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AquaVenture Holdings Extends Long-Stop Date on Ghanaian Acquisition

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Friday, June 22, 2018
Water, Aids to navigation, Aviation, Global Positioning System, Wide Area Augmentation System, Abengoa, Nungua, Desalination, Accra

TAMPA, Fla., June 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --AquaVenture Holdings Limited (NYSE: WAAS) ("AquaVenture" or the "Company"), a leader in Water-as-a-Service ("WAAS") solutions, announced today that it entered into an agreement with Abengoa Water Nungua, S.L.U.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., June 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --AquaVenture Holdings Limited (NYSE: WAAS) ("AquaVenture" or the "Company"), a leader in Water-as-a-Service ("WAAS") solutions, announced today that it entered into an agreement with Abengoa Water Nungua, S.L.U.
  • to extend the long-stop date to September 30, 2018 on its pending acquisition of a majority interest in a desalination plant in Accra, Ghana.
  • The long-stop date was previously June 30, 2018.
  • We look forward to becoming a long-term partner to the Government of Ghana for water treatment and services."

MoneyGram Launches Money Transfer Service to All Bank Accounts in Ghana

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Payment systems, Geography of Africa, Foreign exchange companies, MoneyGram, Economy, Money, GHANA, Accra

ACCRA, Ghana, May 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MoneyGram (NASDAQ:MGI) announced today the launch of money transfer service directly to any bank account in Ghana.

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  • ACCRA, Ghana, May 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- MoneyGram (NASDAQ:MGI) announced today the launch of money transfer service directly to any bank account in Ghana.
  • Funds can be sent via MoneyGram online or at any one of MoneyGram's thousands of locations around the world.
  • The money can be accessed in minutes either in person, online or through an ATM.
  • "We see a potential in the increasing adoption of banking services in Ghana and want to drive financial inclusion in the region by offering our consumers more digital money transfer options.