In this Global Platform video, Kevin Okyere, CEO of Springfield Group, talks about Ghana’s upstream sector and Springfield becoming the first independent African energy company to drill in deepwater. Recent advancements in upstream activities have created more employment opportunities in the local economy, and natural gas is set to play a huge role in the development of the country and Africa. As
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On tapping local production to weather a crisis What is your assessment of how Ghana has handled the Covid-19 pandemic? YOFI GRANT: Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa to move swiftly and impose tough restrictions at the start of the outbreak. The country has handled the situation fairly well, imposing the lockdown at the right time. We also had a policy of tracking and treating…
En Français Africa has gradually worked its way up over the years to rank at the top of business and investor portfolios worldwide, and boasts some of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Long regarded as one of the most impoverished regions, Africa has produced a number of success stories in recent years, bringing with it an array of investors, businesses and jobs.…
InEnglish L’Afrique a gravi les échelons au fil des années pour occuper une place de choix dans les portefeuilles d’activités et d’investissement de par le monde et le continent abrite désormais des pays affichant une croissance économique parmi les plus rapides au monde. Longtemps considérée comme l’une des régions les plus démunies du monde, l’Afrique a été le berceau…
On local mining firms’ preparedness and community response to Covid-19 In what ways has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted mining activities in Ghana? ERIC ASUBONTENG: Because most mining companies in Ghana are part of global mining institutions, they have generally been somewhat ahead of the curve in terms of planning. Global capacity and experience have allowed them to be more proactive in taking…
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. On April 20 President Nana Akufo-Addo announced the end of the three-week lockdown, which had been imposed on the capital, Accra, and second-largest city,Kumasi, on March 30. Citizens…
