Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed on public gathering it is evident that the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of companies cannot be held in a physical space. An AGM in Ghana, unlike in some jurisdictions, is mandatory every year and so cannot be postponed. The options available...
The COVID-19 crisis will leave many private and public borrowers saddled with unsustainable debt. We are still in the “pre-Keynesian” supply-shock-cum-derived-demand-shock phase of what is likely to be a global depression. But once the virus is mostly vanquished, households will engage in precautionary saving, and businesses will be reluctant...
ABCD is the English alphabets necessary for the study of the English language. It is fundamental without which the spoken and written English is not possible. In business sense, I have used the ABCD to represent the fundamentals which an entity cannot be classified as a business. The essence...
The world is currently confronted with a pandemic of colossal magnitudes with its ever changing effect on infected persons. COVID – 19 has been devastating and has inflicted havoc on countries of the world, upending lives and livelihoods. The impact of the pandemic in terms of loss of human...
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, speculation has turned to what society will look like afterward. Citizens, shocked by how easily their lives can be upended, will want to reduce risk. According to the emerging new consensus, they will favor more government intervention to stimulate demand (by pumping...
Much the same way COVID-19 hits people with pre-existing health conditions more strongly, so is the pandemic-triggered economic crisis exposing and worsening financial vulnerabilities that have built up during a decade of extremely low rates and volatility.
Our recently released chapters 2-4 of the Global Financial Stability Report focus on...
Globally, many businesses have transitioned to remote working. This has forced many corporations to help their workforce develop new working cultures and work ethics. Locally, here in Ghana, the story is not much different. I have held sessions with thought leaders and business managers on how they can gradually...
Leading an organization through a period of rapid change is a daunting challenge. Adding the pressures of leading through this unprecedented COVID-19 crisis makes every CEO's job very lonely, extremely difficult and prone to error. Leaders on the frontlines preserving lives and livelihoods will appreciate a good hand from...
Making the most of your emails.
“In the world of digital communication tools, email has become the king.”
According to Statistica, there were about 293 billion emails sent daily in 2019 - and the number is expected to hit about 347 billion by 2023. (Statisica.com)
Electronic mails referred to as emails, one...