The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating labor markets across the world. Tens of millions of workers lost their jobs, millions more out of the labor force altogether, and many occupations face an uncertain future. Social distancing measures threaten jobs requiring physical presence at the workplace or face-to-face interactions. Those unable...
The Bank of Ghana has commended GOIL Company Limited for taking the initiative as the first Oil Marketing Company to enter into the electronic payment system through the “GOIL/gh-link Card usage at all GOIL Filling Stations.
Mr Setor Amekudzi, Head of BoG Payment Systems who gave the commendation said digitization...
The old adage that “Health is wealth” and ‘a sound mind in a sound body’ are both very instructive and invaluable statements in the discussion and pursuit of Worker Productivity.
There is no gainsaying that the looming Pandemic in the nature of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its attendant consequence are felt...
Do you think the world economies will continue to maintain social distancing, avoid hand shake, ban social gathering, and keep children away from school, among its many protocols now and into the distant future in observance of the novel corona-virus?
Will covid-19 and all its announced protocols be remembered soon...
As the country’s coronavirus case counts passes the 23,000 mark, the World Health Organization has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air.
The airborne transmission could not be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated settings, the WHO...
The Transport Ministry announcement a 15 percent increment in transport fares starting Saturday, July 11, however, public transports have already began charging new fares, and in some instances, far exceeding the agreed 15%.
Public transport owners have observed that government’s social distancing directive means they are unable to make ends...
The Ghana Stock Exchange has recorded a total of more than 262.2 million traded shares valued at GH¢ 194 million in the first six months of 2020 amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus crisis.
The performance, from January to June 2020, represents 107.9 percent growth in volumes and 87.7 percent...
As the country continues to battle against COVID-19 stigma of individuals, the Ghana Employers Association (GEA) fears the recent closure of corporate offices due to the virus could lead to increased stigma against these institutions, which would not auger well for the economy in general.
Chief Executive Officer of the...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) in partnership with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) and Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) through the West Africa Governance and Economic Sustainability in Extractive Areas (WAGES) Project has supported over 100 entrepreneurs in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality...
The Market Oriented Agriculture Programme (MOAP) and the Resilience Against Climate Change Programme (REACH), implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), on behalf of the German Government and the European Union (EU) have donated personal protective...