United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, the leading pan-African banking group and MasterCard, a global payments technology company have announced a partnership which will see UBA act as the issuer for MasterCard in 18 new markets in Africa.
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Ghana Still Charges Lowest Call Rates in Africa
In spite of the current economic challenges and rising inflation on other sectors of the economy which Ghana’s mobile telecom operators rely on (light, water, rent, among others) to be productive, they still charged the lowest domestic call rates in Africa.
AfDB Supports 27 African Nations To Advance Climate-smart Initiatives
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced that its support to Africa through the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) increased exponentially in 2014 to include one regional and 25 national Investment Plans.
ICS Financial Systems Deepens Presence In Africa
ICS Financial Systems Limited (ICSFS), the global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions, has partnered with new banks through expansion of its operations in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
Ebola Crisis: Sierra Leone Begins 3-day Lockdown
A three-day curfew has begun in Sierra Leone to enable health workers to find and isolate cases of Ebola.
Ghana, 14 Others At Risk Of Ebola Exposure
OXFORD University in United Kingdom has predicted that Ghana and 14 other countries in Africa are at risk of animal-to-human transmission of Ebola by virtue of their geography.