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DEPUTY EXIM BANK CEO URGES WOMEN TO EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY TO COMPETE IN NEW FRONTIERS
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Exim Bank(GEXIM) responsible for Banking and Business, Rosemary Beryl Archer, has urged women to embrace technology and leverage it to advance and compete in new frontiers that were previously inaccessible.
Ms. Archer made the call to mark this year’s International Women’s Day celebration, which falls on Tuesday 8th March 2022 with the theme “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”. She further sent best wishes to all women around the world making great strides in their fields and making an impact in their communities.
“I extend my warmest felicitations to all women on a day that seeks to honour feminine industry players and those in socio-political spheres the world over. The contribution of women to various facets of our economy has been momentous, although not sufficiently acknowledged. Even in the face of spiraling challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, women have held the fort and ensured stability and progress in many spheres of our economy,”she emphasized.
According to a study by the International Labour Organization, approximately 4.2% of women’s employment was lost as a result of the pandemic from 2019 to 2021, compared to 3% of men. It further revealed that, the number of men in employment was projected to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021, while the number of women is expected to be 13 million fewer by about the same time.
While there may be several avenues for remedying the situation, Ms. Archer highlighted trade as one of the most potent sources of hope to this situation and advocated for us to pursue trade as a viable alternative to growth and economic rejuvenation.
“A World Bank publication in 2020 indicated that Trade can radically improve women’s lives, create new jobs, enhance consumer choice, and increase women’s bargaining power in society. in the report, the World Bank Managing Director, Mari Pangestu revealed that Trade can expand women’s role in the economy and decrease disparities with men by giving women more and better employment opportunities and seizing these opportunities will be even more important in a post-COVID-19 world”, she emphasized.
Ms. Archer further appealed to men in relevant spheres of influence to be deliberate in walking hand-in-hand with their women counterparts as they strive forward in the path of growth and progress. She added that such a step is necessary to achieve the campaign for gender equity.
In line with this year’s theme of “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow” GEXIM is committed to advancing the course of women participating in the local production, agribusiness and exports of made in Ghana products to drive the industrialization agenda of the Government.
GEXIM has in the past couple of years offered support to women involved in agribusiness, manufacturing, food processing and supported the construction of four (4) shea processing centres (through the Shea Empowerment Initiative) and the establishment of the GEXIM SME Tuesday Market platform to primarily highlight made in Ghana products mostly spearheaded by women.
There are several other initiatives soon to be launched by the bank with the aim of furthering the course of Ghanaian women in local production and international trade. These initiatives are expected to give the needed boast to sustainably grow trade and the country’s economy at large
Renowned mental health professional, certified professional mediator and arbitrator, and marriage counsellor, Rev. Counsellor Prince Offei, has been inducted as a full member of the Ghana National Association of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Practitioners (GNAAP) on Saturday.
The induction took place during the 13th Annual Conference of GNAAP, held at the University of Ghana School of Law Auditorium, Legon, under the theme: “Transforming justice delivery in Ghana: Advancing ADR, technology, and ethical standards for sustainable national development.”
The high-profile ceremony brought together leading jurists, ADR experts, academics, and practitioners from across Ghana.
It was graced by the Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, and Dr Francis Kofi Korankye-Sakyi, Executive Secretary of the National ADR Centre.
Counsellor Prince Offei is the Founder and Executive Director of Counselor Prince & Associates Consult (CPAC), an award-winning, Ghana Psychology Council-accredited clinical mental health and counselling facility based in Adenta Oyarifa-Teiman.
His practice serves clients across Ghana and in Canada, Switzerland, South Africa, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Already recognised for his work in psychology, marriage counselling, theology, and media, Counsellor Offei expanded his portfolio in March 2026 with ADR certification from the Institute of Paralegal Training and Leadership Studies (IPLS) and GNAAP.
Saturday’s induction as a full member now positions him to practice formal mediation and arbitration at the highest professional standard in Ghana.
“This induction is more than a personal milestone. It is a commitment to help transform justice delivery in Ghana by making ADR more accessible, ethical, and technology-driven for families, institutions, and businesses,” Counsellor Offei stated in an interview.
With this, he said, he was now positioned to offer structured ADR services in commercial, family, land, cross-border, and court-connected disputes, bridging the gap between therapeutic healing and legal resolution.
He said what sets him apart is the integration of mental health and conflict resolution in his counselling and teaching sessions.
As a certified professional mediator and arbitrator, lecturer, author, Spectator Newspaper columnist, and TV personality on GTV, Metro TV, Angel TV, Amansan Television, and eTV Ghana, he brings a multidisciplinary approach to dispute resolution.
Counsellor Prince Offei serves as Director and Principal of the CPAC Counsellor Training Institute, which trains professional counsellors for licensing in Ghana.
In August 2025, he was inducted into the Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame for his contributions to psychology and relationship counselling.
As an intellectual, I watch and listen to discussions on TV and Radio respectively. I also sometimes browse the net to watch and read what is happening on social media platforms.
The attitude that are displayed by a lot of the political activists in terms of their comments is deeply concerning. Then comes the shock when these people begin to declare that they are Christians and start mentioning the denominations they belong to.
Early this week, one of them, mentioned that he belongs to the same denomination I belong to and I suddenly felt sad. People are defending the indefensible so long as it is in the interest of their political party.
They deliberately run commentaries that support the party line instead of upholding morality. Such attitude is the beginning of corruption and should such people get into public office, they are certain to condone wrong doing, no wonder the unacceptable corrupt acts that get exposed at Public Accounts Committee hearings, year after year.
I keep saying that the problem of this country is not the lack of expertise or resources, but lack of morality because it is the glue that holds each sector of the economy together and the overall governance together.
When society, does not prioritise morality, it does not matter how intelligent the people are, governance systems will not deliver expected outcomes. Citizens must therefore have a mindset of putting the nation first, in other words, citizens must be patriotic.
It is therefore worrying to see a lot of people rather doing everything possible to maintain allegiance to their political party. When national issues are being discussed, you find them towing their party line of argument, even if their party position lacks moral value.
Taking into account the population census, about 71 per cent are Christians and about 19 per cent are Muslims, implying that majority of the population are religious. Hence, the moral decline is the fault of the religious people, especially Christians, since they form the majority.
There are a lot of youthful people, who are quite intelligent and eloquent in the two leading parties in the country. When you listen to their logical analysis of issues, it leaves you in no doubt about their high level of intelligence.
As I keep saying, the most dangerous person, is not the armed robber but an intelligent person with a criminal mindset. Such a person can engage in propaganda that can create tension in the country.
Such people can lie with a straight face in such a convincing manner that, it can create chaos in the country. The political parties have a responsibility for ensuring a mindset change of their communicators to adhere to moral values and to be patriotic at all times.
What they should realise, is that, should the nation erupt in flames as a result of their careless utterances, as happened in Rwanda, no one will be spared.
The clergy, are usually the voice of conscience, who comes in to quell the storm, when there is confusion in the country. Unfortunately, some of them have lost credibility. They have tarnished their reputation by being partisan.
They have allowed their actions and utterances to betray which political party they sympathise with. This has taken away the neutrality which would enable them to mediate in conflicts that may arise.
It has gotten so bad that the youth openly insult them on social media platforms and so they do not have the moral authority to admonish, criticise or advise politicians who by their utterances go overboard and needs to be condemned or criticised.
It is high time the clergy with credibility, used their pulpits to preach against unpatriotic behaviour in our political space. God bless.
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