Introduction: The Data Paradox For decades, organizations have treated data as an asset, collected, analysed, and leveraged for competitive advantage. Data-driven decision-making promised benefits justifying extensive data collection.
The Government of Ghana's (GoG’s) decision to require large-scale mining companies to sell 30 percent of their gold output to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) represents one of the most consequential policy shifts in Ghana's mineral resource governance in decades.
Saudi Arabia’s decision to designate 2026 as the “Year of Artificial Intelligence” is more than a symbolic declaration. It signals a decisive shift in the Kingdom’s economic transformation strategy, placing artificial intelligence at the center of Vision 2030, industrial diversification, public-sector reform, digital infrastructure, Arabic-language innovation and sovereign technology development.
Ghana's economy is beginning to breathe again. After years of inflationary pressure, currency instability and high borrowing costs, the Bank of Ghana's disciplined monetary policy has helped restore confidence in the economy.
Forty-five years after its creation, the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme has registered 50,000 products for duty-free access, yet intra-regional trade barely clears 12 per cent. A hard look at the levies, legal obligations and political will standing between aspiration and market reality.
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