Any business that provides customer service relies on good first impressions. When a guest enters your restaurant or food service establishment, the guest makes judgments about the business based on the appearance, grooming, posture, and courtesy of the staff, and the appearance of the business. In other words, these factors communicate a message to the […] The post Promoting effective
Productivity growth changes everything. In advanced economies with a slowly growing labor force and already-large capital stock, it typically accounts for the majority of output growth. This means that boosting productivity is the most direct and immediate way to improve economic performance. For example, were annual growth in total factor productivity in the United States […] The post Will
Harith General Partners, one of the largest investors in African Infrastructure, has announced a US$200 million capital raise in a follow-up fund to its Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF) 2 that is open to existing and new investors. The PAIDF 2 Infrastructure Top Up Fund is a shorter term vehicle (5-to-6 years) that is […] The post Harith General Partners
The authors Adedeji Adeniran, Chukwuka Onyekwena, Sone Osakwe, and Chimere Iheonu discuss how the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) can be used to strengthen the energy sector, and make better use of Africa’s abundant renewable energy resources to meet its vast demand. The AfCFTA can help resolve the limitations experienced so far in using […] The post How
Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited successfully held its 22nd Annual General Meeting on Friday May 7, 2021. Shareholders met to conduct the necessary statutory business after a 10- day injunction placed on the AGM by a minority shareholder elapsed on Wednesday May 5. Stanbic Bank reaffirms its dedication to its primary business of serving customers and journeying […] The post Stanbic 22ND AGM held appeared
The Mechanized Agricultural Service Providers Association (MASPA), providers of tractor-hire services to small-scale farmers for land preparation in the Northern Region, has announced a new price index for this year’s farming activities following the hikes in prices of goods and services. According to them, the increase in their prices will help generate some revenue for […] The post Tractor-hire
The Vodafone Ghana Foundation has climaxed its 4-Kindred projects with the commissioning of a Computer Laboratory for the Ofankor M/A 3 JHS pupils at Ofankor in the Greater Accra Region. The Computer Laboratory project was the fourth and final of the Vodafone Kindred initiative to aid pupils of Ofankor M/A 3in the study of Information […] The post Vodafone
Whether someone is tired of their nine-to-five job or they’re looking for a way to save up for retirement, real estate investing can help fulfill their financial goals much sooner than most would imagine. It takes only one rental property to start a real estate business and ensure a reliable source of constant rental income. […] The post Investing
Emirates launches India humanitarian airbridge to transport urgent COVID-19 relief items Emirates will offer cargo capacity free of charge to NGOs, to ship relief items on all its flights from Dubai to nine cities in India Airbridge initiative is a major boost from Emirates, supporting the various relief efforts undertaken by the humanitarian community In […] The post Emirates
The Internal Audit Agency (IAA), as a Public Service institution established by the Internal Audit Agency Act, 2003 (Act 658), among others, co-ordinates, facilitates and provides quality assurance for internal audit activities within the Ministries, Departments and Agencies and the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, and is crucial for establishing transparency and good corporate governance […] The post Editorial: IAA
On the Monday between the hours, 12 am, and 2:30 am, at a virtual graduation ceremony Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah, a transformational Coach, Certified Professional Corporate trainer, and the lead consultant for Zoweh Global Consult, graduated and got certified by Ideal Coaching Global in San Francisco, California, the USA, as ontological mindfulness and ecological coach. […] The post Scofray
New research highlights a $200 billion climate investment market opportunity for climate-first investors to help achieve universal access to energy in Africa and avoid 626 m/t CO2e by 2030. In the newly released A Green Energy Future for Rural Africa report, opportunities for climate-first funders to avoid carbon emission – and provide energy access in […] The post Climate
CDC Group, the U.K. government’s development investment arm, is taking a step to help bridge what it estimates is a funding gap of as much as US$31 billion that Africa’s agriculture and food industry faces each year. The 73-year-old institution is channeling US$100 million to small-holder African farmers through export and trading company ETG, and […] The post Africa’s
…a look at the governance structure I have read the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038), and in my view its implementation will be challenging. I intend to give my opinion on various aspects of it in three separate articles. The Governance Structure (sections 2 to 20 of Act 1038), the Licensing of the Cybersecurity Providers […] The post Implementation of
The COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy Act, 2021, (Act 1068), imposes a special levy, the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy, on the supply of goods and services, and imports to raise revenue to support COVID-19 expenditure, and also to provide for related matters. The imposition of the Levy is on the supply of goods or services made […] The post The COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy—
Players call on gov’t for swift intervention Local jewellers are struggling to keep their heads above water as a myriad of challenges are threatening to wipe out the industry that holds a semblance of connection to the country’s industrial gold mining sector which feeds refineries around the world. The government’s recent war on galamsey appears […] The post Local jewellery industry
… offenders to be prosecuted The Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG) has begun a new fight against the indiscriminate mounting of billboards in the various regional capitals; a development that it says does not only threaten public safety but also the beautification of the capital cities. From Greater Accra, the AAG, in partnership with […] The post AAG wages fresh war
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be the special guest of honor at the 5th Ghana CEO Summit. The event, which is the foremost business conference for CEOs, business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and policy makers, is to be held on 17th and 18th May, 2021 at Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra. Over the […] The post Akufo-Addo is special guest
GCB Bank recorded significant growth in all key performance indicators during the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. Strong growth in customer deposits, revenue and increased focus on optimization of operating expenses were the key drivers of the performance. Profit for the period (before tax) amounted to GHS 181.39m, up […] The post GCB records significant growth
The Internal Audit Agency (IAA) has begun processes to block the disbursement of funds to institutions that refuse to submit their audit reports to the agency. Dockets on officers who have breached auditing structures leading to the nation losing money have been prepared and will soon be sent to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) […] The post Audit
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