Global supply chains severely disrupted by COVID-19 Multinationals turn to China +1 and nearshoring Worldwide increase in regionalization and localization Major regional trade deals signed or accelerated The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly disrupted global trade in 2020. However, it has also caused new paradigms to emerge, some of which point to potentially positive outcomes over the medium […] The post International
“Never let a good crisis go to waste”…Winston Churchill Happy new year to all readers. I am grateful for your support and feedback on my social media. You challenge and spur me on to continue my journey of sharing issues on operational risks in the financial services sector. Please keep the comments coming. 2020- The […] The post Are we moving forward with the lessons
For decades, many of Africa’s oil- and gas-producing states followed a predictable pattern. They treated their oil and gas primarily as raw materials that could be sold abroad for a quick profit, rather than as a means of supporting efforts to make more lasting changes in the economy of the nation as a whole. This […] The post Angolan
But unresolved concerns could hinder progress All is set for full time academic work to resume across the country in both pre-tertiary and tertiary educational institutions after the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Ministry of Education said they have put in place all necessary arrangements to ensure safety of students. The leadership of all […] The post All
Financial Science expert, Professor Forster Kum-Ankama Sarpong, has called on organisations to recognize what he calls ‘latent’ talents in employees and help develop them to surmount the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic. According to him, despite the pandemic whisking many talents away in the form of loss of life, there is still the increasingly […] The post 2021
The ninth edition of the Vodafone flagship health initiative, Vodafone Healthline kicked off with education on COVID-19. The newly packaged and improved Vodafone Healthline dedicated its first episode to the global pandemic by discussing in detail its prevention, symptoms and treatment. Speaking on the subject, Dr. Joseph Oliver-Commey, Infectious Disease Specialist Member said the virus […] The post Vodafone
Life they say is a collection of moments; every moment is also characterized with if not a chunk, at least, quite a number of decisions. Every decision has its own consequences. One cannot afford to live a single day without having to make a decision. It is said, “refusing to take a decision in itself […] The post Trading tomorrow’s security for today’s
In my childhood, I had the desire to become rich and to live an extravagant lifestyle. My main challenge was the path to follow in order to join the rich in society. My dream remained a myth until a close friend introduced me to a book about six years ago. After reading the book, my […] The post Money management strategy for low-income earners to become rich
According to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary the term decision-making is “the process of deciding about something important, especially in a group of people or in an organization.” Another definition of decision-making indicates that the “decision making process is a continuous and indispensable component of managing any organization or business activities.” Even though these definitions […] The post Understanding
It is common knowledge that we are what we eat. It is not very difficult to see how the food we eat get converted into the materials that make up of our bodies. It is also easy to see how what we consume eventually affect our physical and mental wellbeing. Eat junk and you are […] The post Well-Designed: Effect of Workplace Design and Employee Wellbeing
Happy New Year and welcome with me to 2021. Have you had your new resolutions yet? Happy deliberations! Please join me make this year a great year as we resolve to conduct a non-vindictive performance appraisal system this year and beyond. We may be expecting magical results this year. 2021 is a normal year like […] The post The
Former finance minister Seth Terkper has warned of a difficult year and beyond for the country, citing the tight fiscal space within which government has to operate. Mr. Terkper’s prediction is premised on analysis made by some multilateral institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which has projected the economy to end the year […] The post Prepare for an austerity
Despite the rhetoric and the one hundred-billion-cedi Ghana CARES ‘Obaatampa’ Programme President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is facing a choice between “the Devil” and “the deep blue sea” with respect to the economy. These are hard choices, because whichever path he chooses, the NPP, all things being equal will incur wrath of the Ghanaian electorate. […] The post HE
… pledges support to small businesses under AfCFTA FBNBank Ghana has begun the commencement of activities marking the celebration of its 25th anniversary in the country with a pledge to support a wide range of businesses, particularly small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to scale up their operations in order to take advantage of opportunities […] The post FBNBank celebrates 25th
Prudential Bank has attained the internationally recognized PCI DSS certification (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) thus providing a safe and secure environment for its customers to undertake their card transactions. The PCI DSS is a comprehensive set of security standards developed by the PCI Security Standard Council to protect debit, credit, prepaid and cash […] The post Prudential
With a few days to the official reopening of schools in Ghana after a long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Zoomlion Ghana has taken the mass disinfection and fumigation to the doorsteps of public and private schools in Greater Accra. In all, over 6,000 schools are being disinfected and fumigated. This was made known […] The post Ahead
… relocates head office to Airport City National Investment Bank (NIB), as part of its transformational agenda, has relocated the operations of its head office to the Manet Towers, Airport City, Accra. According to the Managing Director (MD) of the bank, Samuel Sarpong, after almost 60 years at the Central Business District (CBD) in Accra, […] The post NIB takes major
The pioneer and leader in agency banking, Fidelity Bank Ghana, rewarded its best performing agents in an awards ceremony in Accra, themed: The relevance of Agency Banking in a Pandemic (COVID-19). The bank also used this important occasion to announce the introduction of an insurance scheme for all of its over 4000 agents across the […] The post Fidelity Bank awards best performing
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