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Societe Generale Ghana donates cardiothoracic equipment to Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
MyJoyOnline
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August 12, 2025
Societe Generale Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery in the country. The bank has donated some equipment to the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the hospital. The donation included critical cardiothoracic...
Standard Player Contract is the best gift to the Ghanaian game – Kurt Okraku
MyJoyOnline
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August 12, 2025
The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, says the introduction of the Standard Player Contract will be the difference maker in Ghana's football system. Okraku announced the formal approval of the initiative during the...
Ghana’s Reform Imperative: From Stabilisation to Transformation
Modern Ghana
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🎯 Ghana’s recent economic stabilisation—marked by falling inflation, a rebounding cedi, and tighter fiscal controls—is a welcome reprieve. But stabilisation is not transformation. It is merely the clearing of ground after a storm. What comes next...
Cedi sells at GHS11.90 on forex market, GHS10.61 interbank on August 12
Modern Ghana
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The Ghanaian cedi has experienced fluctuations in value against the US dollar on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, with an average buying rate of GHS10.56 and a selling rate of GHS11.04. At forex bureaus, the cedi is trading at GHS11.50 for dollar...
African Political Parties Summit 2025 opens today in Accra
MyJoyOnline
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August 12, 2025
The 2025 African Political Parties Summit officially opens today at the Accra International Conference Centre, bringing together political leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders from across Africa and the Caribbean. The gathering is set to be the...
Monetisation of Ghana’s politics started in 2000s – Kofi Kapito decries
MyJoyOnline
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August 12, 2025
The Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Protection Agency, Kofi Owusu Hene, popularly known as Kofi Kapito, has expressed concern over what he describes as the unhealthy monetisation of Ghana’s political system, particularly parliamentary...
DGPP, Gold For Oil Stabilised Economy – Dr. Mumuni
Daily Guide
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August 12, 2025
Dr. Zakari Mumuni First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Zakari Mumuni, has described market interventions such as the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP), as well as the Gold for Oil (G4O) as significant contributors to the...
FULL LIST: Trump hits Nigeria, 66 others with 15% tariff as global trade war brews
Pulse
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August 12, 2025
Nigeria has been named among 67 countries targeted in a sweeping new tariff programme unveiled by United States President Donald Trump, in a move set to reshape international trade relations. The “reciprocal-tariff” initiative imposes varying...
I almost shut down Ghana’s internet over horrific helicopter crash videos – Sam George
MyJoyOnline
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August 12, 2025
Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Sam Nartey George, has revealed that he nearly ordered a nationwide internet shutdown to halt the circulation of disturbing videos following the August 6 helicopter crash. Speaking on...
Posspole signs pact to accelerate Ghana’s agricultural modernisation
The Hindu Business Line
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August 12, 2025
Key focus areas of collaboration include container-based modular farm housing, solar-powered irrigation systems and precision agriculture using drones, among others. (representative image) | Photo Credit: istock.com The Government of the Republic...
Ghanaian initiative turns plastic waste into school desks
PRI - The World
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August 11, 2025
It was a hot Wednesday afternoon at Chorkor Beach in Accra, Ghana. Wooden canoes rested on the sand. But beneath them, plastic waste could be seen everywhere — torn bags, empty bottles, old flip-flops and wrappers. The trash mixed with the waves,...
Can Ghana's Parliament Rise Above the Noise of AI-Bedrocked Disinformation?
Modern Ghana
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Dear critical reader, In today's AI-anchored digital age, where nation-wrecking deep fakery, vile propaganda, and abominable disinformation threaten the very fabric of our democracy, transparency and accountability in governance are more crucial...
Ghana Orders Biometric Verification for Gaming Operators
News Ghana
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August 12, 2025
Ghana’s Gaming Commission has mandated all licensed operators to integrate biometric identity verification within 14 days. Acting Commissioner Emmanuel Quainoo issued the directive on August 11, requiring immediate connection to the National...
CIB Ghana leads national dialogue on monetary policy, banking reforms
Ghanaian Times
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August 12, 2025
The Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana (CIB Ghana) has convened a high-level policy seminar to examine the practical implications of monetary policy decisions on lending, inflation, and financial sector development. It is under the theme...
Ghana, SA, UAE: Xenophobia Against Nigerians? Why?
This Day
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August 11, 2025
The bond of brotherhood between Nigeria and Ghana, is old and deep. But, that chord of friendship has run thin a couple of times; first, in 1969, when the Government of Ghana issued the Aliens Compliance Order expelling many allegedly undocumented...
Ghana Advocacy Group Demands Mining Crackdown After Ministerial Deaths
News Ghana
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August 12, 2025
Ghana’s Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has urged the government to declare a state of emergency on illegal mining following a helicopter crash that killed two cabinet ministers and six officials. The group was en route to launch...
Fidelity Bank Launches PAPSS to Enhance Cross-Border Payments
News Diary Online
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August 12, 2025
…Records Over N46 Billion Pre-Launch Transactions Fidelity Bank Plc has officially launched the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) in Nigeria, following an impressive N46 billion in transactions recorded...
Ghanaians Extradited to Face US Romance Scam and BEC Charges
Bank Information Security - New Jersey
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Cryptocurrency Fraud , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management $150 Million Stolen From Victims and Laundered, Allege Federal Prosecutors Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • August 11, 2025 Authorities say one of the alleged...
West African titans: A comparative H1 2025 performance analysis of key companies in Nigeria and Ghana
Ghana Business News
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August 12, 2025
Abstract This report provides a comparative analysis of corporate performance in Nigeria and Ghana during the first half of 2025, focusing on four multinational entities operating across both markets: MTN, MultiChoice (DStv), Ecobank Transnational...
Ghana to host African Political Parties Summit on August 12
Ghana News Agency
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August 11, 2025
Accra, August 11, GNA – The Africa Governance Centre, in partnership with Ghana’s Government, will host the African Political Parties Summit from August 12-14, 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre. The meeting will bring together...