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To expand access to energy in underserved regions, governments must choose between traditional or new sources of power
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The duel aims of rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and providing greater access to energy for underserved regions of the world are proving to be a complex challenge in need of innovative solutions and major investment. Repeated warnings from scientists regarding the economic and environmental consequences of unabated carbon emissions have seen the topic of climate change increasingly…
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Joshua Owusu-Ansah, Country Lead, Talamus Health Ghana; and Daniel Marfo, General Manager, Zipline Ghana

On leveraging health technology to combat Covid-19 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? OWUSU-ANSAH: A wider segment of the population can benefit from a variety of health services because of the potential of innovative health technology. For instance, through telemedicine…
Economic News

Covid-19 accelerates Ghana's e-health revolution
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As of April 6Ghana hadrecorded 214 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and five deaths, out of a global count of 1.34m infections and 74,600 fatalities. The government has responded comparatively quickly to the global pandemic:on March 17 it barredentry for all travellers – excluding Ghanaian nationals – who had visited a country with more than 200 confirmed Covid-19 infections. A…

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Many African governments take steps to promote regional integration and intra-continental tourism
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Africa’s tourism sector is booming. With a growth rate of 5.6% in 2018, compared with the global average of 3.9%, the continent is home to the second-fasted expanding tourism industry in the world, after the Asia-Pacific region. Representing 8.5% of the continent’s GDP, tourism contributed a total of $194.2bn to African economies in 2018. Multiple governments have recognised the importance…

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As the risk of data theft continues to rise, the cyberinsurance segment is poised for significant growth
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With the world digitalising at an increasing rate, the threat of cybercrime has risen dramatically in recent years, and emerging markets are no exception. While the shift towards online platforms – along with the development of the internet of things, smart cities and blockchain technology – is generating significant opportunities for wealth creation and helping to raise efficiency, it…

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The question of debt management remains a key concern for emerging countries
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Fiscal policy was at the top of the agenda at the IMF Annual Meeting held in Washington, DC in October 2019, which was attended by ministers of finance, central bank governors and private sector executives from around the world. The event provided an opportunity for member countries to issue statements outlining their opinions on the global economic landscape, which are of considerable interest…

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To expand access to energy in underserved regions, governments must choose between traditional or new sources of power
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The duel aims of rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and providing greater access to energy for underserved regions of the world are proving to be a complex challenge in need of innovative solutions and major investment. Repeated warnings from scientists regarding the economic and environmental consequences of unabated carbon emissions have seen the topic of climate change increasingly…
CEO Survey Analysis

OBG Global CEO survey 2020: Charting the risks and rewards faced by emerging markets

Oxford Business Group (OBG) began its CEO Survey in 2016 with the aim of giving our clients a handle on sentiment in the various markets we cover. Sentiment is of course intangible, but it is an all-important factor in the decisions business people and investors make when they weigh up their risk appetite. In turn, sentiment informs the level of confidence with which they view a market. It is also…