GHANA’S DIGITAL ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION: THE BAWUMIA VISION
Washington DC, USA (GS) In spite of its current high inflation rate and the rapid decline in the value of the Cedi, Ghana is still the brightest spot among the economies of the 15-nation ECOWAS bloc. Many developing countries have witnessed their economies decimated due to the global hardship resulting from the pandemic, supply chain... Read More
BANK OF GHANA TO CRACKDOWN ON MOBILE MONEY LOAN DEFAULTERS
Accra, Ghana (GS) The Bank of Ghana has warned mobile money loan defaulters that they risk being barred from the financial market if they continue defaulting on their loan repayments. According to the Central Bank, data on all mobile money loan customers are “domiciled in the databases of credit bureaus”. Hence, failure by individuals to... Read More
‘INSULT IS NOT A STRATEGY FOR VICTORY IN 2024’ – NDC WARNED.
Stafford VA (GS) The leadership of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been warned to desist from making insults the central theme of their campaign strategy in an attempt to recapture political power in the lead-up to the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. Instead, the party must stay on message and offer alternative solutions... Read More
NCA SIM Card Registration
Telcos must lead the efforts I wanted to get a new SIM to complement the one I already have. Then I decided to patronise a road side sim vendor and the unexpected happened. During registration, I gave out the needed details to the vendor and the registration was going on smoothly until it got to... Read More
NCA PULLS THE PLUG ON UNREGISTERED SIM CARDS IN GHANA
The Government of Ghana says it will terminate cellular services to cellphone subscribers in the country who have not registered their Subscriber Identity Cards (SIM cards) beginning September 30, 2022. However, puninitve measures for data services will kick in on Wednesday September 7. Some sunscribers will begin to experience gradual restrictions on some of their... Read More
BORIS RESIGNS, TRUSS TAKES OVER AS UK PRIME MINISTER
England, UK (GS) Mary Elizabeth Truss is the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) after the official resignation of the scandal-riddled former Premier Boris Johnson. This follows her official appointment by the Queen of England. Elizabeth II, at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland today. Ms. Truss is a conservative member of the British... Read More