GOIL Company limited has again been honored at the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) at its 40th Anniversary and Annual National Marketing Performance Awards by winning the marketing-oriented company of the year, 2020. GOIL for the third year running, was also retained as a Hall Of Fame Winner- Petroleum...
Workplace culture was heavily transformed due to the occurrence of the COVID pandemic. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. The pandemic has forced the adoption of new ways of working. Organizations are reimaging their work and the...
The beautiful borough of Enfield in North London should go down in history as the first place these aliens made their boldest statement. On June 27, 1967 customers of Barclays Bank in that town were presented with a machine that could dispense cash. That seemingly insignificant matter was a...
Technology is defined as “an application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes” (Source: Aion Digital, Nov. 2020). By this definition, some people may be surprised to hear that financial technology really started around the late 19th century, where promising finance innovators tried to advance how financial information is communicated...
One of the highlights of Vice President Dr. Bawumia’s excellent speech on digitalising is its potential to help fight both cybercrime and physical crime. The Vice President stated that the integration of national databases will bring transparency, discipline and efficiency into the economy, as well as help the security agencies...
At a forum on financial literacy where I was one of the speakers, I was amazed at the look of incredulity on the faces of some participants when I stated that banks are not philanthropic organisations to indiscriminately dole out credit to every loan applicant. I thought that was...
Dr. Justice Yaw Ofori, Commissioner-National Insurance Commission, has disclosed that a total of GH¢320million was transferred to foreign reinsurers in 2020. According to the Commissioner, GH¢190million was also transferred by the close of the second portal in 2021. He made this disclosure at the 12th awards ceremony while commenting on...
Retirement planning is a conversation many prefer to postpone to a later date. This is because retirement appears to be a future conversation, given the exigencies of today’s financial pressures. Although it may be in the future, planning for your retirement is an important step that must be taken...
Digitization is one of the niche subject matters in the field of information and communication technology. However, its use and application have reached other fields, including the economy, to accelerate growth and development in recent times. The application of digital technologies is expected to characterize future economies as it...
...as concerns linger over appetite for debt, effects on equities Amid the deterioration in investor confidence due to elevated concerns over the nation's sovereign fiscal and debt sustainability, which have resulted in a sudden tightening of the Eurobond market against Ghana, government in its 2022 budget must outline measures...