The current set of circumstances create an ecosystem that happens to be the perfect condition for some enterprises to thrive and thrive really well. But that’s like discussing all the benefits of fire while your house is burning to ashes. It wouldn’t be the best time, would it? Nonetheless,...
On 21st March 2019, Ghana passed the Payment Systems and Services Act 2019 (Act 987), as part of initiatives to digitise its economy. The 2024 Cash-lite Agenda by the Bank of Ghana is to:
Foster efficient payments;
Improve financial inclusion; and
Enhance financial innovations.
In an address by Dr. Ernest...
In part 1 of the series, the author laid the canvas to the devastating effect of Covid-19 on the world with emphasis on education specifically university education with reference to Ghana. Ghana’s university education has become one which always runs to the policy table to draw a policy when...
The Ghana Tourism Authority’s (GTA) office in the Northern Region has put in place strategies to reboot the tourism sector when a clear roadmap is seen after COVID-19.
The authority is building capacity of the hospitality industry players, liaising with the traditional authorities to rehabilitate tourism sites, ensure the hospitality...
The world’s economy has currently come under intense pressure as a result of the novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). This pandemic has affected most economies, of which Ghana is no exception. Governments all over the world, including Ghana, have had to take bold and drastic measures in order to stabilise...
Ghana and the world as a whole have hit hard times. Businesses especially are struggling to stay alive. Termination of employee contracts and default on financial and business-related obligations have quickly become the order of the day. The need to protect businesses from some of the adverse impacts of...
AirtelTigo has announced its partnership with one of the world’s most popular mobile web browsers, Opera Mini, to offer free data and browsing on the Opera Mini browser and Opera News App for three months.
Through the partnership, both new and existing AirtelTigo customers will automatically receive free 50MB data...
Global smartphone shipments fell by 11.7 percent in the first quarter, according to IDC - a market intelligence firm. As the coronavirus epidemic spreads around the world, shipments of the top-3 phone brands have been hit to varying degrees.
Affected by the coronavirus epidemic, the mobile phone market - which...
“The coronavirus is creating an additional sense of urgency for financial institutions that may have been on the fence about investing in digital mortgage technology before.”
-----Timothy J. Mayopoulos, President & Board Member of Blend
The novel coronavirus is expected to fundamentally change the way customers interact with their banks, retailers...