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Paymentology Partners with PayCard to Drive Financial Inclusion in the Republic of Guinea

    Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, today announces its partnership with PayCard, a FinTech offering an innovative e-wallet solution linked to a prepaid card in the Republic of Guinea, in West Africa.   PayCard, launched this month, enables an electronic wallet accompanied by a payment card, providing convenient and …

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Ngleshie Amanfro and Odupong Senior High Schools Receive African Literature Books from UBA Ghana

      UBA Ghana, through the UBA Foundation Read Africa project, continues to make significant impact in the promotion of literacy and reading skills among students in Ghana.     As part of their activities to commemorate the International Day of the African Child, UBA Ghana celebrated the day …

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Chartered Institute Of Realtors To Be Launched In Ghana  

    The Chartered Institute of Realtors (CIR), a body of real estate professionals dedicated to providing high-quality training and learning opportunities for its members within the ever-changing real estate industry worldwide is set to be launched in Ghana.   The event will draw a large audience from different facets …

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Low ESG credit impact scores to blame for recent credit downgrades

Kwame Sarpong Barnieh   Kwame Sarpong Barnieh, a Governance, Risk and Compliance Services (GRCS) Partner at KPMG Ghana, has attributed Ghana’s recent credit downgrades to low Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credit impact scores, with Moody’s citing a CIS-4 and Fitch, a CIS-5+.   “Our recent downgrades that caused a …

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Chris Ofikulu Named Banking CEO of The Year

    Chris Ofikulu, the Regional CEO of UBA West Africa and Managing Director of UBA Ghana has been named as the “Banking CEO of the Year 2023 ” published by the World Business Outlook Awards.   UBA Ghana also received accolades, including the Best Banking Service Provider in Ghana …

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Over 500 business and government leaders expected to gather in Singapore for the 7th Africa Singapore Business Forum

    Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), the government agency championing enterprise development in Singapore, has announced dates for the 7th edition of the Africa Singapore Business Forum (ASBF). The Forum will be held in Singapore from 29 – 31 August 2023 with the theme “Driving Africa’s Growth through Digitalisation, Manufacturing and …

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Togo bird flu outbreak puts Ghana on high alert

Ghana has issued a high alert in response to the recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, in Lomé, Togo. The Volta Regional Health Directorate confirmed that more than 1,000 birds have already been culled as a result of the outbreak. In a …

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ECG needs private investment to settle its debts – ACEP

Executive Director of the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, has stated that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) needs private investment. According to him, government also needs to divide the financing requirements into manageable portions for Ghanaian businesses to take over. This, he said, would help the …

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Jospong Attracts Interest From Africa And The World Across At IFAT 2023, Johannesburg

The just-ended world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste, and raw material management (IFAT 2023) took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 5th – 7th July, 2023. The three- day exhibition and conference saw a delegation of eight officers from subsidiaries of the E&S Cluster of the Jospong Group …

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AFDB FUNDING EXPECTED TO CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS FOR YOUTH AND WOMEN

    The Post COVID-19 Development and Productivity Enhancement Project (PSDPEP), with a funding of $31.34, will create a total of 4,800 direct employment and 20,000 indirect jobs after its successful execution.    The Government of Ghana (GoG) five-year agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) is expected to contribute …

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