Governments debated privatising, corporatising, or keeping state-owned enterprises, but success hinges on governance, leadership, culture, and human behaviour, not ownership. Ownership controls shareholding, governance makes decisions, and human behaviour affects value.
Roughly 70% of women-owned SMEs in developing countries are either unserved or underserved by formal financial institutions, a shortfall the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has indicated as one of the largest unmet financing needs in emerging markets (IFC, Closing the Gender Finance Gap Through Blended Finance, 2023).
There is a force at work behind every enduring achievement.
“The teams that win championships are not always the most talented. They are the most adaptable — the ones who read what the game demands and recalibrate mid-match, without losing their shape.”
For decades, the concept of workplace safety was viewed primarily as a compliance issue. It’s been seen as an obligation businesses had to meet to satisfy regulators or obtain insurance coverage.
The Government of Ghana's (GoG’s) decision to require large-scale mining companies to sell 30 percent of their gold output to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) represents one of the most consequential policy shifts in Ghana's mineral resource governance in decades.
Ghana's economy is beginning to breathe again. After years of inflationary pressure, currency instability and high borrowing costs, the Bank of Ghana's disciplined monetary policy has helped restore confidence in the economy.
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