Recently, the Government of Ghana rolled out a number of tax measures as part of efforts to raise additional revenue for public expenditure financing and to reduce the country’s debt situation to a sustainable level as part of conditionalities for the extended credit facility agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).  It is estimated that …

BUSINESS SURVIVAL AMIDST NEW TAX MEASURES: SOME STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS Read More »

It is without a doubt that for many people the court remains the most viable avenue for the settlement of disputes, and this is reflected in the hundreds if not thousands of legal suits that are commenced at the various courts across the country over various claims – commercial, property or land, family and matrimonial, …

RIGHT OR WRONG: WHY THE COURTROOM MAY NOT BE THE FIRST PLACE FOR COMMERCIAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT Read More »

According to the Official Ghana Demand Side Survey 2021, Ghana has achieved its financial access target of 85% set by the National Financial Inclusion and Development Strategy 2018 – 2023 ahead of the end of the target year – 2023. As noted by the survey, by the end of the year 2021, Ghana had attained …

FINANCIAL INCLUSION 2.0: THE ROLE OF FINTECH INNOVATIONS Read More »

With time, as humans, we grow affection for certain words, marks, signs, or symbols and desire exclusive use or connection with them. And as we pursue our entrepreneurial dreams, we oftentimes desire that our much-loved words, marks, signs, etc. represent our ideas, define our services and products, and become our unique identifier. To an extent, …

WHY YOU CANNOT TRADEMARK THE WORD “LOVE” Read More »

Mineral wealth has proven to be both a blessing and a curse to Ghana. Like many other resource-rich countries, Ghana is blessed with a bounty of natural resources which have contributed positively to the development of the country. Formerly known as the Gold Coast, Ghana has reaped massive benefits from gold mining as well as …

TIME FOR ACTION – GALAMSEY IS HAVING SERIOUS EFFECTS ON OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND COMMUNITIES Read More »

In the article “the story behind the term ESG”, Giuseppe Perrone acknowledged that, in less than 2 decades, the term “ESG” which was devised with the aim of integrating environmental, social, and governance considerations into capital market activities has made significant inroads in influencing sustainable investments globally. Today, the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance is reporting …

ESG INROADS AND SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA – PROMOTING COMPLIANCE BY PRIVATE COMPANIES Read More »

In today’s rapidly evolving world, businesses must do more than just chase profits and seek expansion on all fronts. The growing perception is that it is not enough to make money, businesses must also be socially responsible and environmentally conscious. In the past, it was customary to pay lip service to ESG considerations. Now, times …

DEVELOPING ESG FRAMEWORK: WHAT BUSINESSES MUST CONSIDER Read More »

According to a recent news report by the B&FT newspaper, the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) reports that as of February 27, 2023, only 25.8% out of 287,189 registered companies have updated their beneficial ownership (BO) information despite the repeated notices and the deadline for doing same having elapsed some three months ago. …

UPDATING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION OF COMPANIES: A JUSTIFIED CALL? Read More »

The evolution of financial technology (fintech) innovations in Africa is not in a vacuum. It is on the back of a historical financial service industry with tried and tested, regulated, and developed service providers – traditional banks that have provided financial services in various forms over time. The need to encourage new financial innovations in …

COLLABORATION BETWEEN TRADITIONAL BANKS AND FINTECH COMPANIES: THE GAME CHANGER TO DRIVE FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS AND INCLUSION IN AFRICA Read More »

The global financial sector witnessed the collapse of two (2) major technology-focused banks – Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank last week. This has plunged the world into a state of frenzy regarding the true state of the global financial system, as many express the fear that all may not be well. Although the …

TECHNOLOGY STARTUPS FUNDING AT A CROSSROAD: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF THE COLLAPSE OF SILICON VALLEY BANK (SVB) AND SIGNATURE BANK Read More »