Easter has just been celebrated around the world and is symbolised, especially among the kids, with Easter bunnies and chocolate-filled egg-shaped delicacies that are a must-have for children. In fact, the Easter season is one in which chocolate products are consumed widely, and pundits believe the demand is continuing...
Winnie Madikizela Mandela. 81 years old. Gone, grieved, honoured, glorified and demonized. Remembering icons of Black liberation struggles against white supremacist power structures is a wade through contested territory of terrifying histories. Those histories are in Black and white. They are gendered. And they are reminders that Black women liberation...
African corporations need to step up their performance to explore most of the continents’ economic opportunities. No African-owned company is in the Fortune 500 yet. To progress, firms should consider these seven sectors for opportunities: Wholesale and Retail; Food and Agribusiness; Health Care; Financial Services; Information Communication Technology; Energy Manufacturing...
The motivation for this article was this very question asked during a Digital Marketing workshop Ibukun was facilitating a couple of weeks ago in Accra. PPC: What is it? PPC stands for Pay-Per-Click, a model of internet marketing in which advertisers pay a fee each time one of their ads is clicked. Essentially,...
Until the 1970s, the United States’ foreign trade was largely balanced. Beginning in the middle of that decade, however, the trade surplus for services increased significantly, while the deficit for goods started to expand. This imbalance has become a key concern in American political and economic circles. President Donald...
“Treat your customer as you want to be treated as a customer" - Catherine Pulsifer    Dear Readers, welcome to the concluding part of my take on how we can partner security guards in risk management, especially in financial institutions. Unexpected Feedbacks - The Telephone Call Guess what? I received a telephone call from...
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was appointed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2009 when the Banking sector in Nigeria was facing serious difficulties. This was due to large exposure to the stock market in the form of bubble capital and excessive margin on lending by some...
Last week, prior to the Easter break, a though-provoking seminar titled: “Ghana beyond Aid; from Vision to Action” was held in Accra with various speakers giving their interpretation of the slogan. The event was organised by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) and its Executive Director, Professor Kwasi Prempeh, believes...
Even though the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) originally set notice that if by the end of March this year, businesses failed to obtain a Tax Identification Number (TIN), they would not be able to conduct business. However, owing to the fact that several businesses in the informal economy are not...
China owes its economic-growth miracle largely to local governments. But, as the country attempts to build a more modern and sustainable economy, in a context of lower overall growth, local governments need to adapt. What will happen when they do? Despite the occasional inappropriate intervention, local governments have been very...