Archie Hesse MORE PEOPLE used the GhIPSS instant pay (GIP) services between January and March this year, recording a little over one million (1,007,510) representing a growth of 693.8 per
US Oil Prices Turn Negative As Demand Dries Up
The price of US oil has turned negative for the first time in history. That means oil producers are paying buyers to take the commodity off their hands over fears
MTN Group Ranked Africa’s Top Telecoms Brand
MTN has been awarded the most valuable telecom brand in Africa in a recent annual report by Brand Finance, a leading independent brand valuation consultancy. The report stated that MTN’s
BoG Suspends Dividends For 2019
Dr Ernest Addison The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) to desist from declaring and paying dividends and from making other distributions to shareholders
NLA Pleased With COVID-19 Innovation
Kofi Osei Ameyaw The recently announced National Lottery Authority (NLA) *890# official shortcode with their multiple games is reported to have posted phenomenal outcome, the Public Relations Unit of the
LPG Marketers Association Donates To Covid-19 Fund
Gabriel Kumi The National Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Markerters has donated to the National Covid-19 Trust Fund set up by the President to receive contributions from individuals and
Gov’t Starts Distributing Local PPEs
Government has started distributing locally produced Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to frontline workers in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. This came to light when Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia visited
Ken Ofori-Atta Among 3 Speakers At IMF Spring Meeting
Ken Ofori-Atta Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is one of the three persons that are to speak at this year’s Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary
Alpha Lotto Donates To Veterans Administration
The leadership of Alpha Lotto has presented food items valued at thousands of Ghana cedis to Veterans Administration, Ghana to help mitigate the hardship of the COVID-19 lockdown. The food
Ghana Excluded In IMF Debt Write Off
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has excluded Ghana in a list of 25 countries whose debts it has written off. The announcement was made in a statement released in Washington
Disney World Plans To Lay-Off 43,000 Workers
Walt Disney World is expected to layoff about 43, 000 of its workers. According to a report by Forbes, the layoffs are to take effect from April 19. The layoffs
Veep Urges World Leaders To Prepare For Post COVID-19 Economic Shocks
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the post COVID-19 global economic architect is going to be radically different from the previous one and requires countries
Gov’t Absorbs Electricity Bills
Government has decided to absorb the electricity bills of Ghanaians for the next three months. Electricity bills for lower consumption especially for the poor is being absorbed by the government