Risk Watch with Alberta QUARCOOME: Banks’ staffing dichotomy: The “front-office” and “back-office” conundrum (2)

The marvel is that in a case like that of a scarcity of one raw material, without an order being issued, without more than perhaps a handful of people knowing the cause, tens of thousands of people whose identity could not be ascertained by months of investigation, are made to use the material or its products more sparingly i.e. they move in the right direction. — F. A. Hayek, The Use of Knowledge in Society (1945)

China is a country at the forefront of technological innovation and modern development. Having witnessed its remarkable progress during my previous visit, I was confident that this trip would be even more impressive and memorable.

The marvel is that in a case like that of a scarcity of one raw material, without an order being issued, without more than perhaps a handful of people knowing the cause, tens of thousands of people whose identity could not be ascertained by months of investigation, are made to use the material or its products more sparingly i.e. they move in the right direction. — F. A. Hayek, The Use of Knowledge in Society (1945)

A green label does not make a project financeable. Lenders back developers who can show, with evidence, that environmental, social and governance risks are being managed, and that capability must be built inside the organisation long before financiers arrive.

Every public project begins with a promise. The real test comes later, when the promise meets budgets, contracts, boards and auditors.

Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) establishes a Free Trade Area among the 55 member states of the African Union. It is expected that the AfCFTA will ease the flow of goods, services, and investment across a market of more than 1.4 billion people. 

“When I came to school, I was always wondering how I was going to mingle with people due to the stigma.

Ghana’s cocoa industry is approaching a defining moment. From 30 December 2026,