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Don't lose the Virtues. Lose the Assumptions
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Don't lose the Virtues. Lose the Assumptions

Honour, loyalty and generosity remain valuable. But the mistake is assuming everyone shares your moral code. Trust becomes stronger when it is accompanied by clear expectations, sensible safeguards and an understanding that incentives change.

The illusion of a good deal
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The illusion of a good deal

At a busy filling station somewhere in Accra, an attendant rests the pump nozzle inside a sedan’s fuel tank. Seconds after a sharp metallic click signals the tank is full, the attendant glances at the driver and asks a routine question: “Master, should I round it up?”

The Construction and Real Estate Digest with Daniel KONTIE The economics of real estate investment [3]
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The Construction and Real Estate Digest with Daniel KONTIE The economics of real estate investment [3]

Ghana’s housing affordability debate has long focused on the cost of building materials, labor, mortgage finance, inflation, exchange-rate depreciation and construction technology. These are important considerations, but they do not tell the whole story. Before a developer can build a house, the land must first be acquired and in some parts of Ghana’s urban and peri-urban markets, that initial cost has become a formidable barrier to affordable housing delivery.

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Local businesses outpace realised FDI
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Local businesses outpace realised FDI

Domestic businesses are delivering more tangible investment than realised foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ghana, highlighting the need for a policy-shift toward local enterprises as government seeks to retain more economic value within the country.

MMFL expands MoMo portfolio to over 45 financial products
Telecom

MMFL expands MoMo portfolio to over 45 financial products

MobileMoney Fintech Limited (MMFL) has expanded its MoMo platform to more than 45 financial products and services covering credit, savings, investments, pensions, insurance and international remittances, as it seeks to deepen digital financial inclusion in Ghana.

OmniBSIC Bank’s 11th Health Walk boosts wellness, networking
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OmniBSIC Bank’s 11th Health Walk boosts wellness, networking

OmniBSIC Bank has held the 11th edition of its flagship Health Walk, reinforcing the bank’s commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles, strengthening customer relationships and creating opportunities for business engagement.

Steve Kyerematen honoured by AIO
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Steve Kyerematen honoured by AIO

Veteran insurance executive and diplomat, Steve Kyerematen, has been honoured by the African Insurance Organisation (AIO) for his pioneering role in establishing the AIO African Reinsurance Forum, a platform created in 1995 to strengthen the continent’s reinsurance capacity.

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