We need African resources for African transformation, and the fund is a significant step in that direction
The African Union recently rolled out the Partnership to Accelerate Covid-19 Testing (PACT)) building on the lessons from past outbreaks and epidemics.
In early 2014, when Ebola cases were first reported in the West...
Sometimes a little guiding does the magic…
Who wouldn’t appreciate a roadmap to a treasure island filled with many pots of gold?
Well, today I present you with a checklist easily used in crafting and building your personal brand; a must-have tool showing things to do to help position our brand...
With the worldwide demand for food estimated to double by the year 2050, the need to prioritise wellbeing of the farmer has become even more crucial.
The Ghanaian farmer is a noble hard-worker, responsible for guarantying quality food supply to millions of households - but sadly, a crucial aspect of...
Past and present governments have channeled some resources into establishing community and school Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centres. These ICT centres have been established purposely to enhance the learning of ICT in schools and communities. A typical ICT centre would have a set of computers and accessories with...
Business continuity has started to get exhilarating for many businesses resuming operations – especially reaching existing customers; and what is even more impossible is creating new business. Unfortunately, 90% of businesses may fail to make meaningful sales and returns in the first few months of a comeback. This means...
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted social and economic activities across the globe. Experts have argued that COVID-19 is not only a health crisis but also an economic crisis. As part of the financial ecosystem, the RCBs are also susceptible to negative effects of COVID-19.
Given that RCBs are going concern...
Last week, we examined the need for continued assertiveness by bank staff despite the changing scenarios in banking under the new normal. Once again, I wish to emphasize the appreciation of readers to differentiate assertiveness from aggressiveness. When a person acts aggressively, they ignore the feelings of others and...
“We are born from the womb of our mother; we are buried in the womb of the earth.” – Ethiopia proverb
“The system is broken,” is a chorus we all love to sing. But if we are a part of a system and it is broken, why are we not...
When a crisis of the magnitude of COVID-19 strikes, it is our role as a responsible lender to put forward various immediate and medium-term solutions to proactively combat the downturn it brings. As an African business, we have sought to position ourselves so that we can offer not just...
Economies that are afflicted by a high level of corruption - which involves the misuse of power, whether in the form of money or authority, in order to achieve certain goals in illegal, dishonest or unfair ways - are not capable of prospering as fully as those with a low level...