Some financial analysts are anticipating that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) will sustain the decision to reduce further, its policy rate to ease access to credit to businesses. According to them, commercial banks will respond to calls for lower interest rates if the primary reference which is the policy rate, drops. “It is in the … Read more
Contractors working on the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange are making the final touches to complete the project which was inaugurated by President John Dramani Mahama last Monday. According to the consultants, there was only one per cent of work left for the project to be completed. Some of the final touches being done include patching of … Read more
Specialists in orthopaedic healthcare delivery, FOCOS, is hosting a US-based orthopaedic surgeon and his team for five days as part of a medical volunteer initiative called the ‘Joint Trip’. Dr. Kyle Swanson together with his Physician Assistant Gerry Berberick and Product Representative Sara Campbell are collaborating with the hospital’s Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Joseph Adjei-Ogyaadu, … Read more
Journalists billed to cover this year’s elections for various media house are being advised to work as a team for their own safety. Media Consultant Michelle Betz made the call at a Workshop organized by the Media Foundation for West Africa for News Editors and Senior Journalists on safety for journalists during the elections. She … Read more
Japan’s Universal Entertainment Corp (6425. T) lost an appeal on Thursday in its defamation suit against Reuters, as a court upheld a lower court’s ruling that the news agency did not imply that the pachinko-machine maker and casino operator had committed bribery. The Tokyo High Court upheld the ruling that there was no merit to … Read more
Latest opinion polls from pollster Ben Ephson on some parliamentary seats indicate that Afenyo Markin and Hanna Bisiw are set to retain seats but Freda Prempeh is likely to lose. Mr Afenyo Markin, the NPP Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency in the Central region, is set to retain his seat. The 38-year-old lawyer is … Read more
Latest opinion polls from pollster Ben Ephson on some parliamentary seats indicate that Afenyo Markin and Hanna Bisiw are set to retain seats but Freda Prempeh is likely to lose. Mr Afenyo Markin, the NPP Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency in the Central region, is set to retain his seat. The 38-year-old lawyer is … Read more
In this report, Odimegwu Onwumerewrites that some households can no longer take absolute care of their children living with cerebral palsy or stigmas associated with the condition Air Vice-Marshall Femi Gbadebo (Rtd) has a 20-year-old son who is suffering from cerebral palsy (CP). “Having managed my son’s condition for quite some time and travelled extensively … Read more
The incoming Trump administration wants to audit the security of the federal government’s computer systems — a massive undertaking — and strengthen the hacking division of the U. S. military. President-elect Donald Trump unveiled his four-part cybersecurity strategy last month. It’s getting mixed reactions. Cybersecurity experts say it has some good ideas. “It sounds like … Read more
Some financial observers have lauded moves by the Bank of Ghana(BoG) to bar foreign banks from occupying the Managing Director position and Board Chair position concurrently with foreigners. The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama speaking at forum in Accra announced that the central bank will soon come out with … Read more
Stakeholders in the media industry have held a forum on the new Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) code of ethics to identify any rough edges and fine-tune it to reflect current journalistic practice. The forum brought together GJA members and executives, media owners, representatives of groupings and the academia and experts in the media sectors to … Read more
Very few people actually thought a Trump win was possible, and even fewer people were as bold as to make that belief vocal. And, I suppose, it is in that absence of opposing opinion that some people – we won’t mention who, but you’ll find out – like world renowned poet, Wole Soyinka, got the … Read more
The Ghana Society of Radiographers (GSR) has called on the Allied Health Professions Council to engage the law enforcement agencies to rid health facilities and imaging centres of unqualified individuals providing radiographic services. The society further urged authorities and proprietors of health facilities and imaging centres, particularly in the private sector, to do diligent background … Read more
Government’s continuous imposition and introduction of taxes on businesses is making Ghanaian businesses uncompetitive locally and on the international market. This is according to the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI). In view of this the AGI has hinted of plans to demand from government reduction in taxes for its members. President of the AGI, James … Read more
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has entreated the government to reduce taxes for its members to be able to operate effectively. James Asare Adjei, President of AGI, has indicated that his outfit was dissatisfied with the introduction of taxes without recourse to its members, especially as it has had adverse impacts on their businesses. … Read more
In my article four years ago on the US presidential election of 2012, I mentioned several factors that could determine the winner. The candidates, Baraka Obama and Mitts Romney, were known politicians and each had a political record to review and judge. Moreover, their individual party was united and determined to win. Although the polls … Read more
Despite reports that the Bank of Ghana(BoG) may compel all banks in the country to meet the new capital requirement shortly, Banking Consultant, Nana Otuo Acheampong has told Citi Business News the regulator is yet to come out with an economic capital requirement after with the regulatory capital will follow. The economic capital, according to … Read more
Below Is A Memo From NDC To NDC. It is published unedited. CONFIDENTIAL: We are now in the final stages of regaining power for a third term. All plans and strategy put in place since the beginning of the year is well on course and I will urge you all to remain steadfast in our … Read more
Some equalizations border on absurdity if not sheer stupidity. Anytime I hear Koku Anyidoho making unsavory comments and casting aspersion on serious and respectable men and women in this dear country of ours, my heart bleeds. Sometimes I ask myself whether indeed this guy comes from the Anyidoho family tree that I know very well. … Read more
Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005), a renowned American Management Consultant, once said that “trees die from the top”. Therefore, “leadership creates organizational spirit”. When the leadership spirit dies, so does the rest of the organization spirit, leading to the downfall of the company. As such, leadership is the key to the success or failure of almost … Read more