“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do”. Potter Stewart Last week, I discussed the implications of the new Code of Ethics and Business Conduct recently launched by the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana.  It has come at a...
Can US President-elect Joe Biden walk and chew gum at the same time? If walking is managing domestic pressures, and chewing gum is pursuing a balanced foreign policy, the answer is far from clear. The tension between bipartisan calls to contain China and the imperative of cooperating with Chinese...
As nations worldwide continue to embrace the concept of waste as a resource to cherish and not to discard, Ghana is also coming up with initiatives that will not only improve the sanitation situation, but also contribute to sustainable industrial development. One such initiative is the Hybrid Waste to Energy...
There are strong indications that the traditional tested and trusted non-life insurance brands have started bouncing back after close of the third quarter, the Supervision Division Report of the National Insurance Commission (NIC) has shown. The referred tested and trusted brands include SIC Insurance Company (SIC); Enterprise Insurance Company; Hollard...
Conversations are a gateway to opportunities. Any kind of conversation, depending on the way it is had and the purpose for which it is had can either increase relevance or diminish it. Many of us find ourselves preparing for only tough conversations such as job interviews. But there should...
On Monday 7th December 2020, Ghana successfully went to the polls, and we thank the Lord Almighty for his gracious mercies and unfailing love. I wish to salute fellow countrymen and women who participated in the process. I also sincerely wish to thank the media for their efforts in...
The president of the ECOWAS Federation of Chambers of Mines (EFEDCOM), Kwame Addo-Kufuor Jnr., has called for new approaches and stakeholder dialogues to create an enabling environment to attract foreign and local investment into sustainable and responsible mining. He said the time has come to think differently on how to...
The Commandant of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Major General Francis Ofori, has stressed that more effort has to be made to reinforce the cooperative engagements amongst state security agencies, given the increasing pressure along the northern borders of Ghana, Benin, Togo and Cote d’Ivoire. He said...
Think of December, and everyone thinks of Christmas. This now globally accepted season to mark the birth of Jesus Christ the saviour, has also become the period where market players (buyers and sellers) set out to give and get the best deals on the market. For sellers, a quick scan...
Players in the pharmaceutical sector are pushing for more attention, as they believe the nation’s economic growth can be accelerated through them - with the COVID-19 pandemic throwing a lot of limelight on the sector. As a result, two key stakeholders - the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG) and...