I can always tell when I’m dealing with a founder who’s been through it. It doesn’t take me long now. Their one giveaway is how they spend their money. When I sit down with early-stage founders or young entrepreneurs in Ghana, especially the ones looking for my money, it’s...
By Ebenezer ASAFO-ADJEI& Stanley SOLAGAH
Every activity worth doing – including the most basic activities such as eating, sleeping, taking a stroll down the street, etc.- carries some degree of risk with no certainty of guaranteed outcome, even when the best-known method or technology is deployed.
This saying is also true...
Hello, my name is Dede Nyansapo. I am an entrepreneur who also participates in Accra’s burgeoning gig economy. My love for meeting fascinating people and my curiosity about how they think usually places me in the midst of some very entertaining conversations. Invariably, these conversations lead to some key...
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey OBU & Grace ANKUAH
The environment plays an important role in improving the quality of life of people. Hence, the issue of illegal mining or galamsey should concern every Ghanaian. We intend to map the life expectancy between Ghana and other countries based on 2023 and...
By Philippe AGHION, Mathias DEWATRIPONT &Jean TIROLE
In the three decades after World War II, Western Europe caught up with the United States in terms of per capita GDP. But since the mid-1990s, this trend has reversed, with the US growing twice as fast as Europe.
What happened? The explanation is...
By Abubakari Saddiq ADAMS
Amid a rapidly expanding digital landscape, Ghana is grappling with the complex task of securing its cyberspace. The country's ongoing digital transformation, marked by increasing internet penetration and a growing reliance on digital technologies, has brought both opportunities and risks.
As Ghana integrates further into the global...
By Isaac FRIMPONG (Ph.D.)
Governance is basically about making intentional trade-offs to balance the needs of people, the economy and the environment. It establishes the institutions necessary for maintaining social order, creating opportunities, and achieving developmental goals.
Effective governance is not just about reacting to immediate needs but also plans for...
By J. N. Halm
As a follow-up to the earlier-published piece on 30th September 2024 where we look at employees making special requests of customers, this week’s piece also takes a look at the issue of fuzzy requests. However, this time the special requests will be those coming from the...
Internal control is an integral part of business management that consists of rules, procedures, and practices to protect assets, maintain accuracy and reliability in financial reporting, enhance operational efficiency, and ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
Internal controls are essentially a set of checks and balances within an organisation that...
By Kenneth ROGOFF
In 2014, the French economist Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century became an international sensation, reshaping the inequality debate and launching its author into superstardom. Piketty was right to point out that the political case for income redistribution is almost entirely focused on domestic concerns.
But his...