prospects than a year ago, with 66% of CEOs (Global: 73%) thinking the economy will not improve in the next 12 months, while 92% (Global: 73%) are ‘extremely concerned’ about exchange rate volatility, according to the latest PwC’s African Business Agenda.
Ethiopia Offers Tax and Loan Incentives to Local Pharmacies
The Government of Ethiopia is offering tax and loan incentives to encourage local pharmaceutical production that will ultimately reduce the cost of drugs, increase job opportunities, improve economic growth and enhance foreign exchange inflow.
Renowned Economist Ha-Joon Chang Advises Africa on Development
“Countries can decide their development path. Countries become good at things because they want to excel at making those particular things,” renowned Development Economist Mr. Ha-Joon Chang told an audience on 3rd April at the second Annual Adebayo Adedeji Lecture during Africa Development Week, currently taking place at Economic Commission for Africa headquarters in Addis […]
Ghana: Pharmacy Companies Face Closure
Effective healthcare delivery in the country could face a major setback as about 2,000 pharmacy retail and wholesale outlets in the country risk closure by the Pharmacy Council by the end of the month.
Nestlé Goes Digital to Provide Nutrition Tips to Mothers
Parents and mothers-to-be can source guidance and expert advice on good nutrition for their babies through Nestlé’s new Start Healthy Stay Healthy Facebook pages in Ghana and Nigeria.