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Bond market: Turnover surges 148.95% week to GH¢5.67 billion
The secondary market activity strengthened with turnover surging 148.95% week-on-week to GH¢5.67 billion last week. According to trading activity, investor activity remained concentrated in the belly of the curve. The 2031-2034 maturities accounted for 72.70% of total turnover at a weighted-average yield of 14.50%. Tra...
Economy experience high but unbalanced growth from mid-2000 to 2022 debt crisis – Former 1st Deputy Governor
“Election-driven spending booms produced some growth spurts but were quickly followed by deep fiscal and debt crisis. What is even more surprising is that this high spending often did not result in electoral victories for the ruling government, as the pattern of electoral outcomes shows a weak linkage between election...
“$1.7bn GOLDBOD loss claim is a barefaced lie” – Sammy Gyamfi
Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD) Chief Executive Officer Sammy Gyamfi has rejected claims that the state-owned gold-buying institution incurred losses of $1.7 billion in 2025, describing the allegation as a “barefaced lie”. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Wednesday, 19 August, Gyamfi said the figure did n...
DGPP losses could leave taxpayers to recapitalise BoG – Prof Bokpin
Economist and University of Ghana Professor, Godfred Bokpin, has cautioned that the financial losses recorded under the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) could eventually require taxpayers to bear the cost of recapitalising the central bank. Prof. Bokpin said describing the losses as a trans...
Ghana has not moved beyond macroeconomic stability since 1992 – Prof. Bokpin
Economist and Professor of Finance Godfred Bokpin has said Ghana’s economy has struggled to move beyond macroeconomic stability since 1992, despite repeated efforts to restore confidence and sustain economic growth. According to him, the country has spent the past three decades moving between periods of economic instab...
IFS says poor budget execution undermines credibility of 2026 fiscal plans
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) says the government’s poor execution of the 2026 budget in the first half of the year is undermining the credibility of its fiscal plans and could have implications for economic growth. The analysis comes after Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson presented the 2026 Mid-Year Budget...
Republic Bank Ghana PLC appoints Elsie Enninful-Adu as Non-Executive Director of the Board
Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC has announce the appointment of Elsie Enninful-Adu as Non-Executive Director of the Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC Board, effective 3rd August 2026, following the approval of the Bank of Ghana. Madam Enninful-Adu has over 30 years of experience in the financial services sector, spanning investment...
MoTAI pushes new industrial policies to drive local production and jobs
Ghana’s industrialisation agenda is being given a fresh policy push, with the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry (MoTAI) using the 2026 Civil Service Policy and Exhibition Fair to highlight four cabinet-approved policies targeting key productive sectors. The policies cover strategic areas of the economy, incl...
Asaase Radio launches new finance shows to help Ghanaians understand the economy and make better money decisions
Asaase Radio is set to introduce two new finance-focused programmes aimed at helping Ghanaians better understand economic developments, investment opportunities and everyday money decisions. The programmes, Asaase Capital and Money Matta, will be hosted by financial analyst Kweku Adoboli and will take a practical appro...
Stable cedi, falling inflation creating room for stronger credit growth – BoG Governor
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, says the relative stability of the exchange rate is among the key improvements in Ghana’s economic environment, alongside a significant decline in inflation and easing financial conditions.
Onion traders commend Trade Minister as Ghana-Nigeria trade dispute eases
Ghanaian onion traders have praised Trade, Agribusiness and Industry Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare for intervening to resolve the recent dispute that disrupted onion trade between Ghana and Nigeria. The Accra Onion Sellers and Importers Cooperative Society and the Cross Border Women Traders Association said the Minis...
GhIE calls for bold national action on World Engineering Day 2026
The President of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), Ing. Ludwig Annang Hesse, has called on engineers, policymakers, industry leaders, and young professionals to embrace innovation and digital transformation as Ghana marks World Engineering Day 2026. Delivering his official message under the global theme, “Sm...