…the story of Awakn Beauty Africa
While many of us frequently find it difficult to perceive the positive aspects of challenges, the few that do often benefit from them. One of those people is an enthused entrepreneur, Janet Nyarko, who out of a bad experience trying to get the right...
as he says savings can cushion economy
Minority Leader and Ranking Member of the Finance Committee in parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is calling for a halt of tax waivers in a bid to save the economy much-needed revenue in the face of current economic challenges.
The economy lost...
The Chief Enabling Officer of Korba, a wholly-Ghanaian-owned multichannel and interoperable digital payments platform, was adjudged the Fintech Personality of the year (male category) at the Ghana Fintech Awards 2022.
At the same event, his company Korba, was also named as the co-recipient of the “Leading Fintech Solutions of the...
… as Omanhene demands withdrawal of Okobeng Mines’ mining licences
There is growing tension among residents in the Gwira Traditional Area at the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, as one faction of the traditional authority continues to push for Okobeng Mining - a local small-scale mining company...
The economy spent over GH¢6.8billion (equivalent to US$560million at current market rates) importing rice, a grain that can be produced locally, last year.
While total rice consumption stood at 1.4 million metric tonnes in 2022, imports valued at US$560 million accounted for 800,000 metric tonnes (mt) of the consumption figure,...
80 percent of over 280,000 vehicles exported to West Africa from the Netherlands were “old and below the Euro 4/IV emission standard”, and often lacked requisite “roadworthiness certification”.
UN Comtrade data show that the European Union exported over US$275million worth of vehicles to Ghana in the last five...
Stakeholders in the domestic piggery industry are threatening legal action which could result in a total import blockade on pork products across board - should the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) fail to disclose detailed information on a recent agreement to buy large quantities of pork from the...
Investors have rallied around the stock of telecommunication behemoth MTN Ghana, following an official communication that the GH¢8.2billion back tax liability case levied against the telco by Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been withdrawn.
The news saw MTN’s share price appreciating 7.3 percent from GH¢0.82 at end of January to...
Zeepay, the African fintech leader and game-changer in the mobile money space, has once again demonstrated its commitment to expanding access to financial services across the continent.
The company has received regulatory approval to bring its revolutionary mobile money services to Gambia, making it the fourth country alongside Ghana, Zambia...
As continent’s ministers call for heightened collaboration at 2nd DCO General Assembly
African ministers have for the umpteenth time underscored the need to pursue an aggressive digitalisation strategy as it’s the surest of solving the continent’s rising unemployment challenges.
The African Development bank reports that while 10 million to 12 million...
