August 29, 2018//-What if we fail? This is the question that has haunted all businesses and leaders on the eve of every new venture, every ‘supposed’ milestone and ground-breaking announcement they have to make.
Category: Economy
Ghana-UK Sign £20Million Trade and Investment Pact
Accra, Ghana, August 28, 2018//-The governments of Ghana and the United Kingdom, on Tuesday, 28 August, 2018, signed a £20 million trade and economic diversification pact, aimed at creating jobs and promoting Ghana’s economic transformation agenda.
British Prime Minister Visits South Africa
August 28, 2018//-British Premier, Theresa May, arrived in Cape Town today on a working visit to South Africa, the first of a British head of government since 2011, with the aim of promoting bilateral trade.
Caribbean Looks to Seize Opportunity in Medical Marijuana Market
August 28, 2018//-The growing use of medical marijuana in the US and Canada, combined with increasing legalisation of the drug, is leading to widespread opportunities in the Caribbean countries that have traditionally grown the crop.
How China Using Huge Loans to ‘Colonize’ Developing Countries
August 28, 2018//-China is “colonising” smaller countries by lending them massive amounts of money they can never repay, it’s been claimed.
Kenyatta Has his Work Cut Out for Him as he Navigates Trump’s World
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Epa-EFE/Daniel Irungu David E Kiwuwa, University of Nottingham August 28, 2018//-Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump at the White House carries symbolic as well as real value.
UK PM Visit Part of Attempt at New African Trade Deal
August 28, 2018//-British Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit to Kenya on Thursday – the first time a UK leader has visited in 30 years – could not come at a more difficult time for the leader of the Conservative Party.
Ghana Urges Nigeria to Sign the African Continental Free Trade Area Pact
August 28, 2018//-Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the Federal Republic of Nigeria to sign the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement which aims at providing Africa’s single continental market for goods and services.
AfDB, FAO Target Agric Investments to End Hunger
Rome, Italy, August 27, 2018/ — The African Development Bank (AfDB) and FAO today agreed to boost joint efforts aimed at catalysing agriculture sector investments in Africa to end hunger and malnutrition and increase prosperity throughout the continent.
Kenya Needs Tighter Control on Issuance of Work Permits
August 27, 2018//-The Department of Immigration just completed verification of permits held by foreign nationals in Kenya.