Africa-China 2.0 Series with Nancy A. Lohalo (Dr): The Digital Silk Road: A path to Africa-China win-win cooperation

Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has called for urgent reforms to political financing across Africa, warning that the growing influence of money in politics is undermining democratic integrity, excluding capable leaders, and weakening public trust in democratic institutions.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) should introduce minimum fraud control standards specifically tailored for payment service providers (PSPs) to strengthen safeguards across the digital payments ecosystem, financial markets expert and University of Ghana Business School part-time lecturer Norman Adu Bamfo has said.

Industry leaders say stablecoins are set to reshape payment ecosystems by improving the speed and efficiency of cross-border transactions, while calling for balanced regulation to support innovation and protect consumers.

Ecobank Ghana has donated relief items valued at over GHS257,000 to support individuals and families in communities affected by the recent floods that impacted Accra and several other parts of the country.