There we sat in the lounge. The environment cosy for a Sunday evening at about 8 pm on a date in the second quarter of the year 2017. What was at stake? A conversation over a glass of wine. Call it the dialogue that gave birth to ‘our baby’. ...
Saint Jerome, also known as Jerome of Stridon said something and I quote: “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Till your good is better and your better is best.” In view of this ubiquitous quote, the waste disposal chain should never end at the temporary waste storage units. The...
 Here’s how we ensure Africa avoids that fate Whether it's due to war, historical inequality, or racism, Black communities globally are most likely to suffer due to Covid-19 regardless of geography. In the United States, coronavirus has killed black and Latino people in New York City at twice the rate...
Commercial banks could not escape the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as their profitability growth was slashed by more than half, the Banking Sector Report (MAY, 2020) indicates. However, rural banks are fortunate to be on the other side - recording a surge in deposits. Board Chairman for Okomfo...
The role of the Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL) is to help accelerate financing and interconnectedness of the agricultural sector to ensure that it is functioning at optimal levels across its key components. GIRSAL is also guided by the country’s food and Agriculture Sector Development Policy (FASDEP)...
 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to merge the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DfID) with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is a deliberate slap in the face to developing countries. Worse, it comes just when African countries are crying out for international support to fight COVID-19 and...
In April 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act, 2020 came into force. Since then, I have had a number of people ask me about what exactly the Act is about. So, in this piece, I will set out five things that the public ought to know about the...
Oil producing nations with a high average fiscal break-even, but also oil traders have been caught off guard by the plunge in oil prices this Spring. Oil nations are forced to diversify faster or face the consequences. The world’s largest oil trader has seen its first-quarter net profit...
Retrogressive teams are usually characterized by a lack in MOI, which is an acronym for Motivation, Organization and Information. A lack of energy and drive can be detrimental to teams right after formation, considering that motivation is spawned in stages, team leaders should invest time and effort into keeping energy...
Across Africa the news that a former colonial power, the UK, is to take a more strategic, political, hard-nosed approach to the way it spends its overseas aid budget, has been greeted with a mixture of frustration and cynicism. In announcing a merger between the Foreign Office (FCO) and the...