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Sale of gold bought between 2023 and 2024 saved Bank of Ghana from GH¢33 billion loss
A JoyNews Research has revealed Bank of Ghana would have closed 2025 with a loss of nearly GH¢33.2 billion, more than double the GH¢15.63 billion it actually reported but for the sale of refined gold accumulated largely from purchases made in 2023 and 2024 under the central bank’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP...
Council of State member engages US investor on Volta Region investment opportunities
The Volta Regional Representative on the Council of State, Dr Gabriel Tanko Kwamigah-Atokple, has engaged American businessman, investor and philanthropist Dr John P. Rochon on potential investment opportunities in the Volta Region. The engagement, which also involved Al Lewis, Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst Green...
CSA fines EY Ghana GH¢360,000 over unlicensed cybersecurity services
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has fined Ernst & Young (EY) Ghana GH¢360,000 for providing regulated cybersecurity services without a valid licence. The authority said the penalty followed EY Ghana’s failure to comply with directives to regularise its operations under Ghana’s cybersecurity regulatory framework. The...
TAGG backs Ghana Shippers Authority over cap on port charges
The Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) has thrown its full support behind the Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) following its directive to streamline and cap container administrative charges at the country’s ports. In a statement issued on April 22, 2026, the group described the move as a “decisive and long-overdue inter...
Ghana Gas CEO engages industrial off-takers in Western Region over gas supply, production needs
Ghana National Gas Company CEO, Ms Judith Adjobah Blay, has toured manufacturing companies in the Western Region that depend on processed lean gas from Ghana Gas for their operations. Ghana Gas processes and supplies lean gas for power generation and industrial use across the country. Since assuming office a year ago,...
IMF cautions Ghana over energy sector despite progress made in reducing energy debt
According to the Fund, the energy sector shortfall remains sizeable estimated at US$1.1 billion in 2026, reflecting high collection and distribution losses and costly generation contracts with capacity charges and “take-or-pay” clauses.
Bond market: Turnover falls 67.70% to GH¢404.41m
Activity in the 2031-2034 segment remained thin, contributing only 1.49% of turnover at an average yield of 12.64%.
Nyinahini Bauxite Deal: Community pushes GIADEC to consider local investors
Communities within the catchment area of the Nyinahini Bauxite Mine are pushing for local investors to be considered for the mine. This follows a heightened search for investors by the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation. The affected communities believe a local investor capable of mining the deposit wil...
VRA Academy targets engineering skills gap through ECREE Regional Training programme
The Volta River Authority(VRA) says it is stepping up efforts to help bridge Ghana’s engineering skills gap through the activities of the VRA Academy and strategic regional training initiatives. Chief Learning Officer at the VRA Academy, Kingsley Gyamfi, says the Authority is focused on building local technical capacit...
Tantalus or Triumph? Ghana and the Harvest of Economic Recovery
The Torture of Tantalus In Greek mythology, King Tantalus was once a favoured mortal who dined at the tables of Mount Olympus. That intimacy proved his undoing. After abusing the hospitality of the gods to test their knowledge, he was cast into the deepest pit of the underworld with a sentence designed around his arrog...
TAGG heads to court over Publican AI system, threatens nationwide shutdown
The General Secretary of the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG), Nana Poku, has disclosed that the group is pursuing legal action over the controversial Publican AI system, even as it intensifies plans for a nationwide protest. Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem, Nana Poku revealed that the matter is already before the...
This week will be decisive – NPA boss on crude prices amidst Middle East tensions
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Godwin Edudzi Tameklo, has highlighted how geopolitical events can quickly influence global oil prices. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, March 10, Mr. Tameklo pointed to a recent shift in crude oil prices following comments by former United States President...