Sunday, October 1, 2023
Academic City College, Ghana’s premium STEAM tertiary institution has presented a full scholarship to Mr. Daniel Kekeli Gakpetor, a student of the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School, Legon and winner of the 2020 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). The Academic City Presidential Scholarship Award worth US$ 40,000 is awarded...
Cyber security analyst and CEO of Slamm Technologies, Samuel Boateng, has called on public and private institutions alike to engage the services of indigenous information technology security experts as there are economic and ethical benefits to be gained from such engagements. This, he argued, makes sense as there is an...
Domestic start-ups raised US$212million worth of capital in 2022 – an all-time record, the Ghana Innovation Ecosystem Report 2022 has shown. According to the report, 71 percent of the total start-up funding came from venture capital firms, with financial technology firms (Fintechs) being the darling of the sector. They constituted 46...
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Food security and nutrition are basic human rights and fundamental to a healthy and productive life, yet hunger and malnutrition persist in developing countries. School garden programs with multiple interventions leverage on educational platforms to improve the nutritional behaviour and food security of students and their families are essential. In...
…the role of financial industry  In November 2019, the Bank of Ghana launched The Ghana Sustainable Banking Principles and the Sector Guidance Notes. The regulator launched these principles in line with best practices from the globally recognised Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) frameworks, such as the IFC Performance Standards, the...
Vodafone Ghana has completely waived charges on any amount of money transfers from Vodafone Cash to all other networks to lessen the financial burden of customers during this COVID-19 period. This means that from today Vodafone Cash customers can send money to their friends, family and business associates across the...
Glover App, a digital asset marketplace is poised to redefine the financial ecosystem in Ghana with its range of product and service offerings promoting personal and business goals. With over 129 internationally recognised Gift Cards, Glover App provides seamless financial transactions for users looking to buy and sell Gift Cards...
Ghana’s general insurers tend to rely more on investment income than on actual risk underwriting income for their profits. Elliot WILLIAMS and Toma IMIRHE examine how this worked – and in a few cases did not work – for the non-life insurance companies in 2021 In 2021, only 16 out...
The Bank of Ghana is making efforts toward financial inclusion to promote economic resilience in the country, the bank’s second deputy Governor, Elsie Addo Awadzi, has said. The bank, under the National Financial Inclusion and Development Strategy, is working to increase access to affordable financial products and services - particularly...