Isaac Aidoo

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When Banking Pays Back: How a Festive Draw Is Putting Cash in Customers’ Pockets

Ecobank’s year-end rewards programme offers festive relief as thousands of customers receive cash, vouchers and insurance through transparent nationwide draws.

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AfCFTA Pushes Africa Toward Payment Sovereignty as PAPSS Gains Momentum

AfCFTA urges Africa to strengthen payment sovereignty through PAPSS, cutting costs, enabling local currency trade, and unlocking deeper intra African…

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Beyond Trade Numbers: How India and Ghana Are Laying the Groundwork for a Deeper Economic Alliance

India and Ghana are strengthening economic ties through the 2025 Business Conclave, aligning investments, trade priorities, and the 24-Hour Economy…

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AI Could Add $1 Trillion to Africa’s Economy by 2035 – AfDB Report

African Development Bank says inclusive AI adoption could add $1 trillion to Africa’s economy by 2035, driven by agriculture, trade,…

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AfDB Links Climate Action to Africa’s Development Priorities

AfDB integrates climate action with finance, innovation and jobs to drive resilient development while aligning solutions with Africa’s economic priorities.

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Are Weak Financial and Environmental Standards Undermining Growth in Countries Like Ghana?

The World Bank warns weak financial and environmental standards in developing economies risk undermining growth, resilience and health, citing poor…

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CalBank’s GH₵1.16bn Capital Raise Signals New Confidence in Ghana’s Markets — GSE Boss

CalBank’s GHS1.16bn capital raise signals renewed investor confidence, strengthens its strategy and balance sheet, and underscores the Ghana Stock Exchange’s…

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Global Standards Reshaping Trade to the Advantage of Wealthy Nations—World Bank

The World Bank warns global standards now shape trade and innovation, benefiting wealthy nations while sidelining developing countries, and urges…

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India–Ghana Business Conclave Targets Bigger Trade Flows, Stronger Investment Ties

Ghana and India seek to boost trade, investment, and technology partnerships as businesses meet at the 2025 Conclave to deepen…

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Push for Universal Healthcare Gains Momentum as Report Warns 4.6 Billion Lack Essential Services

Global health reforms accelerate as 2025 data shows billions lack essential care. Fifteen countries adopt National Health Compacts to expand…

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Lifeline for Ghana’s Forests as Farmers Shift to Sustainable Cocoa and Alternative Livelihoods

UNDP’s ESP Phase IV empowers cocoa communities with agroforestry, CREMAs, and alternative livelihoods like beekeeping to restore forests, improve soils,…

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Northern Ghana’s Gold Economy Faces Major Disruptions as Smuggling and Foreign-Financed Mining Surge

Illegal mining, gold smuggling and weak border controls in northern Ghana are creating openings extremist groups could exploit, a GI-TOC…

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Tariff Hikes Threaten 2026 Wage Growth, Spark Fears of Higher Business Costs

Utility tariff hikes could wipe out workers’ 2026 wage gains, raising cost pressures for households and businesses and prompting TUC…

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CSOs’ Scorecard Shows Gov’t Making Steady First-Year Progress but Anti-Corruption Lags Behind

CSOs’ Scorecard shows government meeting first-year targets in mining, environment, petroleum, and climate sectors, but falling short on anti-corruption progress.

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MGA Consulting Grabs Fastest Growing Company Award, Cements Rise in Ghana’s Business Services Sector

MGA Consulting wins Fastest Growing Company Award, highlighting its rapid expansion, rising influence in business services, and growing demand for…

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