…the dilemma of tax incentives and regulatory exemptions in special economic zones
Regional and international trade agreements, increased awareness of emerging markets, and a deep desire to be seen as world-class are driving many companies to establish subsidiaries in developing economies. Perhaps no place has seen this rush more immediately...
Sovereign debt restructuring refers to the process of renegotiating the terms of a country's external debt, usually with the aim of reducing the burden of the debt on the country's finances. This process can have significant spill over effects on the financial sector, both domestically and internationally, as well...
Global funding from venture capital firms fell significantly amid recession fears
Bucking international trends, funding to African start-ups grew in both value and volume
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa continue to attract the most funding on the continent
Increased capital flows could help support the continent’s development goals
As...
Ghana is a party to major international trade agreements involving the EU, the US and the African continent. Ghana’s export statistics showed a general growth until COVID emerged, then it sloped downward briefly but picked up again in 2021. About a quarter of Ghana’s economy is supported by exports....
– launch and sustain an out-of-this-world CX strategy
Years ago, I learned something profound in my strategy module. As we researched a definition for a strategy, I chanced on the following description of what strategy is. The author used the following words: direction, consistency, concentration and flexibility. The first word,...
A common belief held among economic and financial pundits is, inflation has strong influence on the value of financial assets. Stated differently, a strong relationship could be established between inflation and the value of financial assets in the global financial market. However, inflation occurs when there is a general...
Last weekend, we grudgingly received an unwanted guest. This guest brought a lot of dust. The atmosphere was laden with something that looked like harmattan but not quite. Well, we have been debriefed now that we were hit by a sandstorm. As unfortunate as this was, it was another...
In our daily interactions, we quite often experience situations which are located on our blind side. As decision-makers, employers, employees, parents, teachers, drivers or passengers, we are quite often confronted with incidents that seem to be beyond our control. Things that happen on our blind side sometimes carry serious...
…the story behind Grow For Me
In this era when the African continent is becoming more youthful and mobile technology is becoming deeply embedded, five inspired entrepreneurs took the initiative to set up Grow For Me; an agricultural technology financing, aggregation and trading platform that allows people to participate in...
