This edition concludes our insight on the main topic ‘Analysing the Social Media Mix of Banks in Ghana’ with an index of all the five platforms and banks’ performance (depths). The first part was published in the Monday 16 January 2023 edition of this column and proceeded with the...
Demand for technology-related jobs in Ghana is forecasted to reach 9 million by 2030, according to International Finance Corporation (IFC). This projection is based on the trajectory of progress the country has made within its technology and educational sectors in recent years. With a vibrant telecommunications sector that has...
…How Ghana’s industry professionals synergised to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by constructing an Infectious Disease Centre in just 100 days MARCH 2020 – It’s 1am and Accra is asleep. For a few hours, city dwellers could bury their worries – including COVID-19, which ranked high on their list. For...
…The cocoa farmer, KOA or KOA’s collaborators The assessment of KOA’s transparency system continuous Continued from Part 1 The other issue revealed is how KOA gains, and the farmer loses out on the currency depreciation: As noted in Graph 1, the Ghana cedi depreciated as US dollar appreciated by 55 percent. This...
Months after its major brand refresh in South Africa and other subsidiaries, new digital interfaces and a new approach to integrated advice, First National Bank has been named the Strongest Banking Brand in the World in the Brand Finance Banking 500 2023 Report. The bank emerged as the leader...
In line with Access Bank’s sustainability vision of becoming the most sustainable and respected bank in Africa, staff supported three Sustainable Development Goals through the Employee Volunteering Programme (EVP), touching the lives of over 100,000 people in over 70 communities across six regions of Ghana; namely: the Upper West,...
BlueCrest College, a leading institution in technology and fashion, announced today that it will be reducing its tution fees  for this academic year, to lessen the burden on parents and students in response to the current economic situation in Ghana. The college has been in operation for the past...
… Understanding the Risks and Mitigating Strategies The growing trend of using payment cards for money laundering has become a cause for concern among regulators and risk professionals. The reasons for accepting payments from ‘perceived’ money launderers can be absurd and comical, but the consequences can be serious. In this...
The Data for Good Partnership - a unique public-private partnership and not-for-profit initiative to support evidence-based decision-making for the wellbeing of all in Ghana - has been renewed between Vodafone Ghana, the Flowminder Foundation and Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The project also received funding support from Vodafone Foundation. As 2023...
Good corporate governance structures have been identified as key catalysts for the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in the country. Formulated with core pillars of accountability, integrity, responsibility, transparency and efficiency, the National African Peer Review Mechanism Governing Council (NAPRM-GC) said, good corporate structures can speed...