Leading PR & Rating firm, Avance Media, has officially unveiled the 2025 edition of its 100 African Female Finance Leaders Ranking, a prestigious publication celebrating outstanding women who are shaping Africa’s financial sector. Selected from 31 countries, this ranking is part of Avance Media’s commitment to spotlight and support women who have excelled in their […] The post Avance

By Konrad K. DJAISI Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Aygeman will join African Trades Union – under the banner of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) – together with other civil society organisations for an historic Pan-African rally for Debt cancellation and Trade Justice on August 29 in Accra. The rally […] The post CSOs

The alumni of KPMG, together with the firm, have announced plans to support the Paediatric Oncology Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital with a Digital Pain-Free Venipuncture Unit. The facility is expected to ease the experience of children undergoing cancer treatment and other procedures that often involve repeated and painful injections. The commitment was made […] The post KPMG

By Ben BRAKO Throughout history, societies have risen and fallen, but one constant has been the reverence that descendants owe to their ancestors. Our ancestors, through resilience, wisdom, and communal struggle, shaped systems of survival, meaning, and belonging that carried us for centuries. Yet today, in our time, we must pause and ask ourselves a […] The post Are we cursed?: appeared first on The

The Executive Secretary-Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Dr. Shafic Suleman, has emphasised a need for effective stakeholder collaboration in addressing challenges in the utility sector to promote national development. Dr. Suleman made this call during his nationwide tour of both the Commission and utility service providers’ regional offices, which concluded in Techiman, Bono East Region. […] The post PURC

The conversation on societal progress misses an essential element when it overlooks the growing significance of young people as active drivers of change and transformation. Recognizing this, the UN General Assembly in 1965 began emphasizing the need to empower young people. This commitment was further strengthened in December 1999 when the UN established International Youth […] The post Empowering

…Study finds efficiency improved post-reforms, but mergers alone do not guarantee stronger banks By Philip Ayagre ATIMBIRE (Dr) A recent empirical study has evaluated the efficiency performance of Ghana’s banking sector over the period 2013–2020, focusing on the regulatory reforms of 2017 which consolidated the sector from 36 to 23 banks. The study deliberately excluded […] The post Banking

By Francis John ANIABA ESQ. The corporate veil is one of the most enduring doctrines of modern company law. Rooted in Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] AC 22 (HL), it establishes that a company is a legal person distinct from its members, capable of owning property, contracting, and bearing liabilities in its own […] The post Sole proprietorship masquerading

By Isaac Mawuko ADUSU (Dr) The increasingly diverse society in which we live today makes it essential to provide effective, empathetic care across cultural boundaries. The organizations I consider, when thinking about helping people, have in place a cultural compass that guides them to provide effective, compassionate care in all meaningful engagements with the people […] The post Cultural

If you’ve ever sat in a boardroom, you know it’s not always about biscuits, bottled water, and PowerPoint slides. At some point, someone will clear their throat, lean forward with a knowing smile, and ask that dreaded thing: a tough question. And make no mistake—tough questions in the boardroom are like surprise exam questions in […] The post On Cue with

By Gwendolyn B. BOAHEN A cornerstone of modern marketing thought is the strategic application of the Marketing Mix, a framework famously categorized by E. Jerome McCarthy in the 1960s as the “4Ps.” This model provides a foundational toolkit for tactical execution, breaking down marketing strategy into four core components: Product (the good or service offered to the […] The post Navigating the

By Tony O. ELUMELU It takes years to build a trusted brand and seconds to destroy it. When I speak with young entrepreneurs, I tell them that the power of brand is critical, it is the beginning of trust, the engine of loyalty, the foundation of that personal relationship between the consumer, the product and […] The post Brand power: Why every leader must be their chief

Tamale is once again set to become the focal point of the global shea industry as Ghana prepares to host the World Shea Expo 2025 from September 2 to 4 at the Modern City Hotel. The event promises to attract scores of participants, including local producers, international buyers, investors, policy-makers and development partners. This year, […] The post Comms

The Executive Consultant-Africa Trade Capacity Centre, Dr. Fareed Arthur, has said strategic trade partnerships are the critical catalyst for realising a fully integrated and borderless African market. Consequently, businesses, especially small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) across the continent, should foster deeper trade partnerships as a critical strategy for boosting intra-African trade and achieving borderless African […] The post Editorial:

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), under the Ghana Tree Crops Diversification Project (GTCDP), is trying  to tackle the widening gap between palm oil production and consumption in the country. Annual domestic consumption of palm oil has reached approximately 250,000 metric tonnes, far outstripping domestic production levels. This imbalance poses both economic and industrial […] The post Editorial:

By Ebenezer NJOKU The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has introduced stricter settlement requirements for inward remittances, directing that funds must be credited to beneficiaries within one day and converted using a more transparent exchange rate. The measures, contained in the Updated Guidelines for Inward Remittance Services by Payment Service Providers, are designed to improve efficiency, […] The post BoG

The honey badger is one of the most interesting characters in the animal kingdom. I came across this creature on the animal world channel for the first time in a documentary and it has remained a fascinating character for me. It is a medium-sized mammal (a little bit longer than a grasscutter) with thick skin, […] The post The Honey Badger: A role model for winning

The Cameroon government has selected Sunon Asogli Power Ltd. and China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd. to construct the Limbe combined-cycle gas-fired power plant and associated infrastructure in the country’s southwest region, according to an official announcement made on August 20, 2025. The decision concludes a decade-long search for suitable partners after prior negotiations with firms […] The post Cameroon

By Kizito CUDJOE The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has said Africa’s push toward clean energy must not come at the expense of affordable power, jobs and industrial growth, urging a more “carefully calibrated” global transition that takes the continent’s basic needs into account. He argued that, unlike wealthier nations, many African […] The post Africa

Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has presented its inaugural ‘Trader of the Year’ award to Mr. Edmund Poku, Chief Executive Officer of Niche Cocoa Industry Ltd., recognizing exceptional achievement in African commodity trade banking and value-added processing at the closing ceremony of CNVERGE ’25. The award honors Mr. Poku’s leadership in transforming Niche Cocoa from a […] The post Niche