Mobile money transactions have come in as a handy means of deepening financial inclusion in our economy, as the Payment Systems Oversight report by the Bank of Ghana shows. Mobile money transactions as at December 2016, reached GH¢78.5billion, which represents a 121percentage increase in growth compared to the GH¢35.4billion recorded...
MTN Ghana Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the telecom giant, has said it has invested over GH¢55million in several socially responsible projects across the length and breadth of the country. Focusing on education, health and entrepreneurship, the foundation noted that it has and continues to build school blocks,...
Ghana plans to issue a three-year domestic dollar bond next week to develop local funding sources to support the economy, deal arrangers told Reuters on Thursday. The bond, open only to Ghanaians, is the second after a debut issue in October last year, a two-year bond with a six percent...
Apple shares have risen to a record high as the tech giant's iPhone X hit shelves around the world. The launch coincided with strong results for Apple, with sales increasing by 12% to $52.6bn (£40bn) for the three months to September. The tenth anniversary iPhone, which retails for £999, is Apple's...
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Nyarko Osei, has been approved by Parliament after facing the Appointments Committee last Thursday. The Akyim Swedru Member of Parliament was nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to replace William Agyapong Quaitoo, who resigned the post in August. Mr Quaitoo, also...
Going techy is the new cool these days and MyGhPay, an integrated and secure online payments and collections platform, introduced by GT Bank, couldn’t help but bring its cool features to the home of cool, the University of Ghana, Legon. With a concert dubbed ‘Now Hear Cool’, coming off at...
Viable companies to be established under government’s ‘One district, One factory’ initiative will be showcased at the biggest world Expo to be held in Dubai, UAE in 2020, Yofi Grant, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotions Centre (GIPC) has said. Asked by the B&FT whether the GIPC considers...
Employees of the newly merged Airtel and Tigo in the last Friday of October marked the climax of this years’ Breast Cancer awareness month with a sea of Pink dress-codes in solidarity with Breast Cancer survivors. The headquarters of both entities were vibrant and alive as employees created awareness on...
uniBank’s debut as one of the foremost practitioners of CSR in Ghana was affirmed when it received the CSR Bank of the Year and CSR Initiative/Campaign of the Year accolades at the 7th Ghana CSR Excellence Awards, held at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel under the auspices of...
Ghana is to confirm its participation in the biggest world expo - to be held in Dubai, UAE in 2020 - following fruitful discussions between the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Investment Promotions Centre (GIPC) and the organising committee of Expo 2020. “We have had a meeting with the CEO...