AfCFTA Secretariat to launch new digital payment platform to facilitate trade

October 21, 2020 The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), is set to launch a payment and settlement digital platform with the aim of enhancing market access within the region. The Secretary-General...

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COCOBOD begins data gathering to enhance cocoa sector management

October 20, 2020 The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has rolled out a comprehensive data gathering exercise to improve the management of the sector. This follows the successful piloting of the exercise in...

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Ghana to issue E-visas next year

October 20, 2020 Ghana will start the issuance of electronic visas (E-visa) next year. Procurement processes have started for the selection of a firm to partner the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to design...

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COVID-19: Ghana’s recovery rate 98.5 percent

October 19, 2020 Active cases of the Coronavirus disease in Ghana is now 398 as of Friday, October 16, 2020, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. A total of 46,664 persons have also fully...

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African parliaments start debt cancellation campaign

October 19, 2020 Speakers and heads of African legislatures have commenced a campaign for debt cancellation for African countries in the wake of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on African...

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Customs duties in Africa to reduce next year

October 19, 2020 Customs duties on trading within Africa will be reduced from next year onwards when the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement comes into force on January 1, 2021. The...

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BoG asked to push commercial banks to increase CFA trading … To boost economic activities with Francophone neighbours

October 15, 2020 Transit shippers have appealed to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to impress on commercial banks operating in the country to accept financial transactions in CFA, a move that would greatly help...

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BoG picks Central Bank of the Year award

October 15, 2020 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has been honoured at the seventh Central Banking Awards. The Governor of the BoG, Dr Ernest Addison received the Central Bank of Year award on behalf of the...

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PURC develops capacity to resolve billing complaints in 24 hrs

October 14, 2020 The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Mrs. Maami Dufie Ofori, has assured electricity consumers that their complaints on meter inaccuracies and wrong...

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NCA to roll out SMP guidelines for telcos

October 14, 2020 … as MTN withdraws Supreme Court case   The National Communications Authority (NCA) is to roll out its Significant Market Power (SMP) guidelines for telecommunication companies in...

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