Business
The trade-finance gap is holding back developing economies
It is no secret that countries that have achieved sustained high growth and major reductions in poverty in recent decades owe much of their success to international trade.
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Tech
Trevor Milton sentenced to prison after fraud conviction
Trevor Milton, who led Nikola Corporation, was convicted of fraud last year after a jury found he had lied persistently about the company.
BBC
Africa
Kenya fines Carrefour franchise Majid al Futtaim $7m
The regulator said it had abused "its superior bargaining position" over two suppliers.
BBC
Supreme Court News
Presidential spouse salary case: Supreme Court to deliver judgment February 28
A seven-member panel of the apex court heard arguments yesterday from counsels for the applicants and the Attorney-General and subsequently fixed the date for the judgment.
DL News
Africa
Niger junta refuses to free ex-leader and have sanctions dropped
His relatives say they have had no information about him since he tried and failed to escape from detention on 19 October.
BBC
General
Controversies surrounding the Ewoyaa Lithium Mining Lease: Some Comments
In October 2023, Atlantic Lithium received a 15-year mining lease from Ghana's Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources for the Ewoyaa Lithium Project. This authorization enables the company to develop a lithium mine and processing facility...
Kofi Ansah & Fui Tsikata
Tech
Mobile phones: Firms face £3bn legal claim for overcharging
Justin Gutmann, a former executive at Citizens Advice, alleges Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 overcharged customers for phones beyond the end of their contract.
BBC
Crime
Police officer arrested for defrauding MTN agent to settle betting debt
G/Const. Darko explained that he resorted to defrauding to settle gambling debts and that he was under pressure from unidentified individuals.
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Africa
British-Nigerian hacker pleads guilty to $6m fraud in US court
Idris Dayo Mustapha, 33, was part of a hacking ring that infiltrated email and brokerage accounts of US firms between 2011 and 2018, causing losses worth $6m (£4.7m)
BBC
Others
UN moves to draft new convention on international tax cooperation
The resolution provides for an intergovernmental committee to develop protocols and measures to combat tax-related illicit financial flows
Jurist
Courts
Court restrains Dormaahene from attending late Berekumhene’s funeral
This follows an action filed by Osabarimah Kyere Yeboah Darteh II of the Berekum Traditional Council relative to the fear of a potential disruption in the area.
DL News
General
I said my residence was ‘almost’ sold- Speaker of Parliament
At a breakfast meeting, the Speaker of Parliament was reported to have said that his official residence at Cantonment had been sold.
DL News
Supreme Court News
President Akufo-Addo nominates three judges for appointment to Supreme Court
The nominees are Justices Henry Anthony Cofie, Yaw Asare Darko, and Richard Agyei Frimpong
DL News
General
Come, regularize your documents- Nungua stool to Adjiriganor, Borteyman land owners
It notes however that it is willing to grant an extension of leases covering such properties to ensure their peaceful stay.
DL News
Tech
AI bot capable of insider trading and lying, say researchers
In a demonstration at the UK's AI safety summit, a bot used made-up insider information to make an "illegal" purchase of stocks without telling the firm.
BBC
Crime
Ghanaian woman arrested in Taiwan for overstaying visa for 34 years
It's said she entered Taiwan as a tourist in June 1989 after a transit from Hong Kong and left in March 1990. Police however say there were no immigration records to show when she re-entered Taiwan.
DL News
Africa
Tanzania signs contested port deal with UAE firm
Under the agreement, Dubai Port (DP) World will run four berths or quays at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest port.
BBC
Africa
US announces seizure of 17 website domains used by North Korea IT workers
The United States has alleged that North Korea oversees thousands of IT workers around the world, primarily located in China and Russia, with the aim of deceiving U.S. and other businesses worldwide into hiring them as freelance IT workers,...
BBC
Courts
Court issues bench warrant for civil servant over alleged road contract fraud
Mercy Lillian Danquah, 38, is said to have collected GHC100,000.00 as a contract fee under the pretext of securing the complainant with the contract in September 2021.
GNA
Courts
Court orders arrest of woman over GHC100,000 cocoa road contract
Mercy Lilina Danquah, 38, after collecting the money allegedly failed to honour her promises.
GNA