‘A person who proposes for insurance knows every information about the risk: the insurer (underwriter) has no way of finding out except at great expense. The proposer therefore owes a pre-contractual duty to voluntarily disclose (and avoid making misrepresentations while doing so) every material information which would influence the...
Renowned surgeon Atul Gawande in 2017 at one of his great TED-Talk messages narrowed down on coaching and made a profound statement that “if you want to get great at something, get a coach” He alluded to the fact that there are basically two ways of getting good at...
Ghana received its shipment of the COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, 24th February, 2021. The first wave of the vaccines was targeted to the low and middle income countries through the COVAX Facility, a global initiative formed by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and other partners in guaranteeing equitable access...
“No matter how full the river is, it still wants to grow.” – African proverb
Right from our earliest age, many of us are taught a chorus that sounds like “tick, tick, tick the boxes”. We were sung a song that listed things we had to achieve when we grew...
Increases in global development and international populations have put bigger demands on trade, and in turn ports and shipping. To manage the boom, ports are improving operations and efficiency with automation, powered by 5G-ready private cellular networks. For our newest report, we collaborated with experts to detail the connected...
Last week, we examined the changing role of the branch manager of today. The present-day branch managers, sometimes known as Business Managers or Branch Sales and Service Managers, are no longer the stereotype of an unseen and illusive boss behind a closed door. The image of the bank manager...
“Banking is necessary, but Banks are not”….Bill Gates
The above quote from Bill Gates hit me hard when I came across it a couple of years ago. I asked myself “What does he mean by that?”. I got his idea when I travelled in 2019 with a group on a...
“Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud”. Sophocles
Last week, I looked at the resurgence of digital frauds which is emanating from the increased use of digital banking by customers. It is always a fact that not every customer can take advantage of this opportunity of contactless banking. This...
The automation of property tax and its use for the acquisition of passport, payment of school fees, government scholarship, sim card registration and vehicle registration would go a long way to help in targeted development
Africa’s towns and cities growth rate has outpaced the activities of the local authorities regarding...
…a do or die affair for businesses
Business processes of most companies are rigid and un-adaptive to technology. The company owners and management are very adamant about change and technology. They are not forward-thinking or innovative. They have refused to accept that the digital age has changed everything. Regrettably, they...