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Kumasi: MTN Ghana, UMB and Kola Market launch ‘Wo Nkosoɔ’ programme to empower traders
MTN Ghana has partnered with UMB and Kola Market to roll out a new business empowerment initiative targeting traders, tailors and dressmakers in Kumasi, as part of efforts to deepen digital financial inclusion and improve small business management skills. The programme, dubbed “Wo Nkosoɔ”, was launched at the Kwame Nkr...
Restoring a national institution: The leadership blueprint behind NIB’s revival
In the annals of institutional recovery, there are turnarounds, and then there are interventions. The distinction is not semantic; it is substantive. A turnaround improves an institution. An intervention rescues, redefines, and repositions it as a national asset. The 2025 audited financial statements of the National In...
Bokpin warns Ghana faces major oil price shock from US–Israel strikes on Iran
Ghana could face sharp fuel price hikes and rising living costs if global crude oil prices surge as a result of the ongoing US–Israel strikes on Iran, economist Godfred Bokpin has warned. Speaking on Tuesday on the Joy Super Morning Show, Prof. Bokpin said any major disruption to oil supplies in the Middle East would [...
Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel to expand community-focused hospitality offerings in Ghana
The Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra says it will expand community-focused hospitality offerings and introduce more tailored experiences as it seeks to make premium hospitality more accessible to a broader section of Ghanaians. General Manager of the hotel, Isaac Okpoti Adjei, said the hotel’s next phase will focus on...
Ghana CEOs Summit celebrates TOR MD for operational reforms
The Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Edmond Kombat, has been honoured at the 10th Ghana CEOs Summit in Accra for what organisers described as leadership and efforts toward operational improvement at the state-owned refinery. The award was presented by the Ghana CEOs Network in partnership with institut...
Cocoa paste leads Ghana’s top 10 non-traditional exports in 2025
Ghana’s push toward value addition in its export sector is gaining significant traction, with cocoa paste emerging as the country’s top-performing non-traditional export in 2025.
BoG pushes stronger property checks to reduce fraud in real estate sector
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is urging real estate brokers and property investors to prioritise transparency and due diligence in property transactions to help reduce fraud and strengthen confidence in the sector. Speaking at an engagement with members of the Ghana Association of Real Estate Brokers, GAREB, Deputy Head of t...
Ghana-Korea trade hits $380 million amid growing cultural, investment ties
Trade between Ghana and the Republic of Korea reached 380 million US dollars in 2025, an increase over the 2024 figure, Korean Ambassador to Ghana, Park Kyongsig has said.
ADB posts GH¢367 million profit after tax as capital adequacy ratio hits 27.17%
Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) PLC has pulled off a stunning financial turnaround, recording GH¢367.2 million historical profit position by the end of 2025. According to the bank’s audited summary financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, ADB PLC recorded a profit after tax of GH¢367.2 million, a...
Fuel levy: Gov’t should move from consideration to action – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has urged the government to immediately remove the GH₵1 fuel levy to help ease the rising cost of living for ordinary Ghanaians. Collins Adomako-Mensah, Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Energy Committee, made the appeal during an interview on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Wednesday, April 1, 202...
See the areas to be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance today, April 19
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has initiated a series of planned and emergency maintenance works to improve its infrastructure, with customers across the Tema and Ashanti region areas expected to experience power cuts today, Sunday, April 14. The move comes as the power distributor struggles to stabilise the gr...
SEC admits 11 Virtual Asset Service Providers into its regulatory sandbox
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Ghana, has admitted 11 Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) into its regulatory sandbox. The move will enable the SEC pilot its products and services in a controlled environment under the regulatory oversight of the Commission. The eleven VASPs are Blu Penguin, HanyPay, G...