Ghana to have first National E-Pharmacy in sub-Saharan Africa – Bawumia

November 3, 2021 Ghana is set to become the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to have a national scale E-Pharmacy and one of only a few countries in the world with a national scale E-pharmacy, the Vice...

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The digital economy: Know your rights as spelt out in the model electronic transaction law

September 13, 2021 It is your right to reject any item delivered, that does not fully conform to the description on a retailer’s website that made you decide to place the order. The COVID-19 situation has...

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BoG partners Giesecke+Devrient to pilot digital currency in Ghana

August 18, 2021 The Bank of Ghana has join forces with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D)  to pilot a general-purpose Central Bank Digital Currency (retail CBDC) in Ghana. G+D is providing the technology and...

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BoG to pilot digital cedi in September

July 12, 2021 The Bank of Ghana will in September, this year, pilot the digital cedi, the First Deputy Governor, Dr Maxwell Opoku-Afari, has hinted. This, he said, formed part of the BoG’s agenda of...

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E-cedi: Bank of Ghana to pilot digital currency

June 3, 2021 The Bank of Ghana is in the advanced stages of introducing a digital currency, the Governor of the central bank, Dr Ernest Addison has disclosed. According to the Dr Addison, the e-cedi...

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GhQR to play lead role in cashless agenda

March 23, 2021 GhQR is considered a key enabler for Ghana’s quest to migrate into an electronic payment society. The country is hoping to ride on the back of payment services to become one of the first...

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MoMo transactions exceed cheques’ by GH¢389 billion in 2020

February 15, 2021 The total value of mobile money transactions far exceeded the value of those of cheque by GH¢389 billion last year, data from the Bank of Ghana has revealed. Whilst the total...

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Digitalised economy, increased revenue mobilisation to push tax-to-GDP to 20%

August 6, 2020 Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is optimistic that the projected tax-to-GDP of 20 percent from the current 13 percent will materialise if government increases revenue mobilisation and...

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