Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s return to public life this week, seen in a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, has sparked speculation about the future of China‘s tech industry. Ma, who had withdrawn from public view after criticizing China’s financial sector in 2020, attended a symposium alongside top business leaders,
Investigations are ongoing into an American Airlines flight that was diverted to Rome due to a bomb threat. The flight, AA292, was en route from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to New Delhi when a security threat emerged mid-flight, forcing an emergency diversion. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner had
Head of Financial Markets at the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Zakari Mumuni has been nominated by President John Dramani Mahama as the First Deputy Governor of the central bank, pending approval by the Council of State. His nomination comes in the wake of the exit of Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari
In a groundbreaking move to bolster the fight against corruption and financial crime, the African Development Bank Group, has signed a Letter of Intent with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). The agreement makes the Bank the first multilateral development institution to establish such a collaboration with the international law
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), partnering with Meta and Deloitte, has introduced AKILI AI, an innovative, AI-powered support platform aimed at empowering Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) throughout Africa. AKILI AI harnesses Meta’s Llama Open Source model along with additional AI technologies to equip MSMEs with the essential
It is blogged and said African women especially in Ghana are the fastest-growing group of business owners and corporate heads and these ladies are leading the way working very hard day and night to improve their brands and companies they work with. Though some struggle to land leadership roles in
‘Feed the Industry’ Initiative’ — The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare has during a meeting with the CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC) announced that her outfit will soon launch of the ‘Feed the Industry’ project, a new initiative aimed at addressing raw material shortages
Absa Bank Ghana is rolling out a series of financial literacy clinics to equip small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) owners with essential financial management skills to enhance business growth. The initiative, aimed at deepening financial inclusion, provides SMEs with the knowledge needed to make informed financial decisions, improve cash flow
Workers in Ghana have been told to brace themselves for tough economic times, but according to Economist Prof. Godfred Bokpin, there’s a glaring problem, many already have no belts left to tighten. Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on February 22, 2024, Prof. Bokpin criticized the government‘s
President John Dramani Mahama has issued a directive to the national anti-galamsey task force to seize, rather than burn, excavators used in illegal mining (galamsey) within the country’s forest reserves. The President made this announcement during a courtesy call by the Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana, Reverend Dr.
