Banks have been urged to issue more of the proprietary ‘local’ Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards to their customers since it comes at a lower transaction cost with better convenience. Some years back, many banks in the country issued a lot of international cards, because it enabled customers to have access to ATMs of other banks on those platforms. But [...]The post Issue More Local Cards To Customers appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ashanti, has congratulated the newly-elected regional officers of the party on their election. In a statement issued in Kumasi on Monday, the student wing of the party said it was happy with the peaceful nature of the polls, adding that, the ultimate winner was the NPP. The students [...]The post TESCON Congratulates Ashanti Executive appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Aspiring Chairman of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Fred Oware, says he decided to run against his boss because he (Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey) was hitherto indecisive about seeking re-election. “I think you need to ask him how many times he said he would offer to run and how many times he also told us that he wasn’t going to [...]The post ‘I’m not a traitor’ — Fred Oware appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Government has denied claims that Abuga Pele, former National Coordinator of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), now Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA), is being used as a scapegoat in the GYEEDA corruption saga. According to Felix Ofosu Kwakye, a Deputy Information Minister, the government would not benefit anything by using using anyone, including Mr. Pele as [...]The post Gov’t Denies Gyeeda Scapegoat Claims appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a new gender strategy from 2014 to 2018 to improve Africa’s economic transformation. “This represents a major milestone for the bank, and it puts in place one of the critical foundations for realising the ‘Africa at 50’ and ‘post-2015’ development agendas,” said Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, AfDB’s Special Envoy on Gender. “What is new [...]The post AfDB Approves New Four-Year Gender Strategy appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.