CrownCity Technologies (CCT), a fast rising Fintech company today, announces that it has been ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and Payment Card Industry Standard (PCI DSS) certified. The certifications further consolidate the company’s position as a market leader in providing platforms for licensed financial Institutions to lend. The ISO 27001 and PCI DSS certifications were issued by the […] The post CrownCity
A rights-based campaign and advocacy organization, EcoCare Ghana has advised the government to address issues of cocoa pricing to help tackle Child Labour in farming communities. Obed Owusu Addai, the founder of EcoCare Ghana speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, January 30, said some cocoa farmers tend to use children for labour due […] The post Fix cocoa
Verna Mineral Water through its Twellium Foundation has responded to the Ghana Medical Association’s call to support Ghana hospitals with incubators and phototherapy machines. According to Verna Water, the call was accepted because out of every 1000 babies born in Ghana, 32 of them die within the first 28 days of life. Verna Water thus […] The post Verna
Ghanaian Highlife star Bisa Kdei has successfully staged the listening party for his fourth studio album, titled “Original,” in the United Kingdom. The one-off listening party held at the Cafe Koko in Camden was attended by top UK music industry players including Eddie Khadi, Adesope, Nomanoms, and DJ Paek as well as representatives from Sony […] The post Bisa
The second edition of Responsible Business and Leadership Awards (RBLEA) has been launched with nominations open to businesses and individuals across different sectors from finance, technology, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, civil society, among others. The awards ceremony aims to encourage responsible business leadership and honour individuals and institutions for their dedication and accomplishments in support responsibility […] The post 2023
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has increased its policy rate by 100 basis points from 27 percent to 28 percent. This forms part of measures by the central bank to address current inflationary pressures. Inflation for December 2022 hit a 22-year high of 54.1 percent. The Central Bank in a statement […] The post Bank of Ghana increases Monetary Policy rate
The Central Bank of Zambia has granted Zeepay Zambia approval to operate a revolutionary new remittance outbound service directly from its Zeepay Mobile Money Wallet. This groundbreaking service will empower Zambians to easily and securely transfer money directly from their mobile money wallets to over 150 countries around the world. This innovative service is the […] The post Zeepay expands into
The Manager of the Spintex road branch of China Mall has been arrested by a joint task force of Police and officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) over non-payment of taxes. It is immediately not known how much tax the company owes the GRA but Citi News’ Kennedy Twumasi reported that the manager was […] The post Managers of Sneda, China mall arrested
A private legal practitioner and leading member of pressure group, OccupyGhana, Ace Anan Ankomah has been recounting his life story. Ace Ankomah in an interview on Foot Prints on Citi TV hosted by Samuel Attah-Mensah, said his advocacy work and social change campaigns are because he’s always irritated by issues affecting the country. “I have […] The post Ghana
Police in the Eastern Region have begun investigations into the cause of death of one Isaac Dokyi a National Service person with the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) at Tafo in the Abuakwa North Municipality. According to eyewitnesses the deceased who was riding his bicycle to church last Saturday was crushed to death by […] The post Police probe death
Ghana’s total public debt stock has shot up to GH¢575.7 billion at the end of November 2022, according to new data released by the Bank of Ghana. The new debt figure brings Ghana’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio to 93.5% from 75.9% in September 2022. The Bank of Ghana’s January 2023 economic and […] The post Ghana’s debt stock hits GH¢575bn;
The Institute of Energy Studies has projected that Petrol will retail for about GH?15 per litre in the next pricing window of February. This according to the institute is due to the about 10% depreciation of the cedi against the U.S. Dollar coupled with the price of Gasoline and Gasoil increasing by approximately 14% and […] The post Fuel prices to rise in February
Episode 3 of the most clamorous drama series dubbed ‘The Hairdresser’s’ will be shown on Citi TV’s YouTube channel, CitiTube, on Monday, January 30, 2023, at 10am. ‘The Hairdresser’s’ is set in a typical Ghanaian-African hair and beauty salon where conversations among the hairdressers, their clients, and the occasional passer-by, presumably centre on gossip ”Konkonsa”. […] The post Episode
Management of Telecel group has assured the staff of Vodafone of no layoffs as it takes over the company. This follows the National Communications Authority’s approval for the transfer of the 70 per cent majority shares in Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited (Vodafone Ghana) held by Vodafone International Holdings B.V. to Telecel Group. There has been […] The post We’ll not
Member of Parliament for the Gomoa West constituency in the Central Region, Richard Gyan-Mensah has donated 50,000 pieces of exercise books to students across the constituency. Taking receipt of the books on behalf of the District Education Directorate, the director, Madam Cecilia Aboagye took advantage of the presentation to bemoan the declining performance of candidates […] The post Richard
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged African countries to take inter-trade seriously to enable the continent to resist future shocks. Closing the three-day Africa Prosperity Dialogues, President Akufo-Addo said the decision by some 44 countries to sign up for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a clear indication that the continent is […] The post Africa
President Nana Akufo-Addo has called for the use of tax policies, among others to check illicit financial flows out of the continent. The president said illicit financial flows cost Africa close to 100 billion dollars which denies the continent the needed resources to facilitate growth and development. Speaking during the closing session of the maiden […] The post Africa
The Ministry of Education has cautioned against any form of payment to individuals who assure of securing placement for students into Senior High Schools. Preparations are underway to release Senior High School placement for the 2023/2024 academic year after the West African Examination Council (WAEC) released the results of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) […] The post Don’t
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has once again justified the party’s decision to reshuffle the Minority leadership in Parliament. The former General Secretary of the NDC at a Press Conference in the United Kingdom said the changes became necessary because the Minority leadership was not working well together. […] The post Minority
Ghana is poised to extend its steepest-ever phase of interest-rate hikes on Monday to put a lid on lofty inflation and shore up its currency. Most economists surveyed by Bloomberg predict the monetary policy committee will lift the key rate by 200 basis points, one forecasts an increase of 250 basis points and two a […] The post Ghana set for world’s biggest rate hike
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