{"id":4571,"date":"2019-03-27T10:27:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T10:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/africa\/?p=4571"},"modified":"2019-04-01T10:30:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T09:30:24","slug":"ceo-of-mtn-ghana-discusses-the-importance-of-financial-inclusion-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/about-us\/regions\/africa\/ceo-of-mtn-ghana-discusses-the-importance-of-financial-inclusion-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"CEO of MTN Ghana discusses the importance of financial inclusion for women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7QNCHFJm454?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Selorm Adadevoh, CEO of MTN Ghana, spoke to the GSMA\u2019s Connected Women team at MWC Barcelona 2019 about why financial inclusion for women is an important issue for him and his organisation. 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