GH¢5m in cyber fraud
GH¢8m in fraudulent withdrawals and forgery of documents
GH¢9m in ATM/POS fraud
The number of fraud cases which occurred in banks in 2019 have increased over what was recorded a year ago, with some of the cases largely perpetrated by staff, thereby,...
As part of efforts to ensure a robust implementation of Ghana’s regulations on e-waste management, the European Union-funded E-MAGIN project organised a two-day Roundtable Policy Dialogue in Sekondi-Takoradi and Cape Coast respectively.
The Dialogue aimed at bringing together local policymakers to brainstorm and collect ideas on local challenges, solutions and...
MIGA, a member of the World Bank Group, has issued guarantees of up to US$235million to a wholly-owned subsidiary of South Africa’s FirstRand group for a period of up to 15 years, covering the subsidiaries’ mandatory reserves held as per regulatory requirements in Botswana, Eswatini, Ghana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Nigeria...
Government has over the last three and half years cleared 91% of debt popularly known as ‘legacy arrears’ that it inherited in the education sector from the previous government in 2017, Education Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said.
According to the minister, part of this debt resulted from the...
The political landscape of Ghana is gradually shifting to all-inclusive governance, with the peasant majority and the working class still backing the political establishments.
It is worth noting that as a democratic republic, the support received from both the working class and peasant majority is considered out of free-will. Over...
Since COVID-19 struck, life has changed for entrepreneurs and businesses around the world. Due to lockdowns and movement restrictions, smallholder farmers and rural businesses have been unable to access markets and sell produce or other products. As they often have little or no access to social security, rural youth...
THE FUTURE OF DESIGN – Our Public Spaces
Hello Ghana, it’s been a long while since we had our weekly conversation. We do know that some of you joined us at the just ended 3rd Ghana Green Building Summit which focused on rethinking design of our living, work and public...
From a new digital marketplace to connect Africa’s creatives with global markets, to masterclasses to help designers share and learn, and webinars to inform and inspire: the African Development Bank’s flagship Fashionomics Africa(link is external) initiative has taken great strides this year.
The website and mobile app were unveiled at...
A total of 16.9million citizens were registered by the Electoral Commission (EC) during the 38-day voter registration exercise to put together a new voter’s register.
The total number, which exceeded the Commission’s 15 million eligible voters’ target by 1.9 million, was also slightly higher than the 16.8 million in the...
A microfinance company based in the Western Region, Boin Microfinance Limited, has cited the Receiver, Eric Nana Nipah, for abuse of power and disregard for the law as the company’s assets are being confiscated despite court order stopping it from doing so.
According to management of the company, the Accra...