Appetite for risk is back amongst investors and the riskier parts of the stock market ecosystem are performing, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations.
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Enry’s Island Africa Enters the Metaverse with Powerful First Event for African Entrepreneurs
Nairobi, Kenya – Enry’s Island, the first worldwide distributed platform for startup incubation and acceleration, has launched Enry’s Island Africa both in-person and in the Metaverse for a powerful, immersive experience.
CDD-Ghana Engages Inmates of the Senior Boys Correctional Centre to Mark 24th Anniversary
Accra, Ghana//-The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has donated some clinical supplies and stationery to the Senior Boys Correctional Centre as part of activities commemorating the 24th Anniversary of CDD-Ghana.
Ghana’s Democracy on Fire-ACEPA
The Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, says the findings of the just-released 2021 Ghana Integrity of Public Services Survey attest to the fact that Ghana’s democracy is on fire.
Barbados, Afreximbank Announce First-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum
Bridgetown/Cairo// – The Government of Barbados and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have announced the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) scheduled to take place in Bridgetown, Barbados, from August 31 to September 3, 2022.
Bank of Ghana Governor to be Hauled Before Parliament Over Alleged Printing of GH¢22.04bn
Accra, Ghana//-Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has said the Minority in Parliament will summon the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, before the House to answer for the purported printing of GH¢22.04bn without approval.
Future Manufacturing Africa to Showcase and Unlock Opportunities on the Continent
A new manufacturing platform will provide unprecedented opportunities and access to accelerate the industrialisation of the African continent. Taking place in May 2023, Future Manufacturing Africa Trade Fair & Summit will gather local and international companies to showcase and demonstrate new technologies, machinery, and equipment to enable African industries to invest in to enable them […]
THE NEW ECONOMICS OF FERTILITY
Fertility in high-income countries has been declining for a hundred years, with few exceptions, and in many areas, it is now extraordinarily low. In Germany, Italy, Japan, and Spain fertility has been well below 1.5 for more than two decades—lower than the average of just over two children per woman needed to maintain a stable […]
Cryptocurrencies Are Gaining Ground Across Africa. That’s Both Good News and Bad
Some of the of 19,000 private cryptos in use by end of June 2022. Users have increased sharply in Africa after the COVID-19 outbreak. Silas Stein/Picture Alliance via Getty Images Iwa Salami, University of East London Cryptocurrencies have become popular in African and other developing countries. That’s according to a policy brief released recently by […]
FAO Marks IYAFA 2022, Discusses Generational Challenge Facing Young People in Artisanal Fisheries
Rome, Italy//-Over four hundred people joined the live audience for a Twitter Space audio dialogue to celebrate the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Regional Office for Africa.