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Kenya

Ghana, Kenya to facilitate inter-regional trade

Mr. Charles Kilonzo, a Member of the National Assembly of Kenya says Ghana and Kenya can lead to the promotion of trade among African countries. He said both countries strongly backed the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), shared development aspirations, and were the best set to take the drive towards regional integration. Mr. …

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The World Bank

World Bank supports Ghana with $200 million to procure Covid-19 Vaccines

The World Bank has approved a $200 million Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project Second Additional Financing to procure and deploy COVID-19 vaccines for 13 million people. The project, in collaboration with the COVAX Facility COVID-19 vaccine acquisition, will provide financing to support the government strengthen the resilience of Ghana’s health systems to better …

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increment

Increment in transport fares will affect cost of spare parts

Some drivers in the Ho Municipality have said that the increment in fuel prices would affect the cost of spare parts just as it has affected the cost of transport. The new fare of 13 percent upward adjustment in the public transportation took effect on Saturday, June 5, covering all forms of transport including inter-City …

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Ofori

Opportunities abound for the youth – Ofori-Atta

Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, has urged the youth, whom he described as the ‘Resource Envelop,’ to take advantage of government’s initiative to make a headway in life. He mentioned programmes such as the Ghana CARES ‘Obaatanpa programme’ and those being pursued by the National Board for Small-Scale Industries and the National Entrepreneurship …

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MTN

Nana Addo charges MTN to support startups as it marks 25 years in Ghana

President Akufo-Addo has charged MTN to invest in startup businesses and create a telecommunications museum to compile Ghana’s telecommunications history. According to the president, the South African multinational’s success is worth emulating. The president also noted that the story of MTN is yet more proof if any were needed, of the famous saying that Africans …

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Policy

Policy rate to remain unchanged for 7th consecutive time – Economist predicts

Professor of Economics at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Professor Peter Quartey has predicted that the policy rate will remain unchanged at 14.5 percent. Should the prediction come to pass it will be the seventh consecutive time the rate has remained at that figure since March last year. The rate is …

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Instagram

Instagram lets users hide likes to reduce social media pressure

Instagram is offering its users the option to hide the number of likes they receive on posts on the app. The aim is to “depressurize people’s experience” on the platform, the social media giant said. Users with the feature enabled will now see the username of a follower who has liked the post, “and others”, …

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money

Mobile money vendors explore more protection from telcom operators [Video]

When the first Mobile Money service was launched in Ghana in 2009, the market probably wasn’t ready for full mobile financial services. Around 70 percent of the population was unbanked, that’s according to the World Bank, and only an estimated 35 percent of the population owned a mobile phone. However, the urban-rural divide was a …

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