In today’s rapidly evolving financial ecosystem, financial inclusion can no longer be measured simply by the number of people who own bank accounts. Across the world, and particularly in emerging economies such as Ghana, the conversation has shifted towards ensuring that individuals and businesses have meaningful access to financial services […]

Every exporter or importer who has waited for days for a payment to clear or watched a shipment’s margin erode to a currency conversion, understands the truth that policy documents rarely capture: trade doesn’t fail at the border.  It fails in the payment. Goods can move freely across a continent, but if the money behind them takes a week and three […]

Houston, Texas — Ghanaian luxury fragrance house Maison Yusif Fragrance has reached another significant international milestone after winning Best African Heritage Fragrance House at the FragCon Awards 2026 in Houston, Texas. The recognition marked a historic achievement for the brand, which became the first Ghanaian fragrance house to exhibit at […]

Ghana’s 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review, presented to Parliament on 23 July under the theme “Resetting for Growth, Jobs and Economic Transformation,” reads like routine housekeeping – no supplementary budget, spending held within the approved ceiling. Read properly, it is something bigger: a signal to every bank, insurer, pension fund, business and household […]

Organizations seeking to remain competitive in an increasingly volatile global environment must move beyond traditional approaches to risk management and intentionally build institutions that are resilient by design, Barbara Dede Ama Okai-Tettey, Head of Business Enablement, Business and Commercial Banking at Stanbic Bank LTD, has said. Delivering an address at Risk Summit 2026, […]