Interacting with people who have had varying experiences with COVID-19, the issue of stigma tends to be present in virtually all dimensions. Right from contact tracing through sample taking at one’s home/environment to testing positive and being moved from home to a treatment center. The novel corona virus is a...
If there is one good effect that COVID-19 could have on Ghanaian society, it is the possible disruption in supply of imported poultry products like chicken. This is as a result of the travel restrictions by different countries as containment measures for the virus. But could this be an...
The Enterprise Group on 19th of March at the very onset of the pandemic stepped up to lead Corporate Ghana in the fight of this COVID-19 disease. A provision of free life insurance cover of up to GHC20million for 2000 front line health workers handling COVID 19 cases from the...
Crude oil prices have slumped in 2020, with global benchmark hitting a 21-year low below US$16 per barrel in April. On Monday April 20, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude price fell by more than US$50 per barrel to close the day’s trading at negative US$30-plus; first time oil price...
…how do we get there? While there are many economic costs involved with targeting, there are also other, more difficult to grasp, non-economic costs. When discussing social interventions, one of the most important issues is the sustainability of social programs. It is widely recognized that there are no quick solutions...
Integrity Magazine, a subsidiary of Krif Ghana Limited, has held the maiden edition of a series of webinars to inform and educate businesses on corporate governance practices and strategies to adopt post COVID-19. The webinar, which was held on the theme ‘Effects of COVID-19 on Good Corporate Governance in Ghana’,...
“If you compare banks to companies like Google, it`s evident that banks are still at the nascent stage of the digital and data revolution.” ----Vik Atal, Independent Board Director at Goldman Sachs   The COVID-19 pandemic has almost ravaged every fabric of society worldwide and the banking industry has had its first...
The past months for me have been rigorous conversations with seasoned business people and financial moguls. Every bit of financial advice and intelligence has now become imperative. In building a business, one advantage is recognising what's important to success and its growth. Money is a critical aspect of running...
After eight years of survival on the music scene in this country, singer/composer MzVee says it is an extremely tough arena and artistes must surround themselves with the right people in order to make meaningful headway. According to her, unless artistes get together with people who understand the music business...
Welcome to another week of financial learning, we started a journey toward financial independence by tackling ways of managing financial excesses. In the past two weeks we have looked at a lack of planning and impulse buying as causes of financial excesses. In the same vein, I discussed a few...