This week, I am starting a series that reflects many bankers’ headaches: Losing customers. It is important to reflect on what a bank is doing or not doing right. Sometimes more than half of some banks’ account holding can be classified as inactive or dormant. Despite the beautiful edifices,...
The announcement made last week by the Minister of Energy, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, of the impending allocation of 9 new offshore oil blocks, quite rightly made the news. The Minister also stated, that in anticipation of improved production and revenue from oil, the government will more than double the...
Raaaaid. Kills insects dead! That is the advertising message of one of the insecticides on the market. The rains will soon come, and we cannot afford to keep our drains choked. Choked drains have always been breeding ground for mosquitoes which drain our blood.
You can imagine the feeling of...
To me, character in a person is judged by the decisions that are made under pressure.-Bryan Cranston
Dear Readers, last week I examined some aspects of pressure being given to various staff who handle loans. Pressure can come from both internal and external sources. In this final edition of advocating...
Dinosaurs are extinct for a reason. They didn’t get the memo. It is a measure of how often we don’t actually read the small print, that the quietly potent announcement issued by the Millennium Development Authority was duly reported and allowed to sink, without a ripple or comment. Until...