…will it ever be more than just a pipe-dream?
Thirty-seven-year-old Beatrice Godard’s two children eat rice-meals every day.
All efforts to get them to switch, even if just once a week, to Ghanaian dishes not made of rice - such as banku or fufu - have proven futile.
To feed her kids,...
Recent happenings and the dynamism of the technological world have necessitated certain inventions and some innovations purposed to make life simple and easy in a rather complex and complicated world.
Security at the very centre of these innovations is the reason why there is some sanity in the ecosystem. The...
Emerging financial technology sector boosts inclusion and liquidity in emerging markets
Nonbank entities compete with traditional financial institutions for market share
Cryptocurrency uptake remains strong as governments eye e-currency adoption
Remittances and informal economies provide resilience amid economic headwinds
Even as the global economy grapples with inflation, supply chain...
The defining leadership challenge of 2023 will be navigating the silent war brewing between employers and employees. “What war?”, you may ask. Perhaps it is easier to explain it as a series of battles happening on many work fronts.
The US and other developed markets are facing a more obvious...
When you meet Akosua Serwah Obeng Mensah, you realise within minutes that her passion for sustainable architecture shines through conversation. It is what drives her to make time for green building advocacy and social impact despite a full plate. Between juggling her duties as a senior architect at Orthner...
Section 120 of the National Pensions Act, 2008 mandates that Occupational Pension Schemes, Provident Fund Schemes, Personal Pensions Schemes and other Privately-Managed Pension Schemes are only managed by Trustees licensed by the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA).
Trustees as fiduciaries owe undivided loyalty to the members of the schemes, the...
Digitalization has become the buzzword of the past decade, especially with the evolution of broadband internet, both mobile and fixed. High-speed internet is enabling new ways of doing business by relying more on electronic communications and transactions. The control of these digital tools used in business requires certain know-how,...
This article explores the impact of Value added Tax (VAT) on supply of gold by Large-scale mining companies to the Bank of Ghana or the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) under the ‘Gold for Oil Policy’ in Ghana. The author emphasised compliance to the VAT Act and made recommendations...
Climate change has come to represent a major challenge for central banks. How much should their monetary policy and approach to banking supervision be influenced by it?
On one hand, there is growing evidence that global warming, particularly through its effect on agriculture, may create inflationary pressures. And there is...
