Wednesday, April 22, 2026
The implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement starts today, January 1, 2021.  This is after the agreement was postponed twice in 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. With its secretariat in Accra Ghana, the AfCFTA will create the largest free trade area in...
The Ashesi University Real Estate Club, supported by Yecham Property Consult, recently organised a webinar to reassess conventional modes of learning, as well as promote sustainable living practices amongst a youth group, that are our next decision-makers. Under the theme “The Future of our Learning Spaces”, panellists explored how changes...
FRANKFURT – Since the COVID-19 crisis began, the specter of sovereign default has loomed over developing economies. Many sovereigns are so afraid of losing market access that they are unwilling to address debt-sustainability problems. Yet a clear-eyed look at the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, together with the fiscal and...
It's back, bigger and better! Leading Ghanaian television channel, TV3 Network, has this week announced the commencement of season four of the number one game show on television for eligible single gentlemen and ladies, Date Rush. In a communiqué from the station, the new season of the popular show is scheduled to...
Seven Inc, an e-commerce startup, will raise and invest about US$10 million between 2021 – 2026 in Ghana’s tech space, an official has disclosed. In an exclusive interview with Vincent Djokoto, Managing Director of Seven Inc, he told the Business & Financial Times that the startup seeks to partner with...
MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) is taking storytelling up another notch today by launching Storytelling Masterclasses with the continentally-renowned Professor Linus Abraham. Storytelling is at the core of the MTF shared-value initiative and is translated across its three entities - the MTF Academy, MTF Masterclasses and the MTF online portal (https://multichoicetalentfactory.com/). “Stories...
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially stated that it will go to the Supreme Court to challenge the results of the December 7 Presidential election declared by the Electoral Commission (EC). In a statement signed by the General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asideu-Nketiah--- he announced that the...
My attention was recently drawn to an article written by one Nitrav Partel, a former Research Analyst - Global Economy and Development on the World Bank’s report on Electricity Access in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The report itself is dated 29th March 2019 and stresses on the importance of electricity...
An 8-year-old pupil, Dave Chief Quansah Acheampong of the Jack and Jill School has won Africa Under 9 Chess Champion Competition in the just ended African Schools Individual Chess Championship 2020. This year’s African Chess Confederation contest was hosted online as a result of the covid-19. The five-day tournament saw 105...
Emirates is taking its signature A380 experience to the next level with the unveil of a brand new Premium Economy cabin product, together with enhancements and a refreshed look across all cabins onboard its newest A380 aircraft. Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said: "The Emirates A380 is already one of...