In my recent article titled: “Is the Energy Sector Levies considered as a bailout of Banks in Ghana?” I examined the financial health and soundness of 12 Banks that are creditors to the Energy Sector State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and the Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs). These 12 Banks are...
The GSM Association released a report on mobile-enabled digital transformation in Ghana. The report noted that education is the first line of defense where issues of online safety are concerned, so there is a need for stakeholders involved in the process to dedicate time and resources towards building their own...
For years and years now, since inception of the Employee Engagement idea, a lot of companies have been struggling to maximise employee engagement - mainly for financial reasons, or for being hopefully perceived as an amazingly great place to work: this making it easier to attract high-calibre/top talent candidates. FYI:...
For years and years now, since inception of the Employee Engagement idea, a lot of companies have been struggling to maximise employee engagement - mainly for financial reasons, or for being hopefully perceived as an amazingly great place to work: this making it easier to attract high-calibre/top talent candidates. FYI:...
“‘Come what may’ is unpatriotic.” – Akan proverb We all chatter - and we do this everywhere, especially in the workplace where we spend an estimated third of our days. Interestingly, with all the talk about harnessing talents and potential within the business environment, conversations are missing from that list....
It is far better to be free to govern or misgovern yourself than to be governed by anybody else: Kwame Nkrumah – in the Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah, 1957.   One of the longest running debates in economics is the role of government. And like every debate, there are sides to...
There is disquiet by some persons about Ghana’s debts, deficits and by extension fiscal policy. Some have even gone a step further to suggest that Ghana will soon become Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) again. This article will attempt to explain the dynamics of Ghana’s fiscal policy, debt, deficits...
The Doing Business (DB) survey is an annual report issued by the World Bank Group (WBG).  It ranks economies across the world on the time, ease and procedures required for a small to middle size domestic business, in the most populous city, to complete critical transactions. The first DB survey...
The dream of owning your own home has an alluring pull – it marks the end of paying rent, the start of financial peace, and the first of hopefully many assets you aim to leave to your children. Unfortunately, the reality is that homes are expensive in Ghana. Both macro...
Chiefs and Chieftaincy. Our traditional rulers. Their power, their history, their role, their challenges. In President Akufo-Addo’s recent speech at the National House of Chiefs, he spoke about modernization, ending discrimination, galamsey and not treating sexual violence as ‘family matters’. The President told the Chiefs to resist the temptation of...