“No matter how full the river is, it still wants to grow.” – African proverb Right from our earliest age, many of us are taught a chorus that sounds like “tick, tick, tick the boxes”. We were sung a song that listed things we had to achieve when we grew...
Insights into Directorships and the Boardroom A company secretary forms an important part of an organisations’ management and supervisory functions and plays an essential role in facilitating good governance. Today, it is a requirement by law for all organisations operating under the Companies Act (e.g. ACT 992-2019-Ghana) to have a qualified...
… The CAP BuSS story of Kosi Yankey Ayeh Every business, including those in their incubation stages, was affected by COVID-19 - either positively or negatively; but it has been well documented that negatives of the pandemic far outweigh the positives till today. Among the many challenges developing countries like...
ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development, EBID, the regional development bank for the ECOWAS sub-region (Economic Community of West African States), and ODDO BHF AG, the Franco-German financial services group with a longstanding track record and expertise in ECA financing, have signed a framework agreement. Dr. George Donkor, President of...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Oasis Capital, Matthew Boadu Adjei has said that Private Equity (PE) represents a safe and prudent avenue for institutional investors, especially pension funds, to diversify their investment baskets, even as they seek long-term capital appreciation. With recent reforms leading to a rise in private...
To set the context right, the Cocoa-Chocolate industry is worth US$131bn yet when you break it down, the smallholder cocoa farmers who own est. 4,500,000 cocoa farms in the world with over 36,000,000 dependents are given only 6% to 6.6% of the industry’s ever-growing annual worth/value to share, whereas...
Increases in global development and international populations have put bigger demands on trade, and in turn ports and shipping. To manage the boom, ports are improving operations and efficiency with automation, powered by 5G-ready private cellular networks. For our newest report, we collaborated with experts to detail the connected...
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and Asoko Insight have   announced their launch of the TDB Renewable Energy DealRoom, to accelerate financing of renewable energy projects in the region served by TDB. Building on Asoko’s extensive database of African private sector players and the power of...
Ericsson has released its new Connected Ports report, outlining smart use cases that can optimize port operations, create new cost reductions, increase worker safety and sustainability using private cellular technology. Ports and shipping are vital for a well-functioning global economy. According to the World Bank, in 2019 trade represented more than...
Behind all our efforts to build a more sustainable economy lies a stark and unavoidable reality. We waste too much for our current economic models to ever be sustainable. According to research by the United Nations, waste generation will drastically outpace population growth by more than double between now...

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