As we all know, the world, at the end of 2019, woke up to a new pandemic, Coronavirus, i.e. COVID-19,which has since spread and affected over 200 countries and territories, as at March 2020. Our country Ghana was hopeful that the spread of the virus will not affect Ghana and...
It is an undeniable fact that the current COVID-19 pandemic has produced retrogressive effects on all spheres of economic endeavors. Like the celebrated American Judge Benjamin Cardozo stated “danger invites rescue”. The cry of distress is the summons to relief and a burden has been placed on all policymakers...
– the anchor for civil engineering design, construction and project implementation This article, first in the series, intends to introduce readers to a very important subject area in civil engineering. The content will be addressed under the following headings or titles: What is Geotechnical Engineering? History of Geotechnical Engineering Who...
Insurance companies are considered to be laggards in the adoption of digital technologies when compared to other players in the financial services industry especially the banks. Based on this context, The Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana (CIIG) recently organised its first public lecture on the theme “How Digital Insurance...
It is an undisputable fact that competition exists in every field, and remains an important tool in many industries. Competition leads to innovation, product quality, and improved customer experience among others. Every company in their respective industry is usually compelled to compete for customers and subsequently turn them into loyal...
The coporate world in Ghana is about to witness a significant transformation in the options available to rescue distressed companies. Under the new Corporate Insolvency & Restructuring Act, 2020 (Act 1015), companies have now been presented with an opportunity to emerge from financial distress to financial viability if they...
So, you remember how it was back in the day, when you’d be bullied in school by a guy 4 times your size (and height) and you’d cry home to go call reinforcements in the shape of your “bigger” brothers, sisters and sometimes even your parents to come teach...
Introduction The causal relationship between energy consumption and economic growth has attracted many literatures. Researches relating to these two variables are conducted in order to propose policy frameworks to ensure that efficient policies are implemented. Following the pioneering work by (Kraft and Kraft, 1978) who found a unidirectional causality running...
These days, charitable giving or corporate community investments (CCI) is a well-established strategy of corporate practice. In last week’s article, I focused on the link between CSR, a brand identity and their effects on corporate charity.  I cited, Kasapreko Industries’ launching of the Awake Mineral Water brand to raise...
Africa, a market of more than 1 billion people banks a collective Gross Domestic Product of $3.4 trillion a year.  By doing business with anyone other than itself. In 2016, the World Bank listed the top 5 products exported from Africa as gold  in semi manufactured form ($9 billion); non...