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The Misplaced Promise of Africa’s Mobile Revolution
Within two years of its launch in 2007, money transfers through M-Pesa, a cell-phone-based mobile banking application, already equaled the...
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Ghana Produces Biggest Cocoa Crop in Six Years
Second-biggest grower’s output reached 909,493 tons by July 27 Favorable weather conditions boosted cocoa production Ghana has recorded its biggest...
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Africa’s cities face unique risks – what can be done to manage them?
Cities in sub-Saharan Africa are growing fast. Nigeria alone is projected to add 212 million urban dwellers by 2050, equivalent...
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2017 Mid-Year Budget Review, An Analyst’s review
In broad terms, the mid-year review has revealed that the government is very much on track to delivering the many...
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Quantum Global’s Africa Investment Index shows Ghana on the rebound
Ghana is the eighteenth-most attractive economy for investments flowing into the African continent, according to the latest Africa Investment Index...
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Gov’t to move over ¢6 billion state funds at private banks to BoG
Government has started moving state funds held with commercial banks to a dedicated account at the Bank of Ghana as...
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Five-yr bond fetches GH¢1.49bn at 8.25%
The government has successfully raised GH¢1.49 billion through the sale of a five-year bond. The bond was oversubscribed by 12.86...
Read moreSUSTAINING NIEP WOULD REQUIRE A MULTIFACETED APPROACH
The President, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo successfully inaugurated the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Plan (NIEP) as planned on 13th July 2016...
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Jeff Bezos Overtakes Bill Gates To Become World’s Richest Man
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has overtaken Bill Gates and is now the richest person in the world, with a fortune...
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New approaches will enhance food security in Africa
Africa will this year continue to be home to some of the fastest-growing cities, thanks to the continent’s large young...
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