The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) Prof. Alex Dodoo has been elected as president of the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO).
On behalf of the Government of Ghana, he will lead the continent’s body in-charge of standardization in June 2022 when the tenure of BOOTO à NGON Charles...
Government is expected to accrue US$1.56billion as export tax from a US$60billion investment into the establishment of the Petrochemical Hub in the Western Region, a report of the select committee on Mines and Energy on the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation Bill. 2020 has revealed.
According to the report presented to...
In terms of geopolitical impact, nothing could be more important than the United States’ shift from strategic cooperation to strategic competition with China. This change has darkened many observers’ views of China’s economic prospects, as indicated by a Bruegel report released late last year.
The assumption, it seems, is that...
With schools remaining closed, institutions continue to find innovative ways of keeping children engaged during this time. The Young Ruler Magazine, a leading children’s magazine aimed at empowering children, has held a virtual mini boot camp in Accra.
About 100 children between the ages of 7 and 13 years across...
In his 2023 Mid-Year Review (MYR) Statement to Parliament, the Minister for Finance (Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta) made the following significant departure to date from Ghana’s prudent public financial reforms and best practice in Paragraphs 72 and 73—
“Mr. Speaker, before discussing the 2022 fiscal outturns, we would like to note...
Ghana’s number-one radio brand, which seeks to promote the state’s development agenda – Happy98.9FM, has held an eye-opening dialogue on the housing sector.
Engaging stakeholders in the housing sector, the dialogue focused on a three-tier approach by reacting to the issues of housing in Ghana as highlighted by the ‘Plight...
– a need for concerted and coordination effort among stakeholders
The scary global estimates (from the World Health Organisation,) that “somebody dies by suicide every 40 seconds” makes it imperative for all to support efforts at addressing this public health concern. The good news is prevention is achievable through timely...
…records over 80% of total customer transactions via digital channels
Fidelity Bank Ghana, the largest privately-owned Ghanaian bank, has chalked up an enviable milestone in its drive toward digitalising its banking services.
The bank disclosed that over 80 percent of customer transactions recorded in 2020 took place via its various digital...
The Abiola Bawuah Foundation (ABF), a non-profit organization aimed at promoting the education and overall academic excellence of brilliant but needy students, has reiterated its commitment to supporting a 100 girls in rural Ghana under the 100 Girls Support Project.
The 100 Girls Support Project is aimed at supporting 10...
Last year I was facilitating an emotional intelligence training for some executives of two different companies. Here are the comments of two participants who occupy key positions in the first company (Company A).
Executive A: “We wish to have a Managing Director and not a Damaging Director. A director who...