Dr. Ernest Addison | BoG Governor

Ghana’s debt hits GhC145bn

Ghana's public debt has hit GhC145 billion as of February this   year, the Central Bank has announced. The development means that the government spent about GhC3.5 billion from September to December last year, according to...
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia

ICT key to transforming Ghana’s economy – Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated the Nana Akufo-Addo government’s determination to transform Ghana’s economy through the use of Information Communication Technology in all spheres of national life. Government is thus keen to provide...

Agyarko, TOR CEO’s public spat disgraceful – Jantuah

The Vice Chairman of the Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC) Kwame Jantuah has labelled as “disgraceful” the ongoing public spat between the Minister of Energy and CEO of Tema Oil Refinery over the plan...

BOSCH Opens Showroom In Accra

Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, in the fields of Mobility Solutions, Energy and Building Technology, Industrial Technology, and Consumer Goods has opened a new showroom in Accra adjacent Purple Pub...

Thousands of Mobile Money agents to lose jobs

Thousands of Mobile Money agents in Ghana could soon lose their jobs due to the introduction of mobile money interoperability. The mobile money interoperability platform allows subscribers to transfer funds from one mobile network to the other...

PayPal acquires Swedish payments firm iZettle

PayPal has bought iZettle, a Swedish mobile payments company that sells a card-reader aimed at small businesses, for $2.2bn (£1.6bn). The move boosts PayPal's in-store presence at a time when competition in the online payments...

LPG Operators to strike May 21

Members of the Ghana Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Operators Association (GLiPGOA) have declared to strike on Monday May 21,2018  over failure of government to address their concerns with the Cylinder Recirculation Module. According to the...

Mobile Interoperability is an important milestone for Ghana – BoG

The launch of Ghana’s first Mobile Money Interoperability Payment System is an “important milestone towards an integrated and interoperable electronic payments environment” and will have a major impact in efforts to ensure greater financial...

We’ll resist TOR tank farm conversion – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to reject moves by government to convert the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) into a tank farm. The Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko disclosed in January that government in partnership with...

Overburdened BoG needs restructuring – Cal Bank MD

The Managing Director of Cal Bank, Frank Adu Jnr. is calling for a restructuring of the Central Bank. His call comes barely 72 hours after the second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG)...