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Ghana Commercial Bank
Executives launch MoneyGram service from North
America
Kobina Annan, Jr.
Aug 7, Ghanadot - For nine days, executives of Ghana
Commercial Bank (GCB) toured major Ghana communities
in the U.S. and Canada to announce the bank’s
launching of MoneyGram’s money transfer service from
the US to the bank’s 133 locations throughout Ghana.
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The MoneyGram money
transfer service, which is a convenient way for
Ghanaians to send money home, just became available
at the bank's locations in Ghana during the month of
July.
The GCB executives
traveled from Ghana to bring the announcement about
the money transfer service to Ghanaian media and
community leaders in Chicago, Toronto, Atlanta,
Washington, D.C and New York City. |
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Ghana's
Ambassador to UN, H. E. Leslie Christian (R) Alhaji
Mohammed Mardah (C) Eugene J. Schott, VP, Moneygram
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Their first stop was
Chicago on July 27, 2007 and the tour concluded in
New York on Saturday August 4, 2007. On Friday
August 3, 2007 at a dinner and reception ponsored by
MoneyGram International. The event was held in
honor of the National Council of Ghanaian
Associations and the Ghanaian community at the Ghana
Mission to the United Nations. |
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At the dinner reception,
an overview of Moneygram and Ghana Commercial Bank
activities was provided by Ghana Bank Executives and
MoneyGram executives.
“This is very important
news for many Ghanaians living in the U.S. and
Canada,” noted Toney Ryan, president of MoneyGram
payment services. |
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The
Ambassador and GCB/MoneyGram excs |
“Many of them
regularly send funds home to Ghana to help their
families there. With the addition of GCB’s 133
locations, it makes MoneyGram service much more
convenient and accessible to families throughout
Ghana who are receiving those funds.”
A question and answer session followed after the
executives spoke. |
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The event highlighted a
special moment for Ghanaians in the homeland and
abroad to receive money easier and faster without
the hassle of a long wait.
MoneyGram International is a leading global payment
services company whose mission is to provide
consumers with affordable, reliable and convenient
payment services, |
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Alhaji and
Bridget M. Bobel, Miss Indiana USA 2006 |
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including money
transfer service. MoneyGram has been in business
since 1940, with its global headquarters located in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, USA. MoneyGram’s International Money
Transfer service allows consumers to safely send
money around the world in as little as 10 minutes,
subject to agent availability at locations and hours
of operation. It’s convenient and reliable network
include retailer, international post offices and
financial institutions. For more information, please
visit the company’s website at www.moneygram.com.
Kobina Annan, Jr. New
York City, August 8, 2007 |
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