The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) - through its membership with the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) - has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Pan African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS) to collaborate on ways to enhance the payment process for cross-border securities transactions in Africa. The MoU...
Effective regulations can help utilities to successfully navigate the current economic turbulence and energy transition process, says Wale Shonibare, Director for Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulation at the African Development Bank (AfDB). The utilities sector, particularly the power industry, is saddled with numerous challenges including inefficient revenue collection or revenue...
The Asian-African Consortium (AAC), a subsidiary of Jospong Group of Companies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to undertake research to boost rice, maize and soya production in the country. The objectives of this partnership are to identify common areas of collaboration to...
The concept of the ‘petrodollar’ or ‘dollar oil’ refers to the agreement made in the 1970s between the United States and Saudi Arabia, which has had a significant impact on the global economy. In 1971, President Richard Nixon ended the convertibility of the US dollar to gold, which had been...
The role of banks in an economy has never been in doubt, however I wonder if the leadership of the Gold Coast ever thought that the Bank of Gold Coast, established in 1953, which later became Ghana Commercial Bank and now GCB Bank PLC, would in 70 years be...
Despite the tedious nature of the Bar Professional Course at the Law School, Professor Raphael Nyarkotey Obu – a Ghanaian Professor of Naturopathic Healthcare, who is currently a Bar student at the Gambia Law School, Banjul – has proven that he is a scholar, an advocate and a change-maker...
The Jospong Group of Companies has donated 100 bags of rice, boxes of oil and an undisclosed amount of money to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu. The donation which is done annually by the company is meant to support the Chief Imam to put a smile...
As the sun begins to set over Ghana's sprawling capital of Accra, it's impossible to miss the elaborate picnic set-ups that dot the city's parks and beaches. And while the concept of a picnic might seem simple enough, it was not until Edith Ndabi-Dogoe founded Picnics by Elles in...
…the inspiring story of Dr. Nhyira Boahene Inspired by her grandfather’s blindness, Dr. Boahene is currently changing the lives of individuals, one patient at a time with her NGO - The See Right Foundation. The See Right Foundation is aimed at providing free screening, access to eye-care and education across...
Last week, I shared with you some of the speakers and sessions we will be having at the 5th edition of the Made in Africa Leadership Conference. I am excited this week to bring to you more speakers and their sessions at MLC2023 on 14 & 15 June 2023. Yaw...

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