Do you think the world economies will continue to maintain social distancing, avoid hand shake, ban social gathering, and keep children away from school, among its many protocols now and into the distant future in observance of the novel corona-virus? Will covid-19 and all its announced protocols be remembered soon...
The Lumiere Group International (LGI) and the Chamber of Pharmacy, Ghana have announced the establishment of US$200 million COVID-19 Relief Fund to foster medium and long-term financial stability of pharmaceutical sector in Ghana. The agreement, in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), formalises the mutual interaction between the...
As with so much else, international development has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. How might we use these lessons to reshape the sector, rather than returning to the status quo?   For starters, the crisis has reminded us that nature still reigns supreme, and it should spur us to...
Yinson Production West Africa Limited (“YPWAL”) has donated a Biological Safety Cabinet worth USD4,600 to the National Public Health Reference Laboratory at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana in support of the ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, YPWAL has pledged to provide the laboratory with USD4, 500...
MobileMoney Limited has extended the fee waiver on MoMo on-net transfers up to GH¢100 daily till September 30, 2020. The extension of the MTN and Bank of Ghana COVID-19 initiative gives opportunity to MoMo customers to continue sending money transfer value up to GH¢100 daily to MoMo wallets for free....
The outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Shi Ting Wang, has stated that the Chinese community in Ghana will continue to support the government of Ghana’s effort in fighting the novel, Coronavirus. He further stated that the COVID-19 global pandemic is the most extensive to afflict humanity in a century. A...
But customers still have cyber security concerns “Before the coronavirus was reported in Ghana, I used to go to the bank anytime I wanted to withdraw money because I had not really paid attention to mobile banking. But ever since the lockdown, I have stopped going to the bank....
Mantrac Ghana Limited, the sole authorized caterpillar dealer in Ghana, as part of efforts to support the fight against COVID-19 in Ghana, has donated an amount of GHS58,500.00 being the equivalent of US$10,000 to the National COVID-19 Trust Fund. The cash donation is part of Mantrac Ghana’s total commitment of...
The financial services industry is leading the drive to slow down the spread of the Covid-19. Operating a cash-lite society has become a key target of central banks globally; and it is poised to change banking and the customer experience forever. At Bloomberg Invest Global 2020, a virtual conference...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has supported the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to locally produce hand sanitisers to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection at health facilities in Ghana. Through this intervention, UNDP has donated 11,150 litres of hand sanitisers (5,000 pieces of 230ml bottles and 2,000 pieces of...