In the last year we've shared our work on applied product innovation (API) in Mexico, Brazil and Uganda. We've just embarked on our second round of projects, hoping to answer some remaining learning questions and eager to work with engaged partners that have a keen interest in using client-centric methodologies to improve financial services for the poor. In April, we returned to Africa to conduct a challenging and insight

Burials in Ghana are socially very important and tend to be large and expensive affairs, often putting a strain on household budgets—particularly among the poor. The insurance market has however been slow to develop and very few products exist to help mitigate these costs. In this gap, Tigo saw an opportunity to deepen customer loyalty by offering an insurance product as a value added service. The main challenge was that many prospective clients, being unfamiliar with the insurance concept, were

The Twifo Atti-Morkwa District Assembly Members has organised a Capacity Building on Leadership workshop for members of the Assembly with call on members to be serious in whatever leadership roles in their electoral areas.

The Deputy Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Mr Richard Quayson has charged Ghanaians to be responsible in the fight against corruption in all aspects of the society. According to him we tended to look unconcerned when a fellow was dealing in corrupt practices and assume that it was the sole responsibility of CHRAJ to check these practices.

As part of efforts to facilitate the speedy implementation of the Street Naming and the Property Addressing Exercise, the Ministry for Local Government and Rural Development is organizing a nationwide technical training workshop for all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executive's (MMDCEs).

The Twifo Atti-Morkwa District has elected new executive officers for the local Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) with Mr Eugene Sapathy as the chairman.

INFORMATION technology now provides several avenues for acquiring education through a number of channels. As the vast web of global and local information networks grows, several new skills and forms of literacy is now available for anyone who wants to reap the full educational benefits of the information age.

Ashanti African Tours, which is based in Cape Coast, and has as its corporate responsibility to support communities and help promote quality education, on Thursday, handed over a seven-unit classroom block to the Brenu-Akyenim community in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Municipality (KEEA).

ASHANTI REGIONAL Minister, Mr. Samuel Sarpong, has said the largesse of the President in donating 13 pick-ups to the various Houses of chiefs, the Secretariat of the National House of Chiefs and Chieftaincy Secretariat is in the right direction.

The Tema Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested Alhaji Awudu Salifu, a popular scrap dealer, in connection with the theft of 2,000 bags of sugar, valued GH¢200,000 and belonging to MANSELL Ghana Limited.

The government has taken a number of measures to improve electricity supply to Kumasi and other parts of the Ashanti Region.

The Deputy Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Sena Okiti Dua (Mrs) has urged stakeholders in the fishing industry to ensure that safe quality fishing was done to enhance production and help produce enough fish for local consumption.

The membership of the Suame Magazine Spare Parts dealers Association, an off shoot of Ghana Traders Union Association (GUTA) has given their foreigner colleagues in the retail market an ultimatum to leave the local market or face their wrath.

Accra -GHANA Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Development Authority (GYEEDA) has enrolled the services of Veryfy, a leading software a software innovator, to curb fraud within the government organisation.

There has been a lot of investor confidence in the KiddiFund Mutual Fund since its inception, evidenced by an impressive shareholder base and growth in assets under management, Board Chairman of the Fund, Mr Nimo Ahinkorah, has disclosed.

President John Dramani Mahama has nominated a former Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), Ekow Spio-Garbrah, as Minister for Trade and Industry. Mr Spio-Grabrah will be taking over from Haruna Iddrissu (MP), who has been moved to the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations.

Far be it from me to trivialise attempts by any government of Ghana to institute measures that improve education in the country.

Education, as the adage goes, is the bedrock for the development of every nation. A country that fails to give priority to the education of its children has a bleak future.

Accra -Ghana and the United States appear headed on a collision course following disagreements with the US Embassy going viral on some social networking site.

Minister for Finance, Seth Terkper, has requested for the approval of a Supplementary Estimate of GH¢3,196,855,671 for the 2014 fiscal year to enable government effectively run the affairs of the country.