Plan International Ghana in partnership with Global Affairs Canada is empowering rural women in Ghana through an initiative dubbed “Women’s Innovation for Sustainable Enterprise” (WISE). The WISE project is built on the inspiration, power and potential of Ghanaian women entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses and seeks to contribute to increase realization of right to economic empowerment, …
Last week the latest inflation data from the Ghana Statistical Service Consumer pointed to a new emergent problem: price inflation has exceeded the 10 percent target band ceiling set by the Bank of Ghana as in September 2021 it recorded the highest inflation rate of 10.6% since the economy started picking up from the effects …
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has warned the public against doing business with a fraudulent money doubling scheme operating in Ghana under the pseudo name “Worldremit”. According to the central bank, this fraudulent scheme is distinct from the globally renowned Fintech, “WorldRemit” which is in the business of international fund transfers. A statement released by …
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is scheduled to organise a seminar aimed at promoting peace and democratic elections in the sub-region. The seminar is being organised by the ECOWAS Parliament with the theme, “TwoDecades of Democratic Elections in ECOWAS Member States: Achievements, Challenges and the way Forward” will be held from 12th -15th October …
The Rural and Community Banks, RCBs, after exhibiting resilience in their operations and battling it out during financial reforms still have a total of GH¢457.86 million locked up with investment companies that are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Business & Financial Times has learnt. At the beginning of the reforms, the total amount …
The Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana has released a ground breaking research driven survey report on customer satisfaction in Ghana’s banking sector The report, which was unveiled officially at the Coconut Grove Hotel in Accra a fortnight ago, is the first ever survey of customer satisfaction in a services industry in Ghana. It is not …
Mr Francis Boadu, Head of Department (HoD) in charge of Broker Dealers and Advisors at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has advised investors not to put money into an investment they did not fully understand. He said if they suspect an investment to be a “Ponzi scheme” or any other type of scam they …
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has commenced Saturday services to its Members and Clients at selected SSNIT branches from 9:00am to 2:00pm beginning 2nd October, 2021. The launch of the SSNIT Saturday Service was held at the Airport City branch of the Trust today. Speaking at the launch, the Deputy Director-General of …
Data published by the Bank of Ghana has shown that growth in deposits of commercial banks have been fluctuating in the last eight months, with figures in August even showing a decline, a development banking consultant, Dr. Richmond Atuahene, has attributed to the difficulty private sector is facing in the current pandemic-hit climate. The Summary …
Mobile money transactions for the first eight months of this year far exceeded cheque transactions by a massive ¢522.9 billion. This is compared to a little about ¢374 billion recorded in the first half of this year. It indicates that majority of retail consumers now prefer and have accepted mobile money as their mode of …