There's been a lot of media brouhaha about the fertilizer crisis in Ghana, focusing on recent huge price increases for inorganic (synthetic) fertilizer. Indeed, the price of inorganic fertilizer in Ghana has gone up about 5-fold in the last two years (and for those lucky enough to receive government...
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) came to a successful conclusion on 22th October after electing a new CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core. The Congress is a meeting of great importance. It takes place at a critical time as the entire Party...
“The mind is like palm oil, when it lies still, we heat it up.” – Akan proverb Have we hit a wall, or have we hit rock bottom? We might disagree about the degree of failings in our society, but wherever you stand the situation continues to worsen with each...
Russia's President Vladimir Putin, lambasting the United States and its Western and European allies, wholeheartedly predicted the end of the unipolar system, and bristled at the idea of creating a new global order that might change living standards of impoverished millions around the world. But Russia largely lacks far behind...
For many organisations, the last few years have been the most disruptive in living memory. Organisations and their IT teams have had to accommodate huge changes to the way people work and deploy new technology tools to support their teams while unlocking new capabilities to meet changing customer demands. Since...
Is it true that our experiences shape our lives? Do our interactions, our exposures, our contacts and our encounters with others over time go to define who we are? Where have you been quite recently or in the past, and what have you been doing? Who do you have around...
“To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom” Socrates I remember the first time I heard my own voice being played on a recording device. I was shocked to discover that my voice sounded different from the voice I was familiar with when I speak. Hearing my voice when it...
Every company is unique. When it comes to electricity use, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Electricity usage has no definitive solution. This was a general conclusion reached after dealing with various businesses (including yours). My previous article sought to describe a simplified structure aimed at optimising energy to achieve profit...
Profitability of the banking industry in Ghana The banking industry in Ghana is very essential to the country’s economic development. The industry is one of the most competitive and profitable in the country. The banking industry’s profitability in Ghana emanates from income in the form of interests as well as...
Adam Smith defined economics as “an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations”. This definition is centred on quantitative development that involves the physical edifices around us. Smith’s critiques said that: “He over-emphasised the material aspects of well-being and ignored the non-material aspects. It was...