Ghana could face possible USA and EU sanctions for clamping down on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex Rights (LGBTQI+). A lesbian is a woman who has sexual pleasure with another woman; a gay is a man who lusts after another man and actually has sex with the...
Learn How to Embrace Failure and Make Your Startup Thrive
In the start-up world we often hear phrases like ‘fail fast,’ ‘celebrate failure’ and that failing can be the best thing that ever happened. But let’s be honest: failure sucks.
At the very moment “the failure” hits you, often the last...
Mining deals and transactions, particularly for multinational companies, and the transfer or revamp of mine assets between companies are required to be well-scrutinised and hard questions asked to give assurance for prolonged life of mine operations, the sustainability of jobs and sustenance of impacted communities, as well as the...
Two months after the AfCFTA start of trading ceremony, the potential and possibilities of the largest trade agreement since creation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1994 continue to inspire equal parts of cautious optimism and boundless hope.
The promise of AfCFTA is great. A continental trade bloc of...
Businesses can also communicate their seriousness in dealing with the pandemic by increasing the regularity with which they clean their premises. In the days before the pandemic hit, cleaning and dusting for many businesses was done just once, probably in the morning. Cleaning was done first thing in the...
How to terminate the perpetual existence feature of companies
In an earlier article about long-term planning, I argued strongly for the adoption of strategies by company managers and owners that give real effect to the “perpetual existence feature” bestowed on companies by law and practice on incorporation.
However, like our local...
Preamble
Retirement planning is simply defining your pension income for “tomorrow” with deliberate actions and decisions necessary to achieve same. In many developing economies; Pension is dreaded by many. In the case of Ghana, research indicates that only 2 out of every 100 Ghanaians retire financially comfortable at age 60....
As nations worldwide continue to embrace the concept of waste as a resource to cherish and not to discard, Ghana is also coming up with initiatives that will not only improve the sanitation situation but also contribute to sustainable industrial development.
One such initiative is the Hybrid Waste to Energy...
Financing Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SMEs) to expand has been the major objective for governments, policymakers, financial and non-financial institutions. The upsurge in the interest of finding sustainable financing for SMEs have made RCBs very important especially in the rural areas where they are mostly the only financial institution...