I am beginning to have a strange fear about the political and economic growth of this beloved country of mine. Maybe I am becoming paranoid and would be happy for a proper diagnosis so that I may consult a good psychiatrist. Partisan considerations What are we doing to ourselves now by...
Corruption is a major threat to the promotion and attainment of the global goals most especially in developing countries.  it weakens political leadership, both public and private institutions. It again increases the perception amongst the citizenry as very pervasive which erodes trust. Unfortunately, it affects minority and disadvantaged groups through...
The Business and Financial Times (B&FT) would be publishing a 12-part series on the theme Strategic Sourcing: the Inextricable Link to Africa’s Long Term Industrialisation, Supply Chain Governance, and Economic Development. The series, to begin on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 and every Wednesday for 12 weeks, shall be authored by...
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is gravely concerned about the misapplication of agrochemicals since the wrongful practice poses a threat to sustainable cocoa production and productivity. Cocoa farming requires the use of agrochemicals to ward off pests and provide the soil with nutrients for the healthy production of beans. However,...
Not so long ago, the energy transition was an idealistic concept-driven largely by researchers and environmentalists. The most important drawback was the high cost associated with the deployment of clean technologies. However, today and even more in the very near future, renewable energies (RE) will be accepted as the...
The infrastructure agenda of our beloved Ghana dates from Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, to fourth republican regimes of Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufour, the late Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, John Dramani Mahama to current president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. All these leaders have contributed immensely...
We’ve often heard success stories of the world’s biggest market leaders like Amazon, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, Facebook, among others. Several businesses look up to them for inspiration and a sense of direction. There are quite a number of case studies on their business strategies and how these strategies can be adopted...
Visa and Standard Chartered Bank have  launched a nationwide campaign to educate and promote the adoption of e-commerce in Ghana through secure and seamless payment solutions offered by the Bank. The ‘Safe is Smart’ campaign seeks to sensitize and encourage the public and clients of Standard Chartered to adopt e-commerce...
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) will soon hit the metropolitan and district business enclaves of the country to intensify its sensitization and enforcement drive on the compulsory property insurance. This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Insurance, Mr Justice Yaw Ofori in a recent statement. He indicated that though the Insurance...
I feel very honoured and at the same time humbled to have this rare opportunity to address this august gathering of the National Executive Council of our Great Union at its maiden meeting in the first half of the first year of the Union’s 12th Quadrennial period commencing today...