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Last week, we examined the need for continued assertiveness by bank staff despite the changing scenarios in banking under the new normal. Once again, I wish to emphasize the appreciation of readers to differentiate assertiveness from aggressiveness. When a person acts aggressively, they ignore the feelings of others and...

Mercy Ships has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Ghana Health Service to contribute to the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. The donation is made up of 9000 items consisting of: 1,500 nursing caps, 1,500 medical protective glasses, 1,500 masks FFP2, 1,500 pairs of gloves, 1,500 surgical gowns, 1,500...

Rwanda is renowned as a pioneer for gender equality In 2020, it was the only African country ranked in the top 10 of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report. It ranked in the top four in the Report’s political empowerment category, in recognition of the high proportion of Rwandese...

“We are born from the womb of our mother; we are buried in the womb of the earth.” – Ethiopia proverb “The system is broken,” is a chorus we all love to sing. But if we are a part of a system and it is broken, why are we not...

When a crisis of the magnitude of COVID-19 strikes, it is our role as a responsible lender to put forward various immediate and medium-term solutions to proactively combat the downturn it brings. As an African business, we have sought to position ourselves so that we can offer not just...

Economies that are afflicted by a high level of corruption - which involves the misuse of power, whether in the form of money or authority, in order to achieve certain goals in illegal, dishonest or unfair ways - are not capable of prospering as fully as those with a low level...

There we sat in the lounge. The environment cosy for a Sunday evening at about 8 pm on a date in the second quarter of the year 2017. What was at stake? A conversation over a glass of wine. Call it the dialogue that gave birth to ‘our baby’. ...

Saint Jerome, also known as Jerome of Stridon said something and I quote: “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Till your good is better and your better is best.” In view of this ubiquitous quote, the waste disposal chain should never end at the temporary waste storage units. The...

 Here’s how we ensure Africa avoids that fate Whether it's due to war, historical inequality, or racism, Black communities globally are most likely to suffer due to Covid-19 regardless of geography. In the United States, coronavirus has killed black and Latino people in New York City at twice the rate...

Commercial banks could not escape the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as their profitability growth was slashed by more than half, the Banking Sector Report (MAY, 2020) indicates. However, rural banks are fortunate to be on the other side - recording a surge in deposits. Board Chairman for Okomfo...