While the COVID-19 pandemic rages, more than 100 low- and middle-income countries will still have to pay a combined US$130 billion in debt service this year – around half of which is owed to private creditors. With much economic activity suspended and fiscal revenues in free fall, many countries...
Vodafone Ghana Foundation, the charity arm of Vodafone Ghana, has organised a virtual ceremony to launch its annual Homecoming initiative. The virtual launch formed part of efforts to herald the three-phase Homecoming initiative aimed at bringing relief to many patients who are in financial distress at some medical facilities...
For most financial institutions globally, 2020 Financial Year (FY2020) is likely to be described as a year of abysmal performance, an outlier which caste malignant spell on important financial indicators, especially liquidity and profitability. Unavoidably, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) are spared by this imminent spell. This is because; MFIs predominantly...
MTN Ghana Foundation has completed screening applications for its Bright Scholarship scheme for tertiary students for the 2020/2021 academic year.
A total of 1,180 applications were received out of which 184 applicants were shortlisted for the final batch of the Scholarship. The shortlisted applicants comprised 134 males and 52 females...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Seth Twum Akwaboah, has said the reduction in Communication Services Tax (CST) by government from 9% to 5% is going to make some positive impact on Ghanaians.
Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta, in his delivery of the Mid-Year Budget...
Prudential Life Insurance has announced a partnership with three institutions; United Way Ghana, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the School of Languages, University of Ghana to fund projects that are set to impact over 23,000 Ghanaians.
United Way Ghana is bringing together local expertise in the fields of education,...
The enterprise unit of Vodafone Ghana, Vodafone Business has launched Business Runway Webinar Series to empower Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SMEs) with the requisite skills, insights and opportunities that will enable them manage and build thriving businesses.
The knowledge-sharing platform, which is also aimed at building the capacities of...
President Nana Akufo-Addo has unveiled the first locally-made Volkswagen (VW) vehicle which he says is the first of many to come in the country’s bid to becoming self-reliant.
“This will undoubtedly promote import substitution, enhance Ghanaian exports, particularly within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area, whose coming...
Vodafone Ghana employees and the Vodafone Group Foundation have raised GH¢100,000 toward establishment of the Vodafone Ark Foundation Transit Shelter for survivors of domestic violence. The amount was donated to the Ark Foundation, a Non-Profit Organisation (NGO) that provides support for survivors of domestic violence.
The donation is part of...