Accra, 20th April, 2017: A Senior Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof. Emmanuel Debrah has called for investment mechanisms for LEAP beneficiaries to make them financially independent.
Category: Economy
Tips on Becoming a Winning Auto Company in Africa
As a first-mover into automotive assembly in Sub Saharan Africa, Nissan joined a number of South African-based companies that are creating successful businesses on the continent.
West Blue Partners IATA to Deploy Cargo XML for Airlines
Accra, 20th April, West Blue Consulting, the technical partners of the Ghana National Single Window (GNSW) project is working feverishly with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to ensure that aircraft start using an electronic format called Cargo XML to submit their cargo data to customs before landing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Accra.
Why Sub-Saharan Africa Needs to Close the Infrastructure Gap
Accra, April 20, 2017—Sub-Saharan Africa experienced a slowdown in investment growth from nearly 8% in 2014 to 0.6%in 2015,according to the new Africa’s Pulse, a biannual analysis of the state of African economies conducted by the World Bank.
Africa’s Economic Growth is on the Upswing
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa including Ghana is rebounding in 2017 after registering the worst decline in more than two decades in 2016, according to the new Africa’s Pulse, a bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies conducted by the World Bank.
Ideal Trade Limited Supports Joy FM Easter Soup Kitchen
Ideal Trade Limited, a subsidiary of Groupe Ideal, earlier this week donated some bags of rice in support of the 2017 edition of Joy FM’s annual charity programme, Joy Easter Soup Kitchen.
Between East & West: Africa’s Economic Transformation Will Create a Third Centre of Global Power
What a difference a century makes. If we stepped back in time to a hundred years ago we’d find a primitive China; a Middle East that had yet to discover the riches of oil and most of Southeast Asia consisted of countries that were barely distinguishable from medieval societies. It was an entirely different world.
Minority in Parliament Fires Back at Gov’t, 100 Days of Deceptions
Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have described the first 100 days of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) government as disaster.
Growing Middle Class Drives Africa’s Private Education Boom
Private universities and schools are mushrooming across Africa, as parents increasingly seek a quality education for their children outside of the state offering – a move which is largely attributable to the rapid growth of the middle class on the continent.
First 100 Days: Youth Group Disappointed at Akufo-Addo’s Performance
Members of the Promise Trackers Association of Ghana (PROTAG) say the performance of the Akufo-Addo led government in its first 100 days lived much to be desired.