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Banks and third-party companies in Ghana have been commended for their role in driving patronage for electronic payments in the past year. The role by these institutions and their customers, have led to significant growth in the various electronic payments products and services, as noted by the management of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS).
As part of the effort to drive non-cash forms of payments in Ghana, a number of banks and financial institutions are offering discounts to customers who shop off their debit cards at particular shopping outlets. GhIPSS’s CEO, Archie Hesse, called for more collaborations between banks and merchants so that such incentives can be provided regularly.
GhIPSS has commended organisers of Ghana’s premier pop-up market, Selewa Market, for creating a platform for shoppers to use electronic forms of payment at the fair. Selewa Market has provided an avenue for businesses, both SMEs and corporate organizations, to converge at one venue to sell and promote their products and services.
According to the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS), virtually every company or organisation in Ghana which has used the e-zwich to pay various remunerations have made some savings. While some have saved up to millions of Ghana cedis others have saved several thousands of Ghana cedis.
The public has been urged to resort more to electronic forms of payment in order to reduce their exposure to armed robbery and related risks. The Chief Executive of Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse gave the advice following reports of two separate armed robbery attacks in two successive days and other instances, in which huge sums of cash were believed to have been stolen.
Youssouf Ouattara explique quel est l’état d’avancement des travaux des différents chantiers initiés par l’AGEDI (Agence de Gestion et de Développement des Infrastructures Industrielles en Côte d’Ivoire) et nous parle de ses ambitions à moyen terme.
Youssouf Ouattara, Directeur Général de l’AGEDI (Agence de Gestion et de Développement des Infrastructures Industrielles en Côte d’Ivoire), explique quelles sont ses ambitions pour la structure.
Dans sa politique de développement et de modernisation de la commune de Cocody, le Maire N’Goan Aka-Kakou Mathias, a initié un vaste projet environnemental de rupture qui ambitionne de changer le visage de Cocody dans les prochaines années, en transformant la commune en un rempart contre le réchauffement climatique, en créant des emplois verts, en réduisant les effets de la pollution, favorisant l’autonomisation de la femme et veillant à l’équilibre de l’écosystème, promouvant l’éclosion d’un écocitoyen.
N’Goan Aka-Kakou Mathias, Maire de Cocody, dresse un bilan de ses activités depuis son élection à la mairie de Cocody et nous parle du projet « Cocody Cité Verte, Puits de Carbone ».
VALSCH Consulting SA, à travers sa filiale Energy basée au Sénégal, a pris part au symposium sur l’énergie dénommé FISUEL (Fédération Internationale de la Sécurité des Usagers de l’Electricité), organisé par l’entreprise LBTP (Laboratoire du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics), membre actif de cette fédération.
