Accra, June 19, 2017// The Bank of Ghana (BoG) in its May Banking Sector Report said the business of scheduled commercial banks slowed as there was a further decline in both deposit and credit growth.
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Building a Food Secure World
A profound change of our global food system is urgently needed. Despite recent progress, one in nine people do not have enough food to eat and another two billion lack the nutrition necessary for proper health.
Building Africa’s Education Systems for a Prosperous Future
June 17, 2017// Africa lacks a critical mass of skilled labor because of low access to, and high dropouts from education systems. Only about one third of children are in secondary school, and just over one in ten have access to higher education, compared to rates three times as high in other developing countries.
Ghana: 10 Nominees Battle for Innovation Prize for Africa
Accra, June 16, 2017/ — The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) announced the top 10 nominees who will be contending for the 2017 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), to be awarded in Accra, Ghana on 18th July 2017.
African Oil and Gas and the Quest for Prosperity
Nairobi, Kenya, June 16, 2017/ — BIG BARRELS has arrived very late. For many like myself, who struggled with the scarcity of positive Africa-specific case studies at business school; it’s about time, too.
Y’ello Care 2017: MTN Ghana Moves to Deepen Reading Culture in Schools
Accra, June 15, 2017//- MTN Ghana has commenced a laudable educational initiative known as ‘Read Clinic’ aims at deepening the culture of reading and writing in some selected basic schools in the country.
Cutting Deforestation Out of the Cocoa Supply Chain
STORY HIGHLIGHTS In West Africa, cocoa has been identified as a major driver of deforestation which has led to serious soil degradation, water insecurity and crop failures in the region. To address these issues, governments and the private sector are becoming increasingly active on sustainability in the cocoa industry. A new report describes overarching principles […]
Saudi Dispute With Qatar Has 22-year History Rooted in Gas
June 15, 2017// Saudi Arabia’s isolation of Qatar has been brewing since 1995, and the dispute’s long past and likely lingering future are best explained by natural gas.
Africa’s Independent Power Transmission Potentials Untapped
Introducing Independent Power Transmissions (IPTs) for electricity transmission in Africa could result in similar benefits to those achieved by IPTs in other countries, and by IPPs in Africa, according to the latest World Bank’s report dubbed ‘Linking up: Public-Private Partnerships in Power Transmission in Africa’.
GOtv Director Elected To GIBA Executive Committee
The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) has elected new executive members to run the affairs of the Association for the next three years.