Trinidad and Tobago is the largest producer of oil and gas in the Caribbean. While there is a need to diversify the economy away from its dependence on hydrocarbons, a number of new discoveries in late 2019 appear set to support a short-term recovery in the energy sector and lend financing to the wider economy.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Akwasi Agyeman, CEO, Ghana Tourism Authority: Interview from The Report: Ghana 2020
How will the Year of Return initiative have an impact on tourism and entertainment in Ghana?
Articles & Analysis | Year of Return campaign encourages members of the African diaspora to engage with Ghana’s history and culture from The Report: Ghana 2020
In September 2018 President Nana Akufo-Addo declared 2019 the Year of Return, in acknowledgement of the 400-year anniversary of the first enslaved Africans arriving in Jamestown, Virginia. The campaign aims to encourage tourism while also reconnecting members of the African diaspora with the continent, creating a tradition of homecoming for...
Articles & Analysis | Ghana seeks to transform its tourism offering to attract investment and increase visitor numbers from The Report: Ghana 2020
Ghana’s tourism sector is playing an increasingly important role in the country’s development, contributing to both economic growth and job creation. The results of the World Economic Forum’s “Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019” indicate that Ghana has significant opportunity to build competitiveness through its history, culture...
Articles & Analysis | Many African governments take steps to promote regional integration and intra-continental tourism from The Report: Ghana 2020
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. Accounting for 8.5% of the continent’s GDP, tourism contributed a total of $194.2bn to African economies in 2018....