General • 26 Apr 2018 The Real Weights on Ghana’s Banking Shoulders Take a look at the non-performing loans trendline below (Source: Bank of Ghana). Since 1989 when the Ghanaian banking authorities introduced the use of “minimum paid up capital” as a major instrument of quality control in the banking system, the only direction has been “up”. From $740,000 in 1989, and... read more
General • 24 Apr 2018 Why European Castles Stick Out Like Sore Thumbs in Ghana? In the tussle over what Ghanaians should call their high seat of government – Flagstaff House or Jubilee House – we have seen the replay of an old drama: history-baiting. It recalls the fight over the country’s first Presidet’s decision to relocate his personal residence to Fort Christiansborg (the property... read more
General • 21 Apr 2018 Ghana’s “Big is Beautiful” Gamble with its Banks Nothing gets my pulse racing and my juices flowing like the suspicion that the professional class has retreated into silence in the face of clear “policy incoherence” – I.e. an “Emperor’s New Clothes” situation. The Bank of Ghana may have very prudent and sensible reasons for raising the minimum paid... read more
General • 7 Apr 2018 Debating AI in an Aspen Summer: “Collective Cognitive Agility” In the Summer of 2012, I attended a small strategy retreat in Aspen to discuss how organisations “Navigating the Emerging Economy” can win. What is a leader to do in a world that is not only changing but also changing your own organisation’s ability to deal with change? The concept... read more
