President Akufo-Addo, during his 9th address to the nation on COVID-19 updates, extended the ban on public gatherings until the end of May 2020. This did not come as a surprise to many since the country has recorded increased number of infections in recent days.
This means that during this...
Npontu Technologies has launched its multi-channel self-service customer engagement platform for USSD, SMS, Bulk Email and social media posting & analysis.
Described as Deywuro, the multichannel platform allows the user to send millions of SMS and emails with secure sender IDs. According to a statement from Npontu, with its targeted...
Solidaridad, through its Sustainable West Africa Oil Palm Programme (SWAPP II), funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ghana and Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, has partnered the Ghana Skill Development Initiative project to develop a curriculum and learning materials for competency-based training in...
African officials fear market exclusion on temporary bond help
Investors, IMF working on plans to ease countries’ debt burden
African ministers held a video conference call to discuss debt relief last week, the same concern kept cropping up: how to cut the payments without jeopardizing future access to markets.
One...
As part of efforts towards combatting and containing the COVID-19 pandemic, ZEN Petroleum Limited, a leading, Ghanaian owned Oil Marketing Company (OMC) has made donations to the Tarkwa Municipal Hospital. This was done in a bid to shore up reserves of crucial personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essential...
As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps through the world with its resulting impact threatening the survival of businesses, more and more companies operating in Ghana say they have no option than to jettison staff or, at best, cut their salaries in order to keep their businesses afloat.
With the local tourism...
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) in June last year announced new minimum capital requirements for players in the insurance space, as part of a broader plan to increase the sector’s financial stability and capacity to handle bigger risks or big ticket transactions.
The commission wants insurance companies to increase their...
There is the need for comprehensive and industry-specific policies to help revive the ailing cashew processing sector in the country, Patricio Lima Assis, Managing Director of USIBRAS Ghana Limited, subsidiary of a leading cashew nut processing firm with four units in Brazil, Africa and USA, has advocated.
He said the...
set to charge fees on Instant Pay, MoMo interoperability & ACH Direct
waivers affecting GhIPSS’ sustainability
fees charge takes effect from May 23
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS) has said it is unable to continue waiving the fees it charged on services including Mobile Money...
For a nation that is currently bleeding billions in Ghana cedis as a result of COVID-19, it is surprising that government is still pushing ahead with the complete rollout of Ghana Link Services’ Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS), otherwise known as UNIPASS.
Since its piloting at the Takoradi Port, importers...