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Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Absa Group Limited and Chief Executive responsible for Absa Regional Operations, Peter Matlare has passed on after succumbing to COVID-19 related complications. A statement issued by the Group stated that, the Deputy Group Chief Executive who had been with the bank since 2016, died on 7th March 2021. It also …
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Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), has signed an agreement with the National Association of Registered Midwives, Ghana (NARMG), to offer its members on the controller payroll, a special UMB Controller Loan product of up to GHS150, 000, which will be spread over 48 months at a competitively low interest rate, with a turnaround time of 48 …
YouTube’s chief executive has said the platform may lift Donald Trump’s suspension, if the threat of “real-world violence” decreases. Susan Wojcicki said the company will look at government warnings and violent rhetoric to determine when it’s safe to lift the suspension. Following the Capitol Hill riot on 6 January that left five dead, Mr Trump’s …
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Twitter has announced plans for a new “super follow” feature which will enable account holders to charge for exclusive additional content. This could take the form of extra tweets, joining a community group or receiving a newsletter, the firm said. Twitter unveiled its plans at a virtual event held for investors. It’s the first time …
Information gathered by the media indicates many banks are rejecting the new voters and National Identification Card as a form of identification in opening accounts and undertaking transactions. It is however not the fault of the banks as both the voters and national identification cards have not been validated. Independent checks at some branches of …
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The COVID-19 pandemic is creating new challenges to women’s economic security, health, and safety as around the world women continue to face laws and relations that restrict their economic opportunity, a new World Bank report has revealed. The report from the “Women, Business and the Law 2021” made available to the Ghana News Agency at …
Impact of COVID-19 reinforces gender inequality – WorldBank Read More »
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust, SSNIT, is set to launch an app to help improve its service delivery. SSNIT says the app will render a number of services including, a request for SSNIT clearance, and payment of monthly contributions via mobile money among others. This is so that its clients will not necessarily …
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Huawei is turning to technology for pig farmers as it deals with tough sanctions on its smartphones. The Chinese telecoms giant was stopped from accessing vital components after the Trump administration labelled it a threat to US national security. In response to struggling smartphone sales, Huawei is looking at other sources of revenue for its …
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The Minister-designate for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said the transaction fees generated by operators of mobile money should be taxed in the wake of declining traditional revenue streams in the telecommunication sector. According to her, a report from the Common Platform, which monitors mobile money transactions, indicated that monthly usage from 344.6 million transactions, …
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An economist with the University of Ghana, Dr. George Domfe, has stated that Ghana cannot afford another lockdown because it will completely crumble the economy. He said that riding on the back of the adverse effects that last year’s lockdown and the closure of schools especially had on the economy of the country, the thought …
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