Category: Business

Publican AI Boosts Customs Revenue, But Port Challenges Persist – IEAG

Prosper AGBENYEGA The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has endorsed the Publican Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trade Solution, describing its performance during the first five months of implementation as a positive step towards improving customs valuation and domestic revenue mobilisation. The system became fully operational at Ghana’s ports on […]

Tranzmit and Yellow Card Partner to Power USA-Nigeria Payment Flows

Yellow Card, the leading licensed stablecoin infrastructure provider for emerging markets, today announced that Tranzmit Payment Services, a subsidiary of Tranzmit Corporation, one of the world’s leading communications and financial services companies, has integrated Yellow Card’s Payments API. Tranzmit is headquartered in the United States, and the partnership gives its […]

Customs Commissioner’s Stakeholder Engagement Approach Commendable – AIFF

The Convenor of the Advocate for Indigenous Freight Forwarders (AIFF), Godfred Mawuli Tettey (Dr) has commended the Customs Commissioner, Aaron Kanor, for his approach of engaging stakeholders in addressing challenges within Ghana’s freight-forwarding and port sector. The AIFF Convenor said the Commissioner’s emphasis on dialogue and consultation was particularly relevant […]

Heirs Life Assurance Appoints Pastor Jerry Eze As Independent Non-Executive Director

Heirs Life Assurance, the specialist life insurance company of Heirs Insurance Group, has appointed Pastor Jerry Eze as an Independent Non-Executive Director on its Board, effective August 10, 2026. The appointment reinforces Heirs Life Assurance’s commitment to expanding financial inclusion and accelerating insurance adoption by strengthening public trust, consumer education, […]

AfCFTA Equips Southern African SMEs to Compete Across One African Market

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has launched the Southern Africa Regional Cohort of its SME Booster Initiative in Gaborone, Botswana, as part of efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of African businesses and accelerate their participation in intra-African trade. The programme brings together Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), […]

AfCFTA Secretariat, Bergmans Sign US$3.1 Billion Deal to Modernise Africa’s Customs Systems

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and Bergmans Security Consultants and Supplies Limited have signed a 20-year, US$3.1 billion Concession Agreement to implement a major customs modernisation project aimed at making the movement of goods across African borders faster, safer and more predictable. The AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project […]