Business News of Thursday, 15 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Ken Ofori-Atta has said a total value of GH¢20 billion has so far been processed on the Ghana.GOV platform• The platform will make it easy for all citizens and visitors to make payments with convenience• Some 624,000 persons have already registered on the platformFinance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed the newly introduced Ghana.gov platform has so far processed over GH¢20 billion in total value during its pilot phase. According to him, the piloting of the platform commenced from June to December 2020 and has a record of 624,000 persons registering on the platform. Speaking at the official launch of the platform on July 14 at the Jubilee House, Ken Ofori-Atta said Ghana.Gov is intended to make accessible government’s services to the general public in a much convenient manner. “The Ghana.gov platform was piloted from June to December 2020 and a total of 624,000 persons have registered and over 5.8 million transactions have taken place with a total value of GH¢20.2 billion,” he revealed. Already, the Ghana.Gov platform during its pilot phase at the Ministry of Tourism is said to have witnessed a four-fold increase in revenue at some major tourist centres in the country.

Source: GhanaWeb July 15, 2021 07:40 UTC