A software for purchasing and monitoring cocoa electronically is set to help drive the cash-lite agenda for financial inclusion in the country. Popularly called CocoaAsempa, the software has enhanced financial intermediation and inclusion amongst farmers and farmer groups. There has indeed been some level of success with the mobile...
The Securities and Exchange Commission is far advanced with its plans to introduce crowd funding in Ghana. The capital markets regulatory institution expects to have established a framework for its commencement imminently and hopes to have it up and running, backed by the requisite legislation as early as next...
Coronavirus has posed a lot of threat not only to human existence but to global economic activities. Today, the global population is crying out for a vaccine to manage this menace and policies to ease restrictions while lifting lockdowns safely. But we have been told by Dale Fisher, Chair of...
The Electoral Commission has initiated a queue management system at its registration centres to prevent overcrowding and the breach of anti -COVID-19 social distancing rules by anxious applicants seeking to acquire their Voters Identification card. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency explained that under the queue management system,...
Nominations for the third edition of the Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA) will officially open on Thursday, July 30, 2020. The awards gala set for October celebrates outstanding women devoted to the welfare of humanity and the development of society and has positively impacted the country and beyond. Mrs. Afua Asantewaa...
Green business accelerator, the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) which supports local small and medium enterprises to successfully commercialise and scale innovative business solutions, graduated 29 people from its Cohort Five at its Accra Office last week. It brings the total number of incubated businesses to 112 since the inception...
The usage of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Mobile Renewal Service has been increasing on monthly basis since the lockdown was lifted. The latest summary report indicates an increase of 8.2 percent for the month of June 2020 which stood at 482,314 being the total number of Mobile Renewals...
Members of the Ghana Internet Service Providers’ Association (GISPA) have unanimously voted to renew the mandate of its board led by Richard Densu of MTN, for an additional two years. The members were convinced by the solid results achieved by the Richard Densu led board during the two-year mandate of...
Residents of Nkoranza North and South in the Bono East Region have reaffirmed their affection for agricultural activities as opposed potential gold mining, and drilling of oil and gas in the area, indicating that farming is more sustainable. For over a decade, there have been many attempts by mining companies...
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid GHs784, 809,164.70, covering Claims and withholding taxes to service providers. These payments were effected within the period of January 1 to July 1, 2020, in which National Health Insurance Scheme (|NHIS) service providers in the public sector received GHs422, 809,355.80 million, an...