The rapid need for Information Security (IS) in the operations of organizations has led to the formation of Information Security Departments or units (ISDs). ISDs are gradually becoming ubiquitous in organizations due to business requirements, regulations and legislations. Information Technology (IT) has been an integral part of most organizations due...
One major sector of the economy that will be enhanced to help Ghana leverage benefits from implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is agriculture, Lawrence Agyinsam-CEO of the Ghana Exim Bank (GEXIM), has said. To achieve this, he noted that the bank - which has already invested into...
Consistent rises in power transmission losses have cost the economy more than US$150million in 10 years, an analysis of official energy industry data by the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has shown. What this means is that electric power consumers within households, industries and the commercial brackets paid US$150million...
Dalex Finance has donated an amount of GH¢50,000 to the St. Andrews Catholic Hospital-Kordiabe, to aid the purchase of much-needed theatre equipment. Head of Support Services at Dalex Finance, Eric Asante, presented the cheque to Sr. Viji Nedumattathil of the Holy Family Convent Sisters who oversee the hospital. He explained that Dalex...
The former Special Peace Envoy of International Alert, Mr. Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, does not foresee any violence or disturbance before, during and after the 2020 elections which would lead to the dislocation of Ghana’s peaceful democratic march. He said Ghanaians were generally ‘civil and peace-conscious’ - who may shout the loudest...
… call for multi-stakeholder engagement to avert potential crises An unintended, and often overlooked, consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is its domino effect on healthcare delivery systems, particularly for persons living with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs); and deliberate measures must be put in place to address/remedy the situation as it can...
The general price levels of goods and services in November 2020 increased by 9.8 percent but represents the lowest inflation rate since the pandemic started impacting prices, data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) have shown. Prior to April this year, inflation had stayed flat at 7.8 percent for...
Favourable tax system Expansion of NEIP, others Access to market through AfCFTA Startups and small businesses in the country want President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s next term in office to focus on making the business environment more friendly - by reforming the tax system, expanding the existing entrepreneurial programmes...
Personal selling is seen as a more impactful way of selling because the salesperson actually makes a deliberate attempt to use his selling ideas and dexterity to convince the prospective buyer to buy the product or service. If the salesperson is crafty enough, the buyer actually buys the product...
Enterprise Life, Ghana’s leading life insurance underwriter, has partnered Vodafone Ghana, MicroEnsure and Prudential Life to launch an all-inclusive mobile insurance product known as SafeNet for customers. SafeNet is underwritten by Enterprise Life Insurance Company Limited and Prudential Life Insurance Ghana Limited. The product has been designed to offer customers various...