In the latest version of its product upgrades, Ghana's leading name in bulk SMS messaging, Hubtel, has released features to enable users collect payment and send money to as many contacts as needed at the same time via SMS. Head of Product at Hubtel, Patrick Asare-Frimpong, announcing this update said:...
The Ghana Digital Centre Limited (GDCL) and Zak Media Consult have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at harnessing the country’s digital potential to promote job creation and economic development. Speaking at the MoU signing ahead of the National Digital Jobs Forum scheduled for April 26, 2022, CEO of...
The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ghana, Dr. Angela Lusigi, has urged policymakers and state actors, particularly in the trade sector, to empower small and medium-sized enterprises to take advantage of existing digital trade tools and infrastructure to make them ready and competitive to...
The Head of Strategic Communications, Catherine Afeku, says that the National AfCFTA Coordinating Office’s strategy is to reach out directly to potential exporters through consistent engagements and stakeholder deliberations to enhance the capacity of Ghanaian women traders in the single continental market, and hand-hold local export businesses to equip...
The Ministry of Trade and Industry and the National Trade Facilitation Committee - together with its Trade and Gender Sub-Committee with support from GIZ - has held a one-day workshop for women in trade, on taking advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as part of celebrating...
Angela Mensah-Poku, Director of Digital and Commercial Operations at Vodafone Ghana, has urged young people who wish to excel in tech to blend hard and soft skills. Angela gave this advice at a thought-provoking discussion hosted by MEST Africa, as part of activities to mark the 2022 Women’s History Month. The...
FactSpace West Africa, one of the leading fact-checking organisations in Africa, has entered into a partnership with AW Free Foundation to expand the fight against misinformation, disinformation, fake news and propaganda across Africa. AW Free Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded by AfricaWeb, one of the biggest publishers in Africa...
Standard Chartered has announced the 20 successful businesses that will participate in Cohort 2 of the Women in Technology Incubator programme at an induction ceremony at the bank’s head office in Accra. The programme is a business incubator specifically designed to provide business support for women-led or women-owned businesses that...
Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has urged the 2021-2022 graduates of the SPINnet Textiles & Garment Cluster training laboratory to target the export market, as it holds huge potential to sustain their trade. GSA made this known in a solidarity message delivered at the graduation ceremony organised for the Proficiency and...
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has reiterated its commitment to working with all stakeholders in the shipping and logistics industry to protect the interest of exporters in Ghana. Head of Shipper Services and Trade Facilitation, Mrs. Monica Josiah, said this during a working visit to the Ghana Export Promotion Authority...