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African countries need urgent pension reforms – Veep to APSA participants
Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called for urgent pension reforms across Africa, warning that nearly 85 percent of the continent’s workforce remains outside formal retirement protection. Speaking at the opening of the 2026 Annual Conference of the African Pension Supervisors Association (APSA) in...
Banks wrote off GH¢1.64 billion in 2025, NPL stock hits GH¢21.0 billion – BoG
According to the January 2026 Banking Developments Report, the asset quality risks of banks remained elevated in December 2025, although the industry’s Non-Performing Loans (NPL) ratio declined to 18.9% in December 2025, from 21.8% in December 2024.
Jospong signs MoU with Ghana Scholarly Society to drive research-led innovation
The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) and the Ghana Scholarly Society (GSS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration between industry and academia and promote the use of research and data in addressing business and development challenges in Ghana and across the African continent.
Next JoyBusiness Round Table discussion comes off April 30, 2026
The next edition of the JoyBusiness Round Table discussion will be held on Thursday April 30, 2026 at the Joy News Studio, at 9am. The programme, which will be held on the topic, “Mahama at 16 Months: Do Economic Narratives Match Real-Sector Outcomes?” will have a panel consisting of Frederick Amissah, Technical Adviso...
Exporters urged to sustain compliance as Ghana’s Non-Traditional Exports hit record growth
A record-breaking year for Ghana’s non-traditional export sector has placed exporters firmly at the center of the country’s economic transformation agenda. With export earnings crossing the US$5 billion mark for the first time in history, industry players have been urged to not only celebrate the milestone, but to also...
City of Philadelphia seeks strategic partnership with Ghanaian logistics players
Officials of the City of Philadelphia proposed this strategic partnership during the maiden edition of the US – Ghana Business Roundtable on Logistics held on Thursday 4th June 2026 at the Accra City Hotel, in Accra. The event was organised by the US – Ghana Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Bethel Logistics Co...
Finance Minister revises end-year petroleum revenue target to US$1.5 billion
According to him, this was due to the rising prices of crude oil on the international market over the past months, due to developments in the Middle East.
Boankra inland port critical to economic transformation—Asiedu Nketia
The Board Chairman of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has underscored the need to complete the Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal to improve revenue generation for the country and project partners. He said enormous resources had been injected into the nearly 19-year-old construc...
Patrick Boamah calls for urgent reform of GRA’s interest and penalty regimes
Patrick Yaw Boamah, the Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, has petitioned the Minister of Finance over what he describes as urgent structural and operational challenges in the application of interest and penalty provisions under the Revenue Administration Act, 2016 (Act 915). The Okaikwei Central legislator, th...
Zoomlion Kenya begins major transformation of Nairobi waste management system
The Project Director of Zoomlion Kenya , Dr Peter Dagadu, has announced that the company is making significant progress barely a month after commencing operations in Nairobi under the city’s integrated waste management programme.
Ghana moves forward with plans for new national airline
The Government of Ghana is set to publish a Request for Expression of Interest (RfEOI) in May 2026 for the establishment of a new national airline.
GRA, Finance Ministry seek nominations for AI-driven customs committee
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance (MoF), has requested nominations from stakeholders to form a multi-party technical committee to support the deployment of artificial intelligence in customs operations.