Ghana has become the first African country to lift lockdown measures, a decision motivated by the country’s progress in combatting the coronavirus and concerns over the well-being of its poorer citizens.
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Economic view | Joshua Owusu-Ansah, Country Lead, Talamus Health Ghana; and Daniel Marfo, General Manager, Zipline Ghana
20 Apr 2020
How can technology complement health measures during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, and how will this impact the longer-term development of certain technologies?
Ghana has recorded a total of 214 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and five deaths, out of a global count of 1.34m infections and 74,600 fatalities.
Ghana has raised $3bn as part of a new eurobond issued on February 4. The issuance was almost five times oversubscribed and attracted around $14bn in bids.
Economic update | Ghana: Year in Review 2019
9 Jan 2020
Amid continuing diversification efforts, an expansion of mining and oil and gas activity helped Ghana maintain its status as one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies in 2019.
Economic update | How addressing insolvency is key to improving Ghana’s business environment
17 Dec 2019
Following the passage of the Companies Act 2019 (Act 992), Ghana is stepping up efforts to pass a new insolvency law by the end of the year, as part of measures to further improve the business environment.