Tag: Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia
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[Editorial] ‘Ghost workers’, your time is up
They are virtually everywhere – on government payroll, pensioners’ payroll and even the payroll of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme, where reports indicate that relatives of dead beneficiaries continued to receive monies without informing the Social Department of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, which passed such payments. To say the…
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Ghana is investment destination of choice in Africa – Dr. Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has told Canadian investors that Ghana has the best investment environment in Africa for both local and foreign investors. He said Ghana did not only have stable political and security environment but has a benign legal and regulatory environment that offered the best investment climate on the African Continent.…
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LPG Cylinder Recirculation Pilot programme begins in October — Bawumia
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday said significant progress has been made towards the pilot implementation of the Cylinder Recirculation Model under the National Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Promotion Policy. He said the Policy sought to ensure that LPG consumers have access to safe, efficient, affordable and environmentally-friendly LPG for commercial, industrial and…
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Gov’t to launch new payment method using the universal QR codes — Dr. Bawumia
The universal QR code is the world’s first interoperable payment acceptance solution and provides customers with an easy option for digital payment on business transactions, which reduces the technological challenges associated with operating cash-lite society. The universal QR code will allow merchants to receive digital payments without the use of Point of Sale devices…
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Govt will engage private sector to drive technological dev’t—Dr. Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated that government will engage the private sector to drive the technological needs of the country. This, he said will create competition to enable the private sector deliver at a reasonable cost. Dr. Bawumia was speaking at the Third Africa Leadership Conference organized by the International Advertising Association…
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Veep to make or unmake GRA’s new cargo tracking policy
The proposed implementation of the Cargo Tracking Notes (CTN) system at the ports by the GRA may suffer another setback unless the office of the Vice President moves in to avert any such issue. The GRA has directed that from July 1, all imports into Ghana must bear the unique CTN numbers before they can…
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Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia opens Ghangeria Rising Conference
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will be opening this year’s edition of the Ghangeria Rising Conference in Accra. The conference is scheduled for Thursday, 10th May, 2018 at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra. It will assemble key investors, businessmen and women, policy makers and regulators to discuss trade, business and investment opportunities between Ghana and…
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Govt reschedules mobile money interoperability to May
Government has disclosed that it will roll out the mobile money interoperability system in May this year – 2018. This latest date comes after missing about three initial timelines for the implementation of the policy. The mobile money interoperability is to allow consumers transfer money across all mobile networks without any restrictions. This is also…
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2018 budget to dwell on improving agric sector
Government has stated the commencement of a new plan in the 2018 budget to turnaround the fortunes of Ghana’s agricultural sector. To be known as the ‘marshal plan for agriculture,’ the policy seeks to tackle all systemic challenges that have confronted Ghana’s agric sector hence inhibiting its contribution to the economy. The Vice President, Dr.…