A big commercial complex in the beating heart of the City of Accra with a big red sign: NO TAXI, MOTORBIKE & UBER ALLOWED. (Not clear if that means Yango & Bolt are fine). I often find myself puzzling over this all too common practice. Do the Big Bosses who make these policies

You can trace the impact of the ups & downs of the US dollar across many of the lending decisions of Ghanaian banks today. The mortgage industry in Ghana is being wiped out as banks pull out. Long-term consumer credit doesn't like a volatile dollar rate. 2024 is said to be a

The debate with GIPC, the agency tasked with finding investors for Ghana, is getting hotter and more exciting! Latest: 1. Why is the Accountant General not capturing expenditures made by GIPC from fees income it claims to be earning? Why is the Ministry of Finance not capturing

Ghana's state-owned cocoa behemoth (and sole approver of cocoa trading and exporting licenses), Cocobod, finally backs down & acknowledges that it will still need to do a syndication deal of some sort with some international banks to fulfil delivery commitments that it has so far

In 2011, in need of a lot of gold to support its currency, Zimbabwe allowed gold mining even in river basins. Hustlers flooded in. The havoc was quick, forcing a ban in 2020. Ghana could have told Zim for free that it is very hard to ban a hustle with large patronage once you

A small challenge for Ghana's middle-class folks: How many know that between now & Christmas, if you go into a "chopbar" & order fresh bushmeat, you're likely breaking the law? Yep, fresh okusie is illegal for a few months. That is because in 1971, Ghana made a law to conserve

There are 2 quirks about Ghana's Stock Exchange that some find intriguing: 1. Since rankings began in the last couple of years, the top three stockbrokers account for more than 80%, and in some periods as much as 96%, of all shares bought and sold on the stock market. Contrast

Today, most of us take our location services on phone for granted. Whether navigating in an uber or ordering food at home, GPS is the key that has unlocked many of the conveniences of modern life. Many of us know that GPS started life as a military satellite system in 1978 to

Ms. Richlove Oduro, a student leader (House Prefect) of Nsein Secondary has a theory about education in Ghana: 1. The so-called top secondary schools are "colonial institutions". 2. They don't really "compete" for students anymore. All the smart kids scramble to get into them, &

A question has arisen as to whether the top secondary schools in Ghana, mostly founded by the Christian "missions", could be termed "colonial" because of their origin. Like most social science questions, the correct answer is: "it depends". 1. If the mission that set up the