Ghana’s Modern Payment Regime
The current Payment system in Ghana refers to the entire matrix of institutional infrastructure arrangements and processes in a country set up to enable economic agents (individuals, businesses,...
Tag: Middle East
Syria’s Assad Sees Trump’s Islamic State View As Promising
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said U. S. President Donald Trump prioritizing the fight against jihadists by Islamic State was promising although it was too early to expect any practical steps,...
Appeals Court To Hear Arguments On Trump’s Travel Ban
The U. S. Justice Department will face off with opponents in a federal appeals court on Tuesday over the fate of President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority...
Iran’s Missile Test ‘not A Message’ To Trump
Iran said on Monday a recent missile trial launch was not intended to send a message to new U. S. President Donald Trump and to test him, since after a series of policy statements Iranian officials...
Retail Payment Systems Infrastructure To Be Deployed In Ghana
Funds transfer and electronic payment in Ghana is expected to be enhanced soon when the Retail Payment Systems Infrastructure project takes off. Interoperability from a financial perspective involves...
New Retail Payment Systems Infrastructure To Be Deployed In Ghana
The money transfer market and the electronic payment system is expected to receive a major boost with the deployment of a new retail payment systems infrastructure that will soon be rolled out. The...
Angelina Jolie Slams Trump Travel Ban, Calls For ‘compassionate America’
Actress and human rights advocate Angelina Jolie on Thursday said U. S. President Donald Trump's executive order barring travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries hurts vulnerable refugees and...
AfDB, Alliance For Financial Inclusion Sign MoU To Enhance Access To Financial Services In Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance access to quality financial services on the continent on...
Oil Prices Fall After Sharp Rise In U.S. Stockpiles
Oil prices fell on Thursday after official data showed U. S. crude and gasoline stockpiles rose sharply, although signs that OPEC and other producers are holding the line on output cuts helped...
Israel Authorises 3,000 More Settler Homes In West Bank
Latest: Ellembelle youth to demonstrate against new Ghana Gas CEO Israel has announced the construction of 3,000 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the fourth such announcement in the less...
Somali-Born UK Athlete Worried Over Trump’s Discriminatory Order, Nike Backs Him
Somali-born British Olympic athlete Mo Farah says the recent travel ban imposed by the United States President Donald Trump was borne out of ignorance and prejudice. 33-year-old Farah is a full...
U.S. Does $220B In Trade With Muslim Countries
President Trump's travel ban on the citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries has created confusion and concern across the Middle East and parts of Asia. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation,...
US Embassy Relocation To Jerusalem ‘a War Crime’
From the windows of the grey, cube-shaped building that houses the US embassy in Tel Aviv, staff enjoy an undisturbed view out over the Mediterranean and a beach adorned in the summer with sunbeds...
Sudan Reacts To Trump’s Restrictive Immigration Executive Order
Sudan’s foreign affairs ministry on Sunday summoned United States envoy Steven Koutsis, to protest against Donald Trump’s immigration Executive Order, temporarily banning people from seven...
Silicon Valley Puts Money and Muscle Into Fighting Trump Immigrant Curbs
Silicon Valley took the lead over the weekend in corporate resistance to President Donald Trump's clampdown on immigration, financing legal opposition, criticizing the plan, as well as helping...
Emirates Changes Pilot, Crew Rosters On U.S. Flights After Trump Order
Emirates airline has changed pilot and flight attendant rosters on flights to the United States following the sudden U. S. travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries, highlighting the challenges...
Ghana Is More Corrupt Than It Was 4 Years Ago
Ghana has dropped its lowest in corruption rating for the past four years, according to the latest Corruption Perception Index. Sponsored by the Transparency International, the index indicates that...
Airlines Refuse to Fly Nationals to the US, after Trump’s Ban Comes into Effect.
US President Donald Trump's order banning arrivals from several Muslim-majority countries has come into effect, with some airlines already stopping would-be passengers from flying to the United...
World Leaders Condemn Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’
European leaders, the United Nations and international groups have condemned US President Donald Trump's measures against refugees and travellers from several Muslim-majority countries. The chorus of...
Where Are the Jobs?
The Arab Spring started in Tunisia after a December 17, 2010 self-burning of a street vendor in a provincial town of Sidi Bouzid sparked mass anti-government protests. Unable to control the crowds,...