Ghana hoping for IMF agreement by next week: finance ministry official
ACCRA, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Ghana’s economic recovery efforts could be delayed and complicated if a visiting team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) leaves without a staff-level agreement next week, a finance ministry official said on Wednesday. An IMF team is visiting Ghana until Tuesday as the country aims to negotiate a relief package
First Bank partner JA Africa in high school Entreprenuership competition
FirstBank has partnered with JA Africa on Company of the Year (COY) Competition, Africa’s largest high school entrepreneurship competition scheduled to take place in Lagos, Nigeria from 7th to 9th December under the theme, “Fueling Changemakers.” The JA Africa Company of the Year (COY) is a program which equips senior secondary school level students with
See the debt scheme Ghana is implementing to fix its economic instability
Ghana is currently faced with a deteriorating economy and the country is in desperate need of creative solutions. In this quest, the government recently launched a domestic debt exchange program. Ken Ofori-Atta, the finance minister of Ghana noted on Sunday in a video that the program would commence as soon as Monday. He disclosed that
Network International launches new Ghana office and datacentre – GhanaWeb
With offices in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, and now Ghana, Network has a presence across Africa’s key markets, and the business operates …
The Capital Quest | Aruwa Capital’s debut fund hits final close with oversubscription
Aruwa Capital Management, a Lagos-based early-stage growth equity and gender-lens investment firm, has marked the final close of its debut fund that was targeting a corpus of $20 million. The firm, which was founded and is led by women, said it closed the fund with an oversubscription but did not share how much over and
Built With Bitcoin Opens Bitcoin Technology Center In Ghana – Bitcoin Magazine
The Built With Bitcoin Foundation (BWB) has opened a new Bitcoin Technology Center in Ejisu, Ghana, a city in Greater Kumasi, as a legacy for the inaugural Africa Bitcoin Conference. The center will be run by Ghanaians, for Ghanaians, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. BWB Founders Ray Youssef and Yusuf Nessary
Budget Ghana presented last month will require revisions
Ghana’s budget presented last month is a “pre-debt exchange budget” and will require revisions after a debt exchange programme is launched, the director of the treasury and debt management, Samuel Arkhurst said on Monday. (Reporting by Cooper Inveen Writing by Sofia Christensen Editing by Bate Felix)
FirstBank partner with Junior Achievement on Africa’s largest high school entrepreneurship competition – WorldStage
FirstBank has partnered with JA Africa on Company of the Year (COY) Competition, Africa’s largest high school entrepreneurship competition scheduled to take place in Lagos, Nigeria from 7th to 9th December under the theme, “Fueling Changemakers.” The JA Africa Company of the Year (COY) Competition which returns for the 12th year in a row and
Ghana’s Swoove says set to deliver growth after startup contest
ACCRA, Dec 5 (Reuters) – As a pair of motor-cyclists from Ghanaian startup Swoove zipped along Accra’s back streets with deliveries last week, a team of software engineers tracked their progress on screens. Swoove’s founders say because it started out during tough times, the firm is well placed to weather the economic fallout of the
Mava Landu takes on Revenue Generation for the Rest of Africa markets as Departmental Executive
Mava Landu has joined the ISUZU Motors South Africa (ISUZU) team as the Department Executive Revenue Generation for the Rest of Africa Markets. Landu is not entirely new to the sector. He takes on the role with a wealth of experience spanning various industries and various African Territories. Starting his career as a Team Leader