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Ghana's digital ecosystem week in review: MTN stock rebounds, GIFEC commended in parliament, zeepay expanding fast across Africa, solar taxi wins UK awards ...
Accra Digital Digest No. #000011
Date: Feb 6, 2023 – Feb 12, 2023
Dear friends,
Its another week and we are excited to bring you last week’s news summary, perspectives, analysis, and insights into the Ghanaian digital ecosystem for busy professionals, business owners, executives, development partners, decision-makers, and investors.
Digital infrastructure & platforms
News updates
MTN Ghana’s stock rebounds on Ghana back-tax cancelation
MTN Ghana’s share price appreciating 7.3 percent from GH¢0.82 at end of January to GH¢0.88 at beginning of the second trading week in February, following an official communication that the GH¢8.2billion back tax liability case levied against the telco by Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been completely withdrawn.
MTN introduces new network code – 053
MTN Ghana has announced the addition of a new network code 053, in addition to its five existing codes of 024, 025, 054, 055 and 059.
Digital governance
News updates
Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), an Implementing Agency of the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation responsible for programmes to close the Digital Divide, has been commended for its strong operational and financial position.
GRA, MMDAs target GH¢1.77billion with its new property rate.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development and the Lands Commission, has collected data .87 million properties, codified into the Unified Common Property Rate Platform required to bill all properties in the country.
Digital finance
News updates
Zeepay makes another leap forward, gets approval in Gambia
Zeepay, the African fintech leader and game-changer in the mobile money space, has received regulatory approval to bring its revolutionary mobile money services to Gambia, making it the fourth country, alongside Ghana, Zambia, and Ivory Coast.
MTN Ghana’s stock rebounds on Ghana back-tax cancelation
MTN Ghana’s share price appreciating 7.3 percent from GH¢0.82 at end of January to GH¢0.88 at beginning of the second trading week in February, following an official communication that the GH¢8.2billion back tax liability case levied against the telco by Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been completely withdrawn.
Fortek partners with Codebase Technologies to Catalyse payments innovation for over 1.4bn Africans
Fortek, a burgeoning Ghanaian financial platform services provider, announced a strategic partnership with Codebase Technologies, one of the fastest-growing open API banking solutions providers in the world.
Op-ed
What SMEs need to access funds from banks
Charles Benoni Okine in this writeup explains what SMEs need to access funds from banks in the current economic challenges.
Digital entrepreneurship
News updates
UNICEF supports Ghanaian startups to accelerate SDGs achievement
UNICEF in partnership with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and MEST Africa is training 20 statups under its startup lab accelerator programme to impact the well being of children and young people.
US delegation interacts with Ghanaian climate innovation entrepreneurs
A partnership opportunity delegation from US with Ghanaian climate innovation entrepreneurs to explore collaborations and investment opportunities.
Solar Taxi bags two laurels at E-Mobility Awards, UK
Solar Taxi, a Ghanaian E-mobility company providing affordable and sustainable mobility solutions for Africans have won two awards- Best E-motocycle/E-bike and Best Battery Development awards at the recent E-Mobility Awards in the United Kingdom.
Hollard Ghana organises business challenge competition to support young entrepreneurs
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, Hollard Ghana has organised the ‘Hollard Streetwise-Finance Business Challenge’ to assist young entrepreneurs with funding to grow and scale up their businesses.
Opportunities
Applications for the Norrsken 2023 Accelerator cohort which offers $125,000 is open for startups with an Africa startups.
Digital talents
News updates
Ho Technical University Commissions refurbrished Mechanical Engineering Worskop
The mechanical engeenring lab of Ho Technical University has been retooled with cylindrical grinding machines, CNC lath machine, CNC milling machines, bench ddrillin machines, comptures and several other accessories.
Korba CEO – Nelson Korshi Da Seglah is Fintech Personality of the Year 2022
The Chief Enabling Officer of Korba, a wholly-Ghanaian-owned multichannel and interoperable digital payments platform, was adjudged the Fintech Personality of the year (male category) at the Ghana Fintech Awards 2022.
Op-ed
Online romance scams surge as Valentine’s Day draws closer
Valetine day is a day away. Samuel Dowuona advises netizens to beware of online romance scams.
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