On the 5th of November 2020, the 8th Angel Fair Africa will be virtual instead of in Dakar, Senegal due to the global pandemic[1]. US$23M of deals have happened over the last seven events which brought selected entrepreneurs to pitch to a room of angel investors whose primary intent was to DO DEALS[2]. In April […] The post US$23m of Angel Fair Africa deals after 7 years

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that Ghana, as an emerging economy seeking to accelerate growth and sustainable development, must adopt agricultural best practices such as agricultural fairs to complement home-grown solutions to enhance economic transformation. He advocated internalisation of agricultural fairs as strategic events which must be adopted to promote the development […] The post Week-long

Many people are now proclaiming that the COVID-19 pandemic has provided proof positive that Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is the only way forward for governments. To the uninitiated, MMT probably sounds extremely sophisticated – even scientific. Its representatives speak as though they have developed a new economic paradigm comparable to the Copernican Revolution in astronomy. […] The post Feature:

Dr. Kenneth Ashigbe, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, has said the future is undeniably digital. He said technology is still moving at an increasingly fast pace, as every facet of life is now linked intrinsically to microchips in one way or another. Dr. Ashigbe was speaking at the virtual Tech Talk […] The post The future is undeniably digital

The pandemic-induced economic crisis is set to leave deep scars. Human capital erosion from prolonged high unemployment and school closures, value destruction from bankruptcies, and constraints on future fiscal policy from elevated public debt top the list. Groups that were already poor and vulnerable are set to see the largest setbacks. Swift and unprecedented action […] The post The

The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has cautioned importers and exporters to stop engaging in illegal activities during their shipping transactions, saying there will be no mercy for any shipper once a transaction has been classified as illegal. According to the GSA, its offices across the country receive multiple complaints every year on shipping transactions gone […] The post Shippers

The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has warned applicants for the NBSSI/Mastercard Foundation’s Nkosuo to disregard any message soliciting money from them to complete the application form and qualify for the loan. According to the NBSSI, any such communication should be treated with contempt, as it is an avenue to dupe applicants. A […] The post Nkosuo

MUSIAD is a vibrant and highly competitive civil society organization based in Turkey with the ultimate goal of bringing producers, manufacturers, suppliers together with entrepreneurs, business people and government officials for the purposes trade and business. MUSIAD has about 11,000 members both at home and abroad. The membership is predominantly made up of the business […] The post MUSIAD

For Africa, the COVID-19 pandemic will likely mean negative GDP growth at unprecedented rates. In addition, several African countries are dealing with the aftermath of a commodity price collapse – another key contributor to current recessionary trends. The continent must now navigate economic recovery while building resilience to future shocks. From strengthening the healthcare sector […] The post How

As supply chains around the world are disrupted and the demand for certain types of food drops following the COVID-19 outbreak, questions have begun to emerge about Africa and its ability to ensure food security for its citizens. While parts of the continent have faced recent food production challenges due to droughts, floods and swarms […] The post How a global

All is set for the official launch of ‘The Wish List: Thoughts that can shape society’, a book by award-winning PR practitioner, blogger and columnist Georgina Asare Fiagbenu on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at the Accra City Hotel. The seasoned communications expert, who was adjudged Public Relations (PR) Discovery by Ghana’s PR professional association in […] The post Georgina

The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt E.S. Okraku, has paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive of First National Bank Ghana, Dominic Adu. The visit was to seek support from First National Bank in the development of Ghana’s football, foster a mutually beneficial relationship between the bank and GFA, and to […] The post GFA President

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an engagement series dubbed ‘Time with the Commission’ to drive closer partnerships with the investing public and other market operators in the capital market. The initiative forms part of the Commission’s mandate for regulating, innovating and promoting the growth and development of an efficient, fair, and transparent […] The post SEC

The Food Sovereignty Platform (FSP), a group of Civil Society Organisations, is calling for withdrawal of the Plant Variety Protection bill, 2020 -currently before parliament. According to the group, the bill is the same as the Plant Breeders bill that sought to promote the production of genetically modified organisms – but was withdrawn after protests […] The post Withdraw

“A clear conscience fears no accusation.” – African proverb Democracy first emerged when the Athenians, dissatisfied with the governments of aristocracy and tyranny, demanded and actually ensured the institution of a better system. History has it that Pericles, the philosopher, championed this cause. His belief that all citizens (which only comprised males at that time) […] The post The

 We must do what we can to encourage it Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, not all of the economic news in Africa has been negative. We continue to see promising developments. Look at Uganda’s oil and gas industry. Following multiple petroleum discoveries in Uganda’s Albertine Graben, foreign investments there have reached nearly US$20 billion. The resulting […] The post Foreign

For the many who begin their career in one sector and carved a major niche in that area but seek to venture into another sector which is not directly linked to the former, that transition can become tricky. Why? If it is not done well, all that has been built over the years is gone […] The post Victoria Michaels has evolved into an entrepreneur and humanitarian

The Ghana Exports Promotion Authority (GEPA), through its flagship project the National Export Development Strategy (NEDS), has outlined plans to boost cashew exports by as much as 320 percent from its current earnings to the country. Currently, the crop is the second-largest contributor to non-traditional exports with earnings of US$237.8million in 2019. But through the […] The post Export

In its quest to surmount negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to serve customers better, Otuasekan Rural Bank Limited at Kofiase in the Sekyere West district of  Ashanti Region has introduced mobile banking services whereby customers can transfer money from their bank accounts onto their mobile phones and also to another account in […] The post Otuasekan

Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Mami Dufie Ofori, has been adjudged the Female Energy Personality of the Year for 2020 at the 4th Ghana Energy Awards (GEA) which came off in Accra recently. Other personalities nominated for the Female Energy Personality of the Year were Ing. Harriette Amissah-Arthur, Executive Partner, Arthur […] The post PURC