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Germany to support Ghana produce vaccines locally

Graphic Online BY: Doreen Andoh 30.5k Shares 705 The German government is to support Ghana to conduct feasibility studies on the possibility of producing vaccines locally. When successful, the initiative will help accelerate national plans to produce vaccines for better health outcomes and job creation. Speaking with the Daily Graphic in Accra last Monday, the German Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Christoph Retzlaff, said the COVID-19 pandemic had shown how critical it was for Africa to produce its own vaccines. He said the shortage of vaccines and the dependence on delivery from other parts of the world were major hurdles in Africa’s fight against the global pandemic.

Amazon to open African headquarters in South Africa

Airbnb and two other companies that could follow Twitter's Ghanaian playbook

The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to introduce measures that will neutralize the positive effects of cryptocurrencies as a channel for diaspora remittances. This is to redirect diaspora remittances away from cryptocurrency exchanges to official channels and also protect such against potential disruptions. This call was made by ABCON during its Quarterly Economic Review for the first quarter of 2021 where it commended the CBN for the N5/$ rebate scheme introduced to encourage diaspora Nigerians to use official channels to remit their funds. However, the association noted that the apex bank needs to address other issues driving the patronage of cryptocurrency exchanges for remittance transfers.

Why More International Firms Prefer Ghana To Nigeria

Why more international firms prefer Ghana to Nigeria

Minister of Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo and Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey By Sun Apr 18 2021 The recent decision of social media giant, Twitter, to set up its Africa office in Accra, Ghana, has reopened talks on how Nigeria increasingly lose similar opportunity even as more companies relocate to the Ghanian capital. Daily Trust on Sunday reports on the trend and how it can be reversed.     Ghana, and not Nigeria, has become the preferred destination for international firms hoping to invest and set up offices in Africa, findings have revealed. Few days after micro-blogging site Twitter announced plans to establish its Africa headquarters in Ghana, the German Government said it has chosen the former Gold Coast country as the location for the West African Centre of Global Health.