In Part 1 of this article published in January this year, l raised some important points that sought to propel low-income earners towards changing their financial status to earn higher incomes, and to manage their money to create wealth and create jobs to help other people. The ultimate goal of wealth creation is to help […] The post Money management
– is it an obstacle in modern banking? The ultimate dream of every financial institution is to climb the global corporate ladder to be one of the best if not the best already. To achieve this, there is a need for the banks’ strategic plans to include a more balanced risk management approach to secure […] The post Segregation of duties in transactional banking(2)
Students of Accra Girls Senior High School have been urged to consider careers in the maritime sector, as the enormous opportunities the sector offers are largely untapped. Speaking at a workshop organised for senior high school students in commemoration of World Ocean Day 2021 by the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Institute (GoGMI) – in partnership […] The post Ghana hosts maiden edition of Ocean Literacy Quiz competition
GLICO Pensions Trustee Company Limited, a leading corporate trustee in Ghana has been adjudged the Innovative Pension Company of the Year 2020 at the 6th Instinct Business Finance Innovation Awards (IBFIA) held in Accra. Additionally, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Dr. Francis Sapara-Grant was awarded the Best Pension CEO of the Year, while […] The post GLICO Pensions wins
The Deputy Minister-designate for Office of the Attorney General and Justice, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has said the state should uphold the existing procedure used to determine compensations for persons established to have been ‘wronged’ by the state. Whereas there are cases where compensation determined for an applicant can be perceived as unreasonable, it must be noted […] The post Maintain
The CEO of the Private Enterprise Federation (PEF), Nana Osei-Bonsu, says opportunities abound in agriculture as a driver of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) for businesses to take advantage. He said agriculture was a major economic sector for Africa, which generated around US$ 100 billion or 15 per cent of the continent’s Gross […] The post Let’s drive AfCFTA with
REDAVIA, a global market leader of cost-effective, reliable, and clean solar power for businesses, has launched its largest solar project to date with the installation of a 1.140 MWp solar plant at Amponsah Efah Pharmaceuticals, a local -owned pharmaceutical company in the Ashanti Region . “I am thankful to the REDAVIA team for the tenacity […] The post Redavia launches
PETROSOL Ghana Limited, a leading privately-owned Ghanaian Oil Marketing Company(OMC), has received triple International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification. These are ISO 9001: 2015–Quality Management System; ISO 14001:2015–Environmental Management System and ISO 45001: 2018–Occupational Health & Safety Management. According Mr. Michael Bozumbil, the Chief Executive Officer of PETROSOL, the certifications are external validation of the […] The post
The Trade commissioner for Italian Trade Agency, Alessandro Gerbino, has said efforts by government through the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) initiative are a clear indication of how public policies are targetted toward creating more value in agriculture. Mr. Gerbino said the PFJ initiative shows clearly the priority of government for public policy, which […] The post Italy
… but what does that really mean? The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison recently disclosed at a press conference that the Central Bank is in advanced stages of introducing a digital currency called the E-Cedi. Dr. Addison said cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are too volatile to play the function of money […] The post The e-cedi will be the digital version
The lessons drawn from the experience of development banking have highlighted the disastrous effects of inappropriate mandates, but countries such as Canada, Malaysia, Brazil and Rwanda show that banks with appropriate and flexible mandates can contribute significantly to development (BAR, 2006; Rudolph, 2009). The national development bank to succeed it needs to clarity of mandate, […] The post The
Throughout our lives from birth to our adult life, competition seem to be an inevitable characteristic of our lives – we compete for attention from our parents, siblings, friends, teachers, spouses, coworkers, employers and the list goes on. Though not born with it, this trait becomes part of us because it is inculcated into us […] The post Competition or collaboration appeared first
Ghana’s Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038) was passed by the Parliament of Ghana and assented by the President into law on December 29, 2020. It is made up of 100 sections and 3 schedules. This Act is to regulate cybersecurity activities in the country; promote the development of cybersecurity and provide for related matters. It […] The post Child
Health authorities in the Ashanti Region have advised the public to continue observing the announced COVID-19 protocols, until such a time that the country is declared to be ‘COVID-free’. According to the Medical Superintendent of South Suntreso Government Hospital, Dr. Agyarko Poku, despite handshaking being a part of the culture of Ghanaians, every effort should […] The post COVID-19 is still
The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU) has launched its Annual Mineworkers’ Week celebration under the theme ‘integrating labour and community interest for socioeconomic development’, with a call for it to be to be institutionalised and celebrated in its birth-month (June every year) every year, among other things. It is to appreciate and celebrate the hard work […] The post Annual
The Network for Inclusive Economic Development (NIED), under GIZ and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), has reiterated that for the economy to bounce back from the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and restore livelihoods, the need to leverage remittances for financial access is paramount. According to IOM, while emigration from Ghana has slowed […] The post Leverage
opens first of three new centres at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital launching cold chain infrastructure Roche has announced a new partnership with the government of Ghana to expand access to oncology services for the Ghanaian people, beginning with the opening of a new cancer treatment centre at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital. The announcement was […] The post Roche
…The importance of signature strengths Dr. Martin Seligman, the man widely identified as the Father of Positive Psychology, differentiates between two traits that make up one’s character—talents and strengths. According to the famed psychology professor, one key difference between the two is that strengths are moral traits while talents are non-moral traits. Talents seem more […] The post Strengths
The Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) planted 1,500 trees to help government achieve the objective of Greening with trees nursed by Form Ghana. Shade-trees were supplied to 351 cocoa farmers, being members of the association. The farmers also received training on planting techniques and maintenance of the seedlings to increase survival rates of the planted trees. […] The post Cocoa
… Alloysius Attah named alongside NASA scientist, UAE Minister and others Bloomberg has announced the launch of its inaugural global cohort of public and private sector innovators and entrepreneurs, coined Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts. Ghanaian Co-founder and CEO of Farmerline, Alloysius Attah, was named as part of the 2021 class of innovators, visionaries, scientists, policymakers […] The post Farmline
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