The Media as a Social Force for Change
The media plays a critical role in shaping and directing society toward a national conscience of developmental goals, based on how it selects and cuts through a nation’s developmental agenda by making some issues more salient than others. Through the media’s selection...
As the country continues to recover from the current economic downturn, it is important that businesses, whether small, medium or large, do things differently to remain in business over the long-run. In today's competitive and fast-changing business environment, it is not enough to offer a good product or service....
Political leadership plays a pivotal role in driving health care reform. In Ghana's dialysis treatment context, political leaders can shape policies and regulations that promote accessibility, affordability and quality of care. They can also mobilise resources, build partnerships and champion innovations transforming the dialysis sector.
However, exercising political leadership in...
By Godson Kofi DAVIES
A troubling rise in the incidence of kidney disease poses a significant public health challenge. With an increasing number of cases linked to hypertension and diabetes, the nation faces critical issues regarding treatment accessibility and the vital need for early detection.
The rising tide of kidney...
“You’ve got to make your team have value, innovation and vision”…. Jack Ma
Preparing for the closing bell
For financial institutions, December is a period for re-strategizing their operations for the coming year. They do not wait for the new year before they examine their budgets, cash flows, staffing and...
Evolution of money
In early stages of human life, individuals traded their excess goods for other products. Early trading activities were characterised by the barter system. This involved direct exchange of a good or goods for another or others. Exchange in the barter system was possible when both parties...
As the world continues to battle with various forms of violent conflicts and emerging security threats, peace-building and investing in formidable security are at the top of the agenda for many nations; and rightly so, peace is described as the bedrock for development and prosperity.
Though Ghana is a relatively...
Fragmentation could make it even more difficult to help many vulnerable emerging and developing economies that have been hard hit by multiple shocks
As policymakers and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos, they are facing a Gordian knot of challengesAs policymakers and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum...
By Professor Maurice OKOLI
Introduction
Ultimately, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has established itself as an informal association pursuing a comprehensive and multi-dimensional cooperation.
It has also, in the course of its operations, created the platform for discussing important topics relating to economic growth, developing trade and economic exchanges,...
