ABSTRACT The area of major concern for the general public after the Bank of Ghana (BoG) approved a purchase and assumption of UT Bank and Capital Bank to Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) was the uncertainty surrounding the employment status of employees of the acquired banks (UT and Capital bank). It was in this light that this research sought to fill the existing knowledge gap by examining the effects of mergers and acquisitions on employee morale. The target respondents were eighty seven (87) em...
ABSTRACT Stocks represent ownership in a corporation or a company in finance. They are sometimes referred to as equities or shares. The converging place of the buying and selling of stocks is what is referred to as a Stock Market/Exchange. The main objective for the study was to determine how inflation impacts the stock market performance in Ghana to help companies and individuals make informed decisions when there are changes in inflation rate. A quantitative approach of data analysis was em...
ABSTRACT The study sought to assess the sustainability of cocoa production and consumption in Ghana in the last twenty years (1997-2017). The objective of this study was to examine the trend in cocoa production and consumption in Ghana (1997-2017), evaluate the factors that drive production of cocoa over several years andinvestigate the challenges confronting cocoa production.To address the stated specific objectives, a quantitative research design was employed for the study. Regarding the sa...
ABSTRACT Many developing countries are striving to attract foreign direct investment into their country of which Ghana is no exception. They believe foreign direct investment inflows can boost domestic consumption expenditure and eventually aid in the alleviation of poverty in their respective countries. This key objective of this study is to investigates the impact of foreign direct invest (FDI) inflow on household consumption expenditure in Ghana, the research used secondary data from the ...
ABSTRACT The Ghanaian banking sector in recent years has seen some developments after the recapitalization exercise embarked on in 2012. This study generally assessesthe impact of the 2012 recapitalization on the performance of banks within the Ghanaian banking sector. The study specifically aimed at examining the effect of the regulatory increase in capital of banks in Ghana on their performance as well as the impact of the regulatory increase on the lending behaviour of these banks. Employ...
ABSTRACT Donor-funded projects are crucial for socio-economic development of nations. Unfortunately, infrastructural deficit in Ghana has widened in the face of dwindling oversees development aid. Delivering value-for-money project remains vitally important for key stakeholders. This study seeks to examine critical factors for project success/failure, and specifically the relationship between critical factors and successful implementation of donor-funded projects in Ghana. The study was cond...