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Ghana’s economy to expand by 5.8% in 2022 – Oxford Business Group
March 23, 2022Ghana’s economy is forecast to expand by 5.8% in 2022, the Oxford Business Group has disclosed. This follows a challenging two years against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic as the country works to implement fiscal-consolidation measures.
Intra-Africa trade receives major boost as payment transactions can be done in 120sec under PAPSS
March 23, 2022PAPSS is a centralised payment and settlement infrastructure for intra-African trade and commerce payments. This project which is being developed in collaboration with the African Export-Import Bank, Afreximbank will facilitate payments as well as formalise some of the unrecorded trade due to prevalence of informal cross-border trade in Africa.
African German Young Leaders In Business Calls For Applications
March 23, 2022AGYLE actively supports the promotion of individual career development and sharpens the view for the economic relations as well as the cultural characteristics of the participating countries.
Launch of report and dialogue on: The State of Impact Investing in Ghana: Unlocking Private Sector Capital for Profit and Impact
March 23, 2022One key constraint to the growth of Impact Investing in Ghana is access to accurate data on the existing private sector investments that are driving impact, the need for additional investments, and the learning from past projects.
Standard Chartered Bank Outdoors 20 Entrepreneurs for Women in Tech Programme
March 21, 2022Standard Chartered has announced the 20 successful businesses that will participate in Cohort 2 of the Women in Technology Incubator programme at an induction ceremony at the bank’s head office in Accra.
The window is still open – GRA entreats tax defaulters to take advantage of the Penalties and Interest waivers
March 18, 2022According to the authority, the Waiver of Penalties and Interest for outstanding debt as of December 31, 2020, under the Penalty and Interest Waiver (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Act 1073) has been extended to June 30, 2022.
Modern West African Vehicle Academy to boost automotive industry as competitive sub-regional hub launched
March 18, 2022A state-of-the-art automotive technical training facility, the first of its kind in Ghana was launched on Wednesday at Graphic Road in Accra. The West African Vehicle Academy develops skills and knowledge of trainees and capacitates them to address the challenges of modern automotive service, diagnosis, and repair.
Young Ghanaian set to launch global payment platform, GenioPay
March 18, 2022A young Ghanaian is set to launch a new global payment platform called GenioPay, aimed at making money transfers easier and cheaper across the globe – regardless of the currency.
SOS-GrEEn Program: 82 youth graduate with entrepreneurial skills for job creation
March 17, 2022They are part of the first phase of the economic empowerment program dubbed the, ‘cash-for-work’ initiative equipping 381 youth with employable skills and orientational technical training.
Muniru Husseini: The entrepreneurial journey and how your start-up story can be different
March 17, 2022Fulltime entrepreneurship is perhaps the ultimate career sacrifice anyone could make. It elicits a complex of emotions ranging from deep elation and an enthusiastic attitude to a gnawing uncertainty and an almost morbid fear about the future.
Bolt gives women the opportunity to rise in Tech in bid to achieve gender equality
March 17, 2022Role models are recognised as crucial factors to achieve zero gender bias and gender equality. For women, if they can see themselves represented, nothing can stop them from breaking the glass ceiling. This year, the theme of International Women’s Day is #BreakingTheBias – to promote a world free of stereotyping and discrimination.
Africa could secure over $90bn for Tech Start-Up
March 14, 2022Africa could secure tech startup funding of more than $90bn by 2030, if policymakers pursue significant reforms to drive growth, according to a new report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.