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OECD

Also known as: OECD Headquarters

OECD — international organization hosting conferences on global development, where Ghana presented its development cooperation proposals.

2026-04-262026-07-22

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  1. July 2026
  2. Joy Online

    To begin with, the platforms’ addictive and manipulative features must be banned.” Across OECD countries in 2022, at least half of 15-year-olds in most countries spent 30 hours or more per week on digital devices, including learning activities in or out of school.

    France becomes the first EU country to ban social media for children
  3. Joy Online

    The OECD (2020) also identifies infrastructure investment as a driver of economic growth, job creation, and national development.

    Ghana’s real sporting crisis lies beyond the pitch
  4. June 2026
  5. Joy Online

    Morgan on Wednesday lowered its second-half 2026 Brent crude oil price forecast ⁠due to ​lower-than-expected OECD commercial inventory draws and softer demand for oil.

    Brent settles at lowest since before start of Iran war as more tankers exit Hormuz
  6. Business & Financial Times

    What Strong Governance Looks Like in PE-Backed Firms Globally, leading private equity firms increasingly adopt governance frameworks aligned with standards promoted by organizations such as the OECD, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and ESG-focused institutional investors.

    Ghana’s Pe-Backed Firms need stronger corporate governance
  7. May 2026
  8. Joy Online

    The OECD’s framework on proportionate ICT regulation consistently endorses this risk-calibrated approach as the global standard for enabling growth in the digital economy without sacrificing regulatory integrity.

    Regulating tomorrow’s Ghana today: A case for getting the NITA Bill right
  9. Business & Financial Times

    Sixth, the Government must ensure that all SOEs adopt international best practices by utilizing OECD framework for SOEs corporate governance practices and operational efficiency.

    Persistent SOEs Losses: A threat to Ghana’s fiscal balance and debt sustainability post-IMF bailout
  10. Joy Online

    Ghana has mounted a strong call for a major overhaul of global development cooperation at a high-level OECD conference in Paris.

    Aid model has failed – Ghana pushes global development reset at OECD Summit in Paris
  11. April 2026
  12. Business & Financial Times

    As OECD (2020) analyses show, Dutch agriculture is deeply integrated into value chains, combining production, logistics, research, and export infrastructure.

    The numbers behind the crisis: Scale, cost, and what other countries got right ( 2)
  13. Business & Financial Times

    The OECD Recommendation on AI, first adopted in 2019 and updated in 2024, comes closest to an international standard.

    What is Africa’s philosophy for AI governance?
  14. Joy Online

    The policy comes with a lot of strengths, including human-centred and ethical framing, emphasis on responsible AI and national values and alignment to global best practices such as those enshrined in the OECD, UNESCO responsible AI guidelines.

    Ghana’s new AI strategy: Bold vision, effective implementation holds the Key

Yesterday

  1. France becomes first EU country to ban social media for under-15s

    French lawmakers voted to ban social media use for children under 15, with the bill set to take effect this school year after President Emmanuel Macron signs it into law. The ban makes France the first EU country to impose such a restriction, following Australia's implementation of a ban for under-16s last year.

    19 hours ago · Joy Online

Friday 10 July

  1. Ghana's sports infrastructure neglect requires long-term strategy

    An opinion piece argues that Ghana's real sporting crisis is not groundskeepers' efforts to rehabilitate Baba Yara Sports Stadium, but decades of infrastructure neglect despite financial benefits since the country's 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. The author calls for a long-term national strategy to maintain stadiums rather than reactive repairs before tournaments.

    10 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 25 June

  1. Brent crude falls to lowest level since pre-Iran conflict

    Brent crude futures closed at $73.74 a barrel on Wednesday, down 4.3%, after oil tankers resumed exiting the Strait of Hormuz with military escorts. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said around 20 million barrels exited the strait in the last 24 hours and that flows are now similar to pre-conflict levels, though Iranian mines had delayed normal navigation.

    25 June 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 4 June

  1. Ghana's PE firms need stronger corporate governance for exits

    Corporate governance is a strategic driver of value creation and exit readiness in private equity. Ghana's PE market, where exit routes remain limited, has recorded 51 total exits with 77.3% occurring between 2019 and 2023, mostly through strategic buyers.

    4 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Monday 25 May

  1. Ghana must weigh legality and impact of NITA Bill

    An opinion piece argues that while Ghana's government has a valid legal basis for the National Information Technology Authority Bill 2025 under existing acts and subsidiary legislation, the country should focus on whether the approach serves a thriving digital economy, not merely on legal validity or political debate.

    25 May 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 19 May

  1. State-owned enterprises' losses threaten Ghana's fiscal balance

    Persistent losses by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) pose a risk to Ghana's fiscal balance and debt sustainability following the IMF bailout, according to a corporate governance consultant. The article contextualizes Ghana's SOE sector from independence through economic crises of the 1980s–90s, which reduced government capacity to finance operations and worsened SOE performance.

    19 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Sunday 17 May

  1. Ghana calls for global development reset amid aid decline

    Ghana's Deputy Chief of Staff warned at an OECD conference in Paris that Official Development Assistance fell 23.1 per cent in 2025, with sub-Saharan Africa losing more than 26 per cent in bilateral aid and African debt servicing now exceeding external inflows. Ghana presented the "Accra Reset," an initiative co-founded by President Mahama, as Africa's response to reshape global development cooperation.

    17 May 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 30 April

  1. Ghana spends $3 billion annually on food imports despite agricultural potential

    An analysis by Dr. Samuel Kenneth Adolphus Bernard Crabbe argues that Ghana's agriculture represents a structural mismatch between finance and subsistence farming: the sector employs a large share of the labour force but produces disproportionately low income per worker. The article compares Ghana's situation with the Netherlands, which has transformed agriculture into a high-productivity, technology-intensive sector deeply integrated into value chains.

    30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Wednesday 29 April

  1. Africa lacks unified AI governance philosophy as others set rules

    According to Dr. Kofi Anokye Owusu-Darko, the EU, US, China, ASEAN, and the Andean Community have each developed their own AI regulatory frameworks reflecting their distinct political philosophies and strategic interests, but Africa has not yet decided what its own rules should govern or whether it has fully confronted this question.

    29 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Sunday 26 April

  1. Ghana launches decade-long national artificial intelligence strategy

    Ghana launched its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025 to 2035) on 24 April 2026, marking a milestone in the country's tech development. The strategy aims to harness AI for inclusive growth across all sectors and improve people's lives, following earlier IT policy efforts including ICT4D.

    26 April 2026 · Joy Online

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