Ellen Ohene-Afoakwa, Regional Corporate Director for Absa Bank West Africa, assesses the future of trade post-COVID-19 and the opportunities that could be available for continental Africa after the pandemic With …
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Global population is projected to increase to 9.8billion by 2050 –approximately, a 30 percent increase from the current 7.6billion. Numerous research articles posit that to meet the demands of the …
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Banking & FinanceEconomyFeature / AnalysisHousingInvestments
Mortgages in Ghana – the myths and the facts
If you are renting now, buying a home could be a better financial decision. Of course, that depends on several factors such as; where you live, how much you pay …
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Some friends and compatriots have wondered if the government has given me a share of the booty (US$50,000) to silence my activism as they believe other silencers have been paid …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced how important connectivity is in the modern world. As it has become more challenging to communicate directly, the use of ICT has become even more …
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The Global Perspective The world is still counting the massive cost that COVID-19 has unleashed on its soil. The level of anxiety and uncertainty prevailing globally has characterized the pandemic …
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Feature / AnalysisGlobalInvestments
How new proposed US restrictions on chip-making equipment will affect Africa
Some senior officials in the Trump administration have agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to Huawei Technologies, at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic impacts …
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Feature / AnalysisInsuranceInvestments
A global crisis like no other needs a global response like no other
I have been saying for a while that this is a “crisis like no other.” It is: More complex, with interlinked shocks to our health and our economies that have …
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Feature / AnalysisInvestments
The Great Lockdown: Worst economic downturn since the great depression
By Gita Gopinath, International Monetary Fund The world has changed dramatically in the three months since our last update of the World Economic Outlook in January. A rare disaster, a coronavirus pandemic, has …
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The coronavirus impact and consequent lock down of parts of urban Ghana is putting several tenets of formal employment contracts to the test. BELINDA ENYONAM DZOKOTO identifies some of the …
