Technological Innovations and Banking in Ghana: An Evaluation of Customers’ Perceptions JOSHUA ABOR University of Ghana‚ Legon Abstract In Sub-Saharan Africa‚ developments in information and communication technology are radically changing the way business is done. These developments in technology have resulted in new delivery channels for banking products and services such as Automated Teller Machines (ATMs)‚ Telephone Banking‚ PC-Banking‚ and Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale
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Theories of Unemployment: The article that I took was from the Irish Independent which was printed on the Wednesday 2nd February 2011. 5‚700 more jobless signing on The number of people signing on for benefits increased by more than 5‚700 in the last 12 months‚ official figures revealed today. There were 442‚677 people on the dole in January‚ taking the unemployment rate to 13.4pc - a slight fall on the previous month. Separate figures compiled by the Government revealed there were 4‚893 redundancies
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Access to prospective land; ? Training and application of technology; ? Dissemination of best practice; ? Business management; ? Availability of micro-credits and other development instruments; and use of revenues.Mining and quarrying companies in Ghana face challenges when it comes to obtaining licenses and permits‚ land acquisition and community disputes. Infrastructure Exploration takes mining companies to remote areas and setting up mining operations in these areas can be a challenge due to
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Ghana 50 Years On Assess whether life in Ghana is improving and what issues it faces for the future Speaking for the Ghanaian Government; Frank Agyekum‚ ‘Ghana has done well’ he says. ‘Ghana is a thriving democracy with a stable economy’ he claims. ‘Kids got to school and are fed’‚ but the crowd does not agree. A graduate‚ Samuel Ablakwa‚ explains that children are ‘still on the streets hawking’ and people have to pay for uniforms and textbooks. He also contests prosperity saying ‘I’m still carrying
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FRAUD FACTS Issue 12 April 2011 INFORMATION FOR ORGANISATIONS An introduction to fraud detection Fraud detection should form part of an organisation’s overall anti-fraud strategy to identify and stop new or historical fraud at the earliest opportunity. Effective fraud detection saves money and protects businesses and their employees‚ shareholders and customers. What is fraud detection? Fraud detection is the identification of actual or potential fraud within an organisation. It relies upon the implementation
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GHANA ECONOMIC OVERVIEW In the first quarter of 2010‚ the Ghanaian economy continued to show increasing stability. The drop in inflation rate deepened as headline inflation recorded a ninth consecutive decline in March. Supported by strong inflows from exports‚ increased international reserves‚ the foreign exchange market remained stable and the cedi strengthened against the major trading currencies. At the end of the first quarter‚ the country’s gross international reserves stood at US$3.3 billion
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Towards solving youth unemployment in Nigeria The federal government recently inaugurated inter-ministerial committee on job fair to address all the identified barriers to job creation and sustainable livelihood in the country‚ OLUGBENGA SALAMI writes Tell those graduates to stop combing here and there for jobs. If there are no lucrative offers of employment‚ they should establish themselves by starting something. Unemployment is a pest that has and still eating deep into the fabric of Nigeria
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Unemployment Unemployment refers to those people who are willing and able to work‚ actively seeking work but is unable to find suitable employment. In Australia unemployment is measured by a monthly telephone survey of the labour force conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). These unemployment statistics reflect the number of people who are not working but actively seeking it. To be classified as actively seeking work the following criteria must be followed: regularly checking
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HEALTH CARE IN GHANA March 2009 ACCORD is co-financed by the European Refugee Fund‚ UNHCR and the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior This report is based on a timely restricted Internet research in publicly accessible material currently available to ACCORD. The views and opinions stated in the report do not necessarily reflect the views of ACCORD or the Austrian Red Cross. This paper is not‚ and does not purport to be‚ fully exhaustive with regard to health care in Ghana‚ or conclusive
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Theme: ―Sustaining Confidence in the Future of the Ghanaian Economy‖ REPUBLIC OF GHANA BUDGET SPEECH BUDGET STATEMENT AND ECONOMIC POLICY of the GOVERNMENT OF GHANA for the 2013 FINANCIAL YEAR Parliament On th Tuesday‚ 5 March‚ 2013 PRESENTED TO SETH E. TERKPER Minister for Finance On the Authority Of the H.E PRESIDENT JOHN D. MAHAMA 1 Theme: ―Sustaining Confidence in the Future of the Ghanaian Economy‖ INTRODUCTION 1. Mr. Speaker‚ I beg to move that this
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