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Bethniel Finance emerges winner in Innovation Challenge Program
Bethniel Finance, offered by Ghanaian fintech company, Bethniel Financial Technology, has emerged as a winner to participate in the Innovation Challenge program. The Innovation Challenge is an opportunity for early-stage innovators who have digital innovations that address social and environmental challenges and are keen to develop a sustainable business model around their digital solutions. Launched…
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Standard Chartered Bank outdoors 20 entrepreneurs for Women in Tech Programme
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 leverage technology as part of…
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Akufo-Addo approves measures to ‘revive’ economy; Ofori-Atta to address Ghanaians
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, will later this week brief Ghanaians on measures government seeks to implement to address current economic challenges. The Ministry of Information disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, March 21, 2022. The Ministry indicated that Cabinet at its retreat at Peduase Lodge in Aburi earlier this month among…
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Smart Africa, NADPA sign MoU to enhance harmonisation of Data Protection laws
The Smart Africa Alliance (SA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NADPA/RAPDP (Network of African Data Protection Authorities) to provide institutional support and enhance the enforcement capacities of the African National Authorities. Initial discussions between Smart Africa and NADPA/RAPDP began in November 26th,2021 in Benguerir, Morocco on the need to join forces as…
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Lands Ministry inaugurates District Mining Committees to clampdown on ‘galamsey’
A Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister, George Mireku Duker, says the success of the fight against illegal mining under the 2nd phase of Operation Halt, can only succeed with committed District Mining Committees. George Mireku Duker said this when he inaugurated a six-member District Mining Committees of Wassa Amenfi East and Wassa Amenfi West…
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ADB resumes Saturday banking in 27 branches
The Agricultural Development Bank PLC (ADB), has resumed its Saturday Banking Services in twenty-seven (27) branches across the country. The selected Branches in the Greater Accra Region include Spintex, Madina, Tema Main, Dansoman, Kaneshie, Makola, Ridge, New Town, Nima, Ring Road Central (RRC), Teshie, Nungua, and Abeka Lapaz. Also in the Ashanti Region and Bono/Bono…
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Government must take a decision on rising fuel prices: Public Interest is paramount [ARTICLE]
It is rife for government to take a decision on fuel prices keeping in mind the interest of citizens with respect to quality of life. Over the past couple of years, prices of Gasoline, Gasoil, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) have been subjected to constant increases at the pump, placing financial strain on consumers and…
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IES predicts petrol prices may soon cross GH¢9
The Institute of Energy Security (IES) is forecasting a 9% and 5% increase in the prices of Diesel and Petrol respectively by the end of March 2022. The Institute of Energy Security is also predicting prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Petrol could go up by 3% by the end of March 2022. According to…
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No certification, no compensation – Agric Ministry to poultry farmers
Dr Owusu Afnyle Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), says the Government will destroy and not pay compensation to poultry farmers whose falms are affected by future viral attack if they fail to obtain certificate from the Ministry. Also, farmers who import or move day-old chicks to any part of the country without…
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Only 45% of MASLOC loans paid in five years
The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has recovered only GH₵90 million of the GH₵204 million disbursed over the last five years, representing 45 percent payment. Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Bolgatanga on the sidelines of a stakeholder engagement on the…