When the cedi leads, SOEs follow

It is quite a normal sight on Ghanaian roads: a toddler sitting in the front passenger seat, sometimes on an adult’s lap, sometimes standing between the seats and occasionally even appearing to “help” Mum or Dad drive. We have seen it so often that it barely attracts attention.

For generations, millions of children encountered the world through maps that gave them a misleading impression of its proportions. Africa appeared modest in size, while Europe, North America, Canada, Russia and Greenland seemed overwhelmingly large.

For the first time, three of Africa’s leading professional confederations – TICON Africa (Technology Information Confederation Africa), the African Marketing Confederation (AMC), and the African Supply Chain Confederation (ASCON) — met under one conference roof.

Imagine a newly appointed Director-General of a public regulatory authority who inherits an institution known for slow processing, opaque decision-making and informal payments that have gradually become accepted as part of navigating the system.

I have been watching the memes and social media reaction to the Dangote IPO with a great deal of amusement — and interest.

Twellium Industrial Company Limited has been named Ultimate Beverage Manufacturing Brand of the Decade at the sixth National Governance and Business Leadership Awards 2026, marking a milestone in more than a decade of manufacturing, product innovation and regional expansion.

Kantamanto Obroniwawu Businesses Association (KOBA), the unified association of market section leaders, have welcomed representatives from four of the world’s largest fashion companies to Kantamanto Market for the launch of the Apparel Recovery Coalition (ARC).

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has secured an additional 5 percent stake in Société Générale Ghana. This increases SSNIT’s shareholding from 19.36 percent to 24.36 percent.