Senior executives of Stanbic Bank Ghana have shared insights into Ghana’s rapidly evolving financial ecosystem with participants of the GIBS INSETA IMPD Women Immersion Programme, highlighting how digital innovation, capital markets and inclusive banking are shaping economic growth across emerging markets. The discussions formed part of the leadership immersion programme organized by the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority (INSETA) in partnership with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). The initiative brings together women leaders from South Africa’s insurance sector for a year-long development programme that combines academic training with international learning experiences. During the session, Kobby Bentsi-Enchill, Head of Investment Banking at Stanbic Bank Ghana, provided participants with a broad perspective on Ghana’s financial infrastructure and how it continues to evolve within the realities of a largely informal economy. He noted that digital fi...
Have you ever paused beneath a tree on a scorching afternoon, letting the shade wash over you? That quiet moment of relief is just the beginning of what trees give us. Beyond the shade, beyond the rustling leaves, trees are quietly doing something remarkable, absorbing the very gases that are warming our planet. Trees are carbon sinks. Through photosynthesis, they pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and lock it away. Why does that matter? Because carbon dioxide accounts for approximately 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions and can linger in the atmosphere for hundreds, sometimes thousands, of years. That is not a small problem. That is a generational one. Several greenhouse gases drive global warming: methane, nitrous oxide, fluorinated gases, and carbon dioxide, the most widely emitted of them all. Together, they are disrupting weather patterns, threatening ecosystems, and placing enormous pressure on the natural systems we depend on daily. Here is how it works. The sun se...