“The bird’s chick watches its mother fly before it can fly.” – Akan proverb Our relationships thrive on trust. Team-working, collaboration and everything that involves more than only you depends on trust. This makes trust the most valuable currency in all relationships. Interestingly, many among us struggle with it for many different reasons. Whatever the […] The post The

Author of ‘Passing the BECE – A Step-by-Step Approach,’ Farouk Abdul-Rahman, is set to release his first major novel, titled ‘The Magic World of Big Adam’, and he has a good cause behind it. The novel is intended to make pupils and students who are currently staying at home, due to the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) […] The post New novel for Stay-At-Home

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is urging the private sector to be proactive in their post COVID-19 recovery processes or risk possible extinction. This comes in view of imminent implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). A larger market will mean businesses will have to step up their competitiveness to be relevant, […] The post Editorial

Yara Ghana Limited a leading name in the fertilizer industry in Ghana has been recognized as the Diversified Fertilizer Company of the year at the recently held Ghana Agricultural and Agro Processing Awards at the Movenpick hotel in Accra. The awards organised by KN Unique Communication is an annual event to recognise outstanding companies and […] The post Yara

Even as Nigeria plans to reopen its airports for international flights from August, 29, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s recent 15th COVID-19 update to the nation gave the strongest indication that Ghana is also contemplating the same, but will be guided by how the pandemic behaves. The tentative date for re-opening has been given as […] The post Editorial

Central banking in emerging markets has undergone a quiet revolution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike in past crises, they have been able to mimic what central banks in advanced economies have been implementing: counter-cyclical policies with quantitative easing (QE), local-currency asset purchases, interest-rate cuts, and monetization of government deficits. In the past, such policies would […] The post The

Reconstruction of the Akatsi-Akanu road, completed in 2013, has stimulated trade between Ghana and neighbouring Togo, helping to alleviate poverty. More importantly, it has improved the livelihoods of many women living along the international route, according to a report by the African Development Bank which funded the project. This road is an important international route […] The post Akatsi-Akanu

The four biggest audit firms in Ghana, namely: Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY), KPMG and PWC, dominated the audit of the biggest companies listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange based on the 2019 audited financial reports published by the Ghana Stock Exchange and on the website of the listed companies as required by law. The […] The post The big

Progress is always a good mark of man so goes the old saying. It presupposes that if whatever a person is engaged in, is a transition to progress, then, one can only eagerly embrace it. Logically, it is to be admitted that all men are born equal, endowed by their creator with inalienable rights, and […] The post Willing to do more on the path of

Amid disruptions to the international cashew trade and market by the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) is making efforts to adopt pragmatic steps for transforming the domestic cashew sub-sector to be more competitive. The ministry looks to strategic collaborations with development partners like GIZ (Competitive Cashew Initiative (ComCashew) to improve local […] The post Gov’t

Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) organised its maiden virtual edition of the annual SME Clinic for over two hundred of its SME customers across different business sectors on the theme, “Running a Successful SME Business in a Disruptive Environment”. The Chief Executive of UMB, Mr. Benjamin Amenumey stressed on the Bank’s commitment to its SME customers […] The post UMB

It is first and local. The people of Prampram and its environs will no longer have to trek long distances in search of basic essentials for their homes, because the newly opened mall, Nkunim Grocery Store, has started operating starting Saturday. Located opposite the water company, the store has all the food and non-food items […] The post Prampram’s first mini-mall

  Amid a global pandemic, unprecedented needs and growing insecurity, aid workers and health care responders are staying and delivering to the world’s most vulnerable people   Last year was the most violent on record for humanitarians with 483 attacked, 125 killed, 234 wounded and 124 kidnapped. The UN condemns all attacks on humanitarians   […] The post IAA

The results of Ghana’s COVID-19 Business Tracker Survey has demonstrated the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on businesses and jobs. The findings reveal that an estimated 30,000 businesses were closed during the country’s partial lockdown in Accra and Kumasi, and 85,000 businesses remained closed nationwide after the lockdown. In addition, the results show that wages of an […] The post Operationalising

In her weekly media briefing July 23, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized United States support for educational programs, media and NGOs in Africa. In addition, Zakharova said “the allocation of grants fits into the White House’s efforts to promote the idea that there is no alternative to Western concepts regarding state governance and the […] The post Criticism

Dan Sackey, Managing Director of Ecobnk Ghana has been given a special tour of the largest locally owned manufacturer and distributor of fertilizers in the country, Agricultural Manufacturing Group (AMG), a company positioning itself to expand its operations and compete globally by exporting more of its products. The company which is currently exporting 45-50 percent […] The post Ecobank

… AfCFTA’s long term success linked to a change in African women buying behaviours Female buying power has been on the increase for decades as women have come to dominate the consumer landscape as earners, buyers and influencers. Yet, little is known about the impact of women’s consumer power on long-term industrialisation and economic development […] The post The

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited, has been adjudged the Best Wealth Management Bank in Ghana by the UK-based Global Business Outlook Awards 2020, adding to the growing list of local and international awards won by the Bank this year. Commenting on the awards, Setor Quashigah, Head, Wealth Management, Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited, said: “At […] The post StanChart

The far-reaching implications of finding commercially viable quantities of oil and gas in deepwater drilling off Ghana was one of several topical issues explored by Kevin Okyere, CEO-Springfield Group, in an in-depth interview he gave recently to Oxford Business Group’s online broadcasting channel, Global Platform. Okyere told OBG that Springfield’s success last year instilled confidence […] The post Key

The far-reaching implications of finding commercially viable quantities of oil and gas in deepwater drilling off Ghana was one of several topical issues explored by Kevin Okyere, CEO-Springfield Group, in an in-depth interview he gave recently to Oxford Business Group’s online broadcasting channel, Global Platform. Okyere told OBG that Springfield’s success last year instilled confidence […] The post Key