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- Ghana ranks among the world’s leaders in financial regulation but has paid dearly for failing to ensure its professionals kept pace. The last failure alone cost an estimated GH¢16.4 billion.

There is a question that arises in almost every significant public infrastructure contract negotiation in Ghana, though it is rarely asked this directly: can the parties to a government contract simply agree to terms that depart from what procurement law requires, and rely on that agreement if the arrangement is ever challenged?

Not too long ago, customers remained loyal to businesses because alternatives were limited.

For decades, relationship management has been the bedrock of commercial banking, and rightly so.

Why Africa will not build great institutions through better laws alone, but through better human behaviour

The level of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Ghana has remained high in recent years, posing risks to the solvency of banks and the stability of the broader financial system. The severity of the issue has prompted the Bank of Ghana to revise its policy on problem-loan management to mitigate the related risks.