Banking & Finance

International Monetary Fund Reaches Staff Level Agreement on a Staff Monitored Program with The Gambia

The team discussed economic and financial policy commitments under a new Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) for 2019 Improved revenue mobilization and…

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Blockchain Advances in Africa, Overcoming Funding Hurdles

Cryptocurrencies and the underpinning blockchain technology have continued to transform lives in Africa. The technology has been applied in Kenya to…

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Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System to release ecommerce payment solution

According to Business Ghana, GhIPSS stated that the processes are almost complete for this service to go live. GhIPSS was…

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Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the Conclusion of a Visit to Ghana

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Accra at the…

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Ghana Finance Innovation Awards: MTN leads the gong table, sweeps six awards

By El-Amisty Nobo| Follow Amisty on twitter @ElAmistyNobo Leading telecommunications service provider [MTN Ghana] received six awards at the 4th…

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Orange Money celebrates a decade of financial innovation in Africa

  Orange Money is now one of the Group’s leading growth drivers and continues to evolve to better serve people,…

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Business Entities in Ghana to benefit from Remita Payroll launch

small and medium enterprises and other organisations of any size in Ghana are now to manage their finances effortlessly with…

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MoneyGram launches remittance service to mobile wallets in Ghana

MoneyGram mobile wallets are now available in Ghana after the collaboration between MoneyGram and Zeepay. The new service will enable…

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Ghana hires McKinsey to boost tax take after $367m gap

  Ghana’s tax agency has hired McKinsey & Co to help boost collections after missing the revenue target for the…

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Barclays Bank is now Absa: Bank rebrands in 10 countries

Barclays Bank is now Absa, and will consequently rename ten subsidiaries in Africa including Kenya, Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles,…

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