Subject to articles 179 and 180 of the 1992 Constitution and in accordance with the Appropriation Act, 2019 (Act 1008), the Minister for Finance and Economic, on behalf of the President of Ghana, presented to parliament the 2021 mid-year budget on Thursday, July 29, 2021.
In March 12, 2021, per...
Working with Persons with Intellectual & Developmental Disability (PWIDD), that is persons with cerebral palsy, autism and down syndrome for the past eight years, it is disheartening that we have a well-crafted Act that provides for Persons with Disability (PWD) yet in practice there seem to be no political...
The Ghanaian corporate history is replete with many instances of failure of corporate entities, predominantly indigenous corporate entities. An example of this phenomenon is the recent collapse of corporate entities in the financial sector, even though the failure of corporations is not only limited to the financial sector.
Many reasons...
A lot has changed since the digital revolution began in the 1980s with the launch of the ‘Internet’. Subsequently, technological developments on the back of the Internet - such as mobile devices, social media networking, big data, clouds services among others - have led to disruptive experiences to our...
Kenya’s ambition to build Nairobi into a regional financial hub and compete with Dubai as a channel for regional trade received a boost this week after the country signed a co-operation agreement with the UK that could unlock at least $2 billion of deals over the next five years.
The...
Cement Price has increased again by 7%, how do you explain this trend?
Cement is a mixture of Clinker, Gypsum and Filler (Limestone). Clinker constitutes 80% of the cement whereas Gypsum 5% and Limestone (or other constituents) 15%. Clinker and Gypsum are imported from the international market. (Illustration 1)
The raise...
My recent experience at Korle-Bu teaching hospital is a classic situation that should make leadership to review the whole concept of the digital transformation we seek. Let me narrow the frustration to just the last day, where myself and others had to be kept waiting for hours just for...
Since the onslaught of the deadly COVID-19 virus, virtually every economy in the world - including Ghana’s - has been negatively impacted. In fact, the devastating impact of the virus on even the most robust and resilient economies such as the USA, UK, Germany, France etcetera compelled their governments...
