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Energy sector still needed GH¢12.9bn in gov’t support despite higher ESLA levy in 2025 – Finance Ministry
The Finance Ministry’s report on the management of the Energy Sector Support Account has revealed that proceeds from the Energy Sector Shortfall and Debt Repayment Levy were still insufficient to fully cover Ghana’s energy sector obligations in 2025 despite the introduction of the additional GH¢1 levy. In April 2025, P...
Technology can stop hackers, but not customers surrendering their PINs – BoG Fintech Head
The Head of Fintech and Innovation at the Bank of Ghana, Elhanan Owureku Asare, says technology alone cannot stop digital fraud if customers are tricked into giving away their passwords and PINs.
WACLI convenes multi-stakeholder platform workshop to advance shared vision for Wassa Amenfi landscape
The Wassa Amenfi Cocoa Landscape Initiative (WACLI), led by Preferred by Nature in collaboration with consortium partners Ferrero Group, Rikolto Ghana, Solidaridad West Africa and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), has organised a multi-stakeholder meeting to advance a shared vision for the sus...
Nearly 1 million Ghanaians lifted out of poverty in a year — Ato Forson
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has told Parliament that inflation has fallen sharply from 23.8% in December 2024 to 5.3% as of June 2026, a decline he described as telling "the clearest story of all" about Ghana's economic turnaround. Presenting the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review, Dr Forson said inflation h...
T-bills auction: Government exceeds target by 88%, interest rates tumble
The 91-day bill overtook the 364-day bill as the most patronised short-term instrument.
Economy grew 6.4% in Q1 2026 on services, mining expansion
Ghana’s economy expanded by 6.4 percent in the first quarter of 2026, up from 6.2 percent recorded in the same period of 2025, driven mainly by strong performances in the services and industrial sectors. Presenting provisional estimates in Accra, Government Statistician Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu said the economy showed broa...
Nationalising mines will not automatically increase state revenue — Mineral Economist
A mineral economist at the Mineral Commission, Mr. Wisdom Puplampu, has cautioned against calls for the nationalisation of mines in Ghana, arguing that such a move would not automatically guarantee greater financial benefits for the state.
Africa’s future depends on moving people, skills and ideas across borders — Dr Yamson
Speaking at the Kgalema Motlanthe Winter Seminar 2026 in Johannesburg, held under the theme “Migration as a catalyst for African integration, innovation and shared prosperity,” Dr Yamson said well-managed migration has historically been a major driver of economic growth and regional integration across Africa.
Deloitte to host 2026 Banking Bootcamp to drive industry transformation
Organised under the theme “Embracing Change in the Banking Sector,” the bootcamp aims to equip participants with practical tools and forward-looking strategies to navigate an increasingly complex financial landscape.
Ghana delivers strong performance in retail market in half-year; value up 15.6% – Maverick Research
Maverick Research concluded that the first half of 2026 confirms that West Africa’s FMCG recovery is real—but conditional.
MTN passes on tax windfall
When the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) revised Value Added Tax Act took effect on January 1, few consumers would have expected their mobile operator to respond within 24 hours. Yet by the following morning, MTN Ghana — the country's dominant telecoms operator — had cut tariffs across its entire product suite, from voic...
PMI Agile Alliance unveils the ‘Manifesto for Enterprise Agility’, a bold, new guide to power enterprise-wide reinvention
PMI Agile Alliance has released the Manifesto for Enterprise Agility,, a leadership guide for organisations facing frequent disruption and rising pressure to reinvent.