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How Not to Go to Jail After Holding Public Office -  Part Two
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How Not to Go to Jail After Holding Public Office - Part Two

Imagine that a district hospital is expecting a consignment of equipment in January. In the last week of December, a payment voucher arrives on the desk of the officer responsible for approving it. Attached is a certificate stating that the equipment has been delivered. The officer knows the truck has yet to arrive.

It’s the Corruption, Stupid
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It’s the Corruption, Stupid

When Donald Trump was first elected US president, a stunned Democratic intelligentsia claimed that he won because of Russian interference.

Your customers have moved online,has your business?
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Your customers have moved online,has your business?

Walk through any market in Accra or Kumasi today and you will notice something. The trader selling fabric is taking orders on WhatsApp and TikTok. The young man at the chop bar is watching short videos while he waits for his food. The woman buying a new fridge checked the price online before she left the house.

Referee and player: Should MPs sit on the Boards of State Enterprises?
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Referee and player: Should MPs sit on the Boards of State Enterprises?

One of the first principles of good corporate governance is independence. People who supervise an institution must be free to question its decisions, examine its finances and hold its management to account without fear, favour or personal interest. When that independence is compromised, even a carefully designed governance structure can become a shell.

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Women’s Bank seeks BoG licence after GH¢400m capitalisation

The proposed Women’s Development Bank has moved a step closer to establishment following submission of a banking licence application to the Bank of Ghana (BoG), with government having disclosed a GH¢400million capital commitment toward the institution.

Women’s Bank seeks BoG licence after GH¢400m capitalisation
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Industry leaders converge for 15th GEF today
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Industry leaders converge for 15th GEF today

Policy-makers, regulators, economists, bankers, industrialists and development partners gather at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra today for the opening of the 15th Ghana Economic Forum (GEF), organised by the B&FT, to ask how a recovering economy can be turned into industrial output.

GoldBod generates US$4.2bn
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GoldBod generates US$4.2bn

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) generated about US$4.20 billion in foreign exchange (FX) from artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) gold trading between August and October 2026, directing US$2.38 billion to commercial banks to improve dollar liquidity.

How Not to Go to Jail After Holding Public Office -  Part Two
Features

How Not to Go to Jail After Holding Public Office - Part Two

Imagine that a district hospital is expecting a consignment of equipment in January. In the last week of December, a payment voucher arrives on the desk of the officer responsible for approving it. Attached is a certificate stating that the equipment has been delivered. The officer knows the truck has yet to arrive.

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