The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has gone through a lot of barren periods in recent years. Between 2015 to 2019, the only year it returned a positive was in 2017 when the market gained 52.73%.
The rest of the years has been negative. -11.77% in 2015, -15.33 in 2016, -0.29...
PaySwitch Company Limited, a Ghanaian owned third-party payment processor (TPP), has been certified as ISO 27001 compliant.
This award is a validation of the company’s strides to provide Ghana with an authentic locally established TPP to banks and other businesses that are driving a digital payment agenda.
ISO 27001 is an...
…Avoiding the blame game
"If you blame others for your failures, do you credit them with your success?" - Author UnknownÂ
Dear Readers, last week, I examined the blame game in risk management and it came out clearly that risk should be owned by all staff, and not just the “Responsible...
Debt accumulation and sustainability relative to gross domestic product (GDP) in Ghana’s economy have been a major concern to a cross-section of citizens, economic, and financial analysts in recent years.
The debt-to-GDP ratios recorded by Ghana in recent years are as follows: 2012 = 35.58%; 2013 = 43.22%; 2014 =...
Managing Director of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), Daniel Wilson Addo, has said that his outlet has a smooth process in paying customers of defunct companies, and depositors who wish to withdraw their monies will go through a smooth process when they visit any branch of the bank with their...
When US Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell delivered his major speech at the Jackson Hole conference of central bankers last month, setting out the results of a yearlong review of the Fed’s monetary policy framework, he had stars in his eyes. Not the twinkly kind, but rather the notation...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to destabilise education, businesses, companies, among others, institutions are devising ways of adapting to the changes brought about by the new normal. Undoubtedly, the current situation has boosted digitalisation and online engagements among companies and their clients as well as the general public.
It is...
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group analysis finds.
Investments in human capital—the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate over their lives—are key to unlocking a child’s potential and to improving economic...
The World Bank has released the Next Generation Africa Climate Business Plan (NG-ACBP), which sets out a blueprint to help sub-Saharan African economies achieve low carbon and climate-resilient outcomes.
The Plan calls for countries to seize the opportunity to scale-up climate resilience to grow their economies and reduce poverty, redouble...
The Managing Director (MD) of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), Daniel Wilson Addo, has been awarded for his contribution to growth and development in the banking sector and for providing excellent banking services in Ghana, at the Ghana Development Awards which took place at the Marriott Hotel last week.
The 2nd...
