MTN Ghana Wins Prestigious Telco of the Year Award at Africa Tech Festival Awards
Officials from MTN Group and our partner Huawei receive the award on behalf of MTN Ghana MTN Ghana Wins Prestigious Telco of the Year Award at Africa Tech Festival Awards Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) has... read more
Russia fines Google more money than there is in entire world
A Russian court has fined Google two undecillion roubles – a two followed by 36 zeroes – for restricting Russian state media channels on YouTube. In dollar terms that means the tech giant... read more
Don’t be in a haste to scrap e-levy, COVID levy – ISSER to gov’t
Ghana’s Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research (ISSER) has recommended against an immediate repeal of the E-levy and COVID-19 levy, cautioning that a sudden removal could disrupt... read more
Extended power outages looming – IES
Businesses and households should brace themselves for a potential new wave of extended intermittent power outages, as one of the country’s largest electricity producers – Sunon Asogli – has... read more
Bawumia launches Ghana’s first local ride-hailing app to empower taxi drivers
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched GoRide, Ghana’s first locally developed ride-hailing app, created in partnership with the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). Designed to... read more
Dumsor: The worst is yet to come – IES warns
The Institute for Energy Securities says Ghana faces renewed threat of power crisis as 560MW Sunon Asogli Power Plant shuts down amid debt dispute. “In case you are experiencing a low-key dumsor,... read more
Sunon Asogli acted in bad faith over shutdown due to ECG debt – Finance Minister
The Finance Minister has criticised Sunon Asogli Power for what he described as “bad faith” in the company’s decision to halt operations over a $259 million debt owed by the Electricity Company... read more
Mobile Money accounts surpass GH¢65m, transactions exceeding GH¢1.9tn – BoG
The 2023 FinTech Sector Report by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revealed significant growth in the country’s digital financial landscape, with mobile money accounts surpassing GH¢65 million and... read more
Microsoft boss gets 63% pay rise despite asking for reduction
Microsoft’s chief executive Satya Nadella earned $79.1m (£61m) last year, a rise of 63% compared to his compensation the year before. That was despite a request from Mr Nadella to reduce one... read more
Importers face duty on Electric Vehicles despite gov’t’s exemption promises
Contrary to widespread expectations, electric vehicles (EVs) imported into Ghana are still subject to duties, even for buses intended for commercial transport services. Despite some government... read more
IMF revises Ghana’s growth target to 4% for 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Ghana’s growth rate for 2024 to 4 percent from 3 percent. The Director of the African Department, Abebe Aemro Selassie disclosed this in a response... read more