Epidemics and pandemics are not new to the health sector and humanity globally. They have killed thousands and millions of people just as it is doing now. Economies going into recession and dwindling, laying off workers will be inevitable - but solutions will come shortly to curtail the spread....
For the success of any project, you need to make sure that there is a supervisory and monitoring system in place. This is important because, achieving business goals is made much easier when supervisors are skilled at creating a motivating work environment while driving high performances. In the construction...
“Ignoring technological change in a financial system based upon technology is like a mouse starving to death because someone moved their cheese”
– Chris Skinner
Digital banking and most often, mobile banking has created huge opportunities in terms of social inclusion and accessibility. This is furthermore important now, when the world...
One of the factors negating Ghana’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID 19 is citizens of ECOWAS countries trying to enter the country illegally, despite closure of the borders. Since March 22 when President Akufo-Addo announced closure of the borders through a legislative instrument, scores of ECOWAS citizens...
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said its executive board has approved $739 million in emergency financing to help Kenya respond to the economic shock caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The IMF said it was in close contact with Kenyan authorities and stood ready to provide policy advice and...
Kenyan and Ugandan currencies are likely to firm this week as Nigeria’s comes under pressure and Zambia and Tanzania’s hold steady.
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The Kenyan shilling is expected to strengthen due to inflows from the diaspora and an emergency International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to support the economy against the impact...
The European Commission is considering creating a new authority to police financial crime and monitor banks more strictly, it said on Thursday, confirming a Reuters report.
In an action plan sent to the EU’s 27 governments, the Commission, the EU executive, said the Union needed a system to tackle money...
The novel coronavirus could kill between 83,000 and 190,000 people in Africa in the first year and infect between 29 million and 44 million in the first year if it is not contained, the World Health Organization (WHO) said last week Thursday.
The projections are contained in a new WHO...
KRIF Ghana Limited, a household brand in superior quality European stationary and accessories, is embarking on a ‘Stay Safe Campaign’ to support all efforts to help curb the spread of novel coronavirus in the country and subsequently the ECOWAS sub-region.
The campaign, dubbed ‘Stay Safe-Don’t Use Your Fingers to Count...
The heightened dependency on digital infrastructure resulting in more time spent online, spread of the virus, fear and uncertainty in the midst of COVID-19, has created fertile ground for cybercrime experts to use sophisticated, complex and innovative tactics to stay ahead of their targets.
In a webinar presentation to members...