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Business & Financial Times

Also known as: The Business & Financial Times · BFT

Business & Financial Times — Ghanaian news publication covering banking, corporate governance, technology, environmental sustainability, and economic policy.

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  1. May 2026
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    The post Savana Signatures commended for empowering girls, women and youth appeared first on The Business & Financial Times.

    Savana Signatures commended for empowering girls, women and youth
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    The post The Business Strategy Analyst with Jules Nartey-Tokoli: Pinpointing responsibility, power, and narrative in the transatlantic slave trade and the contemporary reparations debate (6) appeared first on The Business & Financial Times.

    The Business Strategy Analyst with Jules Nartey-Tokoli: Pinpointing responsibility, power, and narrative in the transatlantic slave trade and the contemporary reparations debate (6)
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    To be continued The post Risk Watch with Alberta QUARCOOPOME: Effective delegation minimizes risk in banking (1) appeared first on The Business & Financial Times.

    Risk Watch with Alberta QUARCOOPOME: Effective delegation minimizes risk in banking (1)
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    Our Office is located at Lagos Avenue, East Legon, Accra Contact: +233 302 528 977 +233 244 566 092 Website: www.jsmorlu.com.gh The post Continuous Auditing: The Rise of Automation in Modern Audit Practice appeared first on The Business & Financial Times.

    Continuous Auditing: The Rise of Automation in Modern Audit Practice
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    The post Legal education reformed but diligence demand, is unchanged: Story of 2 UGSoL students appeared first on The Business & Financial Times.

    Legal education reformed but diligence demand, is unchanged: Story of 2 UGSoL students
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    The post How Africa can escape the debt trap appeared first on The Business & Financial Times.

    How Africa can escape the debt trap
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    Douglas Boateng: When centres of healing struggle to heal: A sombre reflection on Africa’s teaching hospitals appeared first on The Business & Financial Times.

    The Inconvenient Truth with Ing. Prof. Douglas Boateng: When centres of healing struggle to heal: A sombre reflection on Africa’s teaching hospitals
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    The post Your business might be failing because of these cybersecurity mistakes appeared first on The Business & Financial Times.

    Your business might be failing because of these cybersecurity mistakes
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    Email him on kafuidey.mc@gmail.com The post On Cue with Kafui DEY: Why smart people sound confusing appeared first on The Business & Financial Times.

    On Cue with Kafui DEY: Why smart people sound confusing
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    The post Easy loans, costly privacy appeared first on The Business & Financial Times.

    Easy loans, costly privacy

Today

  1. AI's hidden failures may pose greater risks than visible errors

    Stephen Sarpong Lartey argues that while visible AI mistakes attract attention and prompt human intervention, the greater danger may lie in unnoticed errors that pass undetected because humans stop questioning AI's answers.

    1 hour ago · Business & Financial Times

Yesterday

  1. Forest destruction and illegal mining threaten Ghana green finance

    Speakers at Ghana's Environmental Sustainability Summit 2026 warned that illegal mining and environmental degradation could undermine the country's green finance agenda and carbon market frameworks. Experts argued that businesses must prioritize environmental sustainability as core business strategy rather than charity, citing Ghana's estimated two percent annual deforestation rate.

    17 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Tuesday 16 June

  1. EPA warns open burning remains illegal with fines and jail risk

    The Environmental Protection Authority has reiterated that open burning of waste is illegal across Ghana and warned that offenders face fines, prosecution and possible custodial sentences under existing environmental and sanitation laws. The EPA says enforcement power rests with environmental health officers, though effective enforcement depends partly on inconsistent public reporting.

    16 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  2. Okomfo Anokye Community Bank reports 14% profit growth

    Okomfo Anokye Community Bank Plc posted a pre-tax profit of approximately GH¢17.6 million in 2025, up 14.09% from GH¢15.4 million in the previous year. The Board has proposed a dividend-per-share of GH¢0.0123p, giving shareholders a 61.5% return on the bank's current share price.

    16 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Monday 15 June

  1. Political science framework reshapes corporate governance thinking

    An opinion series argues that modern management has failed to keep pace with technological evolution and proposes applying political science concepts—particularly sovereignty—to redesign organizations for distributed intelligence. The author contends that centralized managerial power, modeled on absolutist authority, limits organizational innovation and that boards must recognize they do not hold a monopoly on intelligence or creativity.

    15 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Friday 12 June

  1. Michael Sarpong launches BuukMeNow digital booking platform

    Michael Sarpong, co-founder of BuukMeNow, has developed a technology-driven appointment-booking platform designed to help service providers streamline operations, reduce no-shows, and improve customer experience. The platform originated from his desire to solve the problem of long wait times for haircuts.

    12 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Thursday 11 June

  1. Should telecom firms or state pay for SIM re-registration?

    A Business & Financial Times opinion piece questions whether the state should bear the cost of SIM re-registration when telecommunications companies profit from every active subscriber, asking whether taxpayers should finance maintenance of customer databases that generate commercial revenue.

    11 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  2. Institutions collapse when guardians abandon oversight

    According to Prof. Douglas Boateng, institutions rarely fail due to poor laws but rather when those entrusted to protect them surrender independent judgment and allow responsibilities designed to remain separate to overlap, often beginning with good intentions that stray outside proper governance boundaries.

    11 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Wednesday 10 June

  1. AI shifts marketing focus from automation to pattern discovery

    An opinion piece argues that artificial intelligence's real disruption to Ghana's marketing industry is not automation but the ability to uncover patterns and behavioural truths at scale, enabling brands to compete by discovering and acting on hidden opportunities faster than before.

    10 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Tuesday 9 June

  1. Generative AI enables cyberattacks, lowering barriers for criminals

    Generative AI capabilities that drive business innovation also empower cybercriminals to automate attacks, personalize social engineering, create deepfakes, and develop adaptive malware—shifting cybersecurity threats by enabling individuals with modest technical knowledge to conduct sophisticated attacks previously requiring specialized skills.

    9 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  2. Ghana's financial sector clean-up sparks questions on indigenous banks

    An opinion piece examines the impact of financial institution closures on ordinary Ghanaians, with a case study of a woman whose savings became inaccessible after a licensed institution's revocation. The author raises broader concerns about what happens to a country when indigenous financial institutions disappear and the consequences for trust, opportunity, and national development.

    9 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  3. Medeama SC wins competitive 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season

    Medeama SC claimed the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League title with 62 points, narrowly ahead of Gold Stars FC on 60 points. Nations FC, Hohoe United and Eleven Wonders were relegated, while Swedru All Blacks retained their Premier League status after promotion.

    9 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  4. Widespread concreting of residential plots worsens urban flooding

    Homeowners concreting and tiling compounds prevent rainwater from percolating into soil, causing runoff to overwhelm street drains designed decades ago for less urbanized areas. What residents see as neat, developed properties creates flash floods by redirecting what bare earth would naturally absorb over days into streets in minutes.

    9 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  5. Nigerian cooking show 'Cooking with GameChangers' launches in Ghana

    The Nigerian educational cooking television show "Cooking with GameChangers" has premiered in Ghana, airing on TV3, Onua TV, DSTV Africa Magic Family, and B2G Network on YouTube for 18 weeks. The show combines cooking competitions with personal storytelling about accomplished achievers and their success.

    9 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Monday 8 June

  1. IIPGH backs ICT regulation, calls for precise technical framework

    The Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana issued a formal position supporting regulation of the technology sector through the proposed National Information Technology Agency Bill, arguing that Ghana's expanding tech space has outpaced current law, creating consumer vulnerability and competitive distortion. The Institute called on government to ensure the legislation is technically precise, proportionate, and based on genuine stakeholder consultation.

    8 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  2. Manager leadership through presence and example, not directives

    A reflection on how a manager achieved high customer satisfaction and low staff turnover by being visibly present on the branch floor, solving problems directly, and demonstrating exceptional service himself rather than relying on mandates or performance management systems.

    8 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  3. Leadership failure weakens institutions and harms Ghana's economy

    An opinion piece argues that Ghana's leadership conversation focuses too much on personalities and politics while overlooking the economic costs of leadership failure—weakened institutions, market inefficiencies, deterred investment, eroded public trust, and hidden costs to ordinary Ghanaians and businesses.

    8 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  4. Ghana's 111-hospital pledge faces delays and funding shortfalls

    Four years into Agenda 111, Ghana's promise of 111 fully equipped district hospitals remains unfulfilled, with incomplete buildings in communities like Kpandai unable to serve patients and a USD 1.7 billion budget falling short of actual health sector capital needs.

    8 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  5. Empowering informal leaders strengthens organizational culture

    A risk management column argues that organizations should identify and empower natural leaders without formal titles to boost staff morale and performance, drawing on the author's experience assigning informal manager titles to branch staff roles.

    8 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Sunday 7 June

  1. Poetry Corner with Kwesi Bissue: Our Climate Changed

    A poem by Kwesi Bissue describes human activities—industrial emissions, deforestation, fossil fuel burning, and mining—that have altered the climate, and reflects on the resulting environmental damage including ozone depletion, rising temperatures, and melting ice.

    7 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Friday 5 June

  1. Xenophobia in South Africa undermines Pan-African unity

    An opinion piece argues that xenophobic attacks on African migrants in South Africa contradict the continent's historical solidarity and betray the values of Pan-Africanism, noting that South Africa's own liberation was achieved with support from other African nations including Ghana.

    5 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  2. Ghana marks World Environment Day amid climate change challenges

    Ghana observes World Environment Day with focus on climate change, as the country faces erratic rainfall, floods, coastal erosion, and agricultural disruption. Ghana's updated Nationally Determined Contributions for 2025–2030 target a 71% emissions cut and expand renewable energy and electric vehicle capacity.

    5 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  3. Ghana's diaspora remittances surge to $7.8 billion in 2025

    Ghana received a record $7.8 billion in diaspora remittances in 2025, up from $4.8 billion in 2024, driven by digital financial innovation and regulatory improvements including the Bank of Ghana's Payment Systems and Services Act and updated Guidelines for Inward Remittance Services. Remittances now account for roughly 6% of Ghana's GDP and serve as a stable source of foreign exchange, though most inflows continue to finance household consumption.

    5 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Thursday 4 June

  1. Performance targets risk undermining human dignity and integrity

    As Ghana's government considers linking salaries to employee productivity through performance-based pay, an opinion piece cautions that unrealistic targets—particularly in education—may pressure workers into compromising behaviour and compromise integrity, and warns that success judged mainly by results can distort conduct.

    4 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  2. Golf rewards skill and discipline, not privilege or status

    An opinion piece argues that golf is a meritocracy because performance on the course depends solely on a player's skill, discipline, and preparation rather than wealth, influence, or connections; the scorecard records outcomes honestly without flattery.

    4 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  3. Fear of judgment drives people to avoid public speaking

    Fear of being judged is one of the most common public speaking problems for beginners, causing many talented people to avoid speaking opportunities despite the reality that the average audience is far less focused on the speaker than the speaker imagines.

    4 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  4. Ghana needs growth that creates jobs and raises wages

    Ghana has restored macroeconomic stability but faces persistent labour-market weakness, with national unemployment at 13.0 percent and youth unemployment at 32.5 percent in Q3 2025. The NDPC Chairman has called for a "3D Growth" framework that assesses economic performance by three coequal dimensions — GDP, jobs, and wages — arguing that growth without jobs and rising incomes is meaningless and unsustainable.

    4 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  5. Ghana's capital market confidence returns, experts promote long-term financing

    Experts at the 2026 Money Summit say confidence in Ghana's capital market is steadily returning, with industry leaders noting improving investor sentiment, stronger market performance, and the need for greater financial literacy. The Ghana Stock Exchange reported the GSE Composite Index has returned 64.21 percent with total market capitalisation reaching GH¢263 billion, reflecting recovery from the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme.

    4 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

Wednesday 3 June

  1. Africa emerging as strategic connector amid global supply chain shift

    As companies diversify supply chains away from single countries and shift toward nearshoring and friendshoring, Africa—particularly East Africa—is positioning itself as a critical connector between global markets. Banks can help reduce friction and improve access to trade finance to enable businesses to capitalize on this strategic opening.

    3 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

  2. Ghana achieves macroeconomic stability but faces structural challenges

    Senior financial sector figures at The Money Summit 2026 agreed that Ghana has restored macroeconomic stability after a difficult adjustment period, with inflation falling to 3.4 percent and interest rates declining significantly, but warned that significant structural weaknesses continue to threaten the recovery's sustainability.

    3 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times

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