By Emmanuel Owusu Agyei AMPEM My friend Charlotte of ENI has always been arguing; and she talks to me about climate change and its effects on modern economies. She has been so passionate about it that she tells me how her application to join the just-ended COP 28 was rejected...
Russian language study is hitting magnificent roadblocks in Africa. For these several years after Soviet's collapse, Moscow has been stepping up efforts to strengthen Russian language study and its culture across Africa. But there have been little tangible results largely due to low motivation towards the language, its usefulness...
The year 2023 was tough economically, as many business owners, operators and consumers alike attest. Prices of goods skyrocketed. Interest rates were too high for business. Business leaders complained of how difficult it was to do business. Ghana’s industrial sector, according to a World Bank report, contracted by 2.2%....
"It is an axiom nowadays that no bank fails for lack of capital; unprofitable lending is always the underlying cause." -- James Grant, author of Money of the Mind: Borrowing and Lending in America from the Civil War to Michael Milken Last week, we looked at how some loan officers are...
The Minister of Finance - or possibly the outgoing Minister of Finance - Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta appears to have weathered the storms not only from Minority Members of Parliament, but strangely also from Majority Members of Parliament (MPs of his own government) who have been calling for his head....
Financial technology (Fintech) innovations are becoming the mainstay of the global financial sector and user responses to these innovations have been remarkably positive and embraced at an unprecedented scale. Today, the adoption and usage of fintech innovations particularly those facilitating payments are shown to have surpassed the volumes and values...
By Samuel AGYEMANG-PREMPEH Securing a job interview marks the initial stride toward your career aspirations, but mastering the art of interviewing is essential for securing the job you desire. Interviews serve as a crucial platform for the recruitment team to assess your competency objectively. They offer interviewers the chance to...
Industrialisation has historically been a catalyst for economic advancement and social progress in many nations. It has the power to create jobs, increase productivity, and foster innovation. Countries that have successfully embraced industrialization have witnessed remarkable improvements in living standards and overall economic stability. Yet, African economies have largely...
        “If all the seeds that fall were to grow, then no one could follow the path under the trees.” – Akan proverb As the moments drift consciously and unconsciously around us, we reflexively make decisions to appreciate the tempos that accompany them. Decision-making is part of the experience that...
General Liability (GL) which is also called Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance is not a bundled or an Umbrella Liability cover. GL or CGL provides coverage to a business for bodily injury, property damage, personal and advertising injury against third parties, as a result of the business operations of...

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