As an increasing number of businesses and government services migrate online, cybersecurity has become a pressing issue. According to the Cybercrime Unit of Ghana’s Criminal Investigations Department, in the first seven months of 2018 Ghana lost approximately $97m to cybercrime, up from $69m in 2017 and $26m in 2016. President Nana Akufo-Addo...
Blockchain – the distributed-ledger technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – appears set to transform a wide variety of industries and perhaps fundamentally change the way business is conducted around the globe. While the technology is still taking off and its potential is not fully known, many emerging markets are hoping...
In line with global trends, Ghana’s telecoms operators are looking to data to drive higher average revenue per user, in response to voice revenues either growing slowly or plateauing completely. “Data is becoming an increasingly valuable resource in the Ghanaian techspace,” Mark Addo, CEO of West Blue Consulting, told OBG. “In addition,...
A range of game-changing infrastructure projects are set to reshape Ghana’s transport sector over the next half-decade, and 2019 should be a year of redoubled investment by the government. The country’s two main ports continue to expand, the budget for road development has increased by nearly 150%, the long-awaited transformation of the...
The Ministry of Railways Development (MRD) has a budget of GHS636m ($137m) for 2019, up 16.9% from its allocation in 2018. The government is also looking to tap private sources of funding, such as its $2bn deal with China’s Sinohydro, wherein the firm will build vital infrastructure in exchange for bauxite development revenue. The MRD’s...
The aviation sector is experiencing rapid growth worldwide, propelled by booming tourism industries, lower airfares and the push for greater connectivity in an increasingly globalised economy. Middle-class expansion has also spurred growth in air travel, as more people are able to afford flights for holidays or business-related travel....
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