The Senior Presidential Advisor on the Economy, Mr Seth Terkper, has proposed that the country’s pension funds be channelled into financing local industries through the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), with safeguards to protect contributors …
On the first day of the much-anticipated ceasefire between Iran and the United States, a fragile sense of calm was disrupted by escalating tensions in the Middle East.
Allies of both nations engaged in skirmishes, with Lebanon grappl…
Delta Hotels by Marriott®, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of over 30 extraordinary brands, announces the opening of Delta Hotels by Marriott Antananarivo, bringing the brand’s ‘Simple Made Perfect’ philosophy to Madagascar’s bustling …
African multilateral financial institutions, policymakers, development partners, and private sector leaders have called for more coordinated, innovative, and better-structured financing approaches to support Africa’s digital and te…
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s (www.Marriott.com) portfolio of more than 30 hotel brands, recently celebrated the opening of Sheraton Nouakchott Hotel (https://apo-opa.co/4t3YGO4), marking the entry of Marriot…
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), has launched a nationwide sensitisation campaign for haulage truck drivers.
The exercise, also in partnership with…
The Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) and the Chamber of Cannabis Industry Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the structured development of the cannabis industry.
The partnership seeks to establish a formal, …
Activa International Insurance Ghana is leveraging digital innovation and targeted products to expand insurance coverage among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and underserved segments.
The company is deploying online policy …
Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, Member of Parliament for Korle-Klottey , has called for specialized pension schemes tailored for Ghana’s peasant women farmers and market women.
Dr. Agyeman-Rawlings noted that while market women and farmer…
The Second Deputy Minority Whip, Mr Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has pledged the Minority Caucus’ commitment to supporting Ghanaian businesses, urging policymakers to create a more enabling environment for entrepreneurship to thrive.
Speaking at…
Ginger sellers at the Nana Bosoma Central Market in the Sunyani Municipality have called for the intervention of the government, worrying that the presence of traditional medicine producers is making the market price of ginger expensive.
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Some aggrieved cocoa farmers in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region on Tuesday demonstrated their displeasure about the government delays paying them, calling for the intervention of Parliament.
The visibly angry farmers w…
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) recorded strong financial performance in 2025, with its balance sheet expanding to US$2.39 billion.
The growth represents a 20.63 per cent increase from US$1.97 billion in 2024, whi…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned central banks against leaving inflation to “spiral out of control” amidst uncertainty surrounding the Middle East war.
Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF Managing Director, gave the cauti…
Cocoa Farmers at Ntotroso, a mining community in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region have amplified their voices, urging the government to alleviate their plights, and to keep them in the cocoa producing business.
They also c…
Mr Joe Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, has urged policymakers and the public not to portray imports as the cause of Ghana’s economic challenges.
He said the country must instead address competitiveness gaps and strength…
AS part of measures to ensure regular supply of tomatoes and avoid scarcity, Maphlix Farms at Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region has committed to injecting 3,000 tonnes of tomatoes onto the market by the end of the year.
The move is…
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) ended the trading week on a positive note, with the GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) adding 42.58 points to close at 13,149.10, as investors returned to select banking and insurance counters.
Trading data fo…
Asanko Gold Ghana Limited has presented GH¢200,000 to the Amansie West District Assembly to support road rehabilitation efforts in the Ashanti Region.
The intervention is aimed at addressing fuel constraints affecting maintenance eq…
ZOOMLION Ghana Limited and Geo Pomona Waste Management (Pvt) Ltd., Zimbabwe, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening waste management systems through a strategic partnership between Ghana and Zimbabwe.
A…
VIVO Energy Ghana PLC (VEGH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to collaborate on the upcoming NextGen Energy Innovators Challenge, a…
Ghana’s petroleum stock cover has increased to at least seven weeks, the Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has disclosed, while cautioning that global fuel prices remain uncertain despite easing…
The President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, has stated that the bank will allocate at least 63% of its total commitments to private sector development under its new five-year strat…
Economist Professor Peter Quartey is urging renewed investment in Ghana’s upstream petroleum sector as the country’s crude oil production falls for a sixth consecutive year, raising concerns over output sustainability.
Latest data f…
Trucks carrying onions and other vegetables from Niger to Ghana, which were recently detained in Nigeria, have now been released, bringing relief to traders and stakeholders involved in the regional agricultural trade.
The trucks, t…
Heath Goldfields Ltd. has announced a landmark offtake agreement with Trafigura Pte Ltd., one of the world’s largest commodity trading houses, for the purchase of 700,000 ounces of gold doré from the Bogoso-Prestea mine in Ghana’s West…
Ghana’s crude oil production has extended its downward trajectory for a sixth consecutive year, underscoring deepening structural and operational challenges within the country’s upstream petroleum sector.
Latest data from the Public…
StarLife Assurance has honoured 32 of its top-performing Sales Executives with exciting travel experiences under its flagship Sales Incentive Programme, Race of the Champions.
The initiative, designed to motivate excellence and reward o…
Rising demand for lithium is positioning Africa to attract foreign investment, accelerate local beneficiation and strengthen its role in securing the global battery supply chain. A recent forecast by Wood Mackenzie projects that global…
Boulder Imaging, Inc., a leading provider of ultra-high speed machine vision technologies for wind energy and manufacturing applications, has received a significant growth investment from funds managed by Lime Rock New Energy (“LRNE”), wit…
Stakeholders working in the rice value chain have called for reforms in the sector to boost domestic consumption and exports.
They explained that revamping the seed sector, fertiliser subsidisation, mechanisation facilities, packaging…
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) is proud to announce that it is supporting Dangote Group, as it seeks to expand its operations and grow its turnover to US$100 billion by 2030.
The Group’s leadership pr…
The Kaneshie Market in Accra erupted into cheers and excitement as Telecel Ghana presented a brand-new Hyundai Creta as grand prize to the 14th cycle winner of its SMS-based trivia competition, Dream Car promo.
Kofi Ofosu-Ennin, an arch…
African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank” or the “Bank”) (www.Afreximbank.com) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) has announced strong results for the year ended 31 December 2025, underscoring sustained financial resilience, increa…
Australian mining company Resolute Mining has approved a $516 million Final Investment Decision (FID) for its Doropo Gold Project in the Ivory Coast. The FID advances the project into the construction phase, with first production o…
For the first time, Eswatini’s most investment-ready enterprises pitched directly to international impact investors, and the results exceeded expectations on both sides.
For three days in March 2026, Eswatini became a live pitch…
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has stated that the central bank’s aggressive measures to curb inflation in 2025 came at a considerable financial cost, even though they contributed significantly to impr…
The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, has reaffirmed the GRA’s commitment to improving the welfare of its staff to achieve its mandate of revenue mobilisation.
He explained that the GRA …
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has called on the government and the Petroleum Commission to develop a framework that can boost investment in existing oil-producing fields, including fields yet to pour first oil, …
Ghana’s Minister for Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has raised concern over unpaid arrears of about $256 million owed to the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development, warning that delays by member states are constraining the bank’s ope…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Development Bank Ghana (DBG), Professor Randolph Nsor-Ambala, says the proposed $500 million oil palm development finance facility will be used to develop the value chain within the oil palm sector.
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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.
A statement issued by the ADB on the bank’s audited summary financial st…
TO counter the severe economic shocks triggered by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a $10 billion Gulf Crisis Response Programme (GCRP) to ins…
What began as the refusal of the lowest denominations of the Ghanaian cedi, the one and five pesewas, has now escalated into a widespread rejection of the 10 and 20 pesewa coins.
In many communities, traders, commercial drivers, and s…
The abolition of the Electronic Levy (E-Levy), COVID-19 Levy and Betting Tax cost Ghana more than GH¢13 billion annually in lost revenue, the Centre for Policy Scrutiny (CPS) has revealed.
According to the policy think tank, the foreg…
MTN Ghana, in collaboration with SME Grow Africa, has organised a two-day training workshop for about 250 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Volta Region to build their capacity.
The workshop, which was on the theme: ‘Setting …
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) resumed trading after the Easter holidays on a positive note, with the GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) adding 40.41 points to close at 13,081.19, as investors returned to select counters.
Trading data for t…
Telecel Ghana, through its enterprise arm Telecel Business, has held the third edition of its Women 100 Power Connect, bringing together one hundred influential women from business, governance, academia, technology and entrepreneurship to …
Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Ghana, Julian Opuni, has called for stronger collaboration between industry and education to address the growing disconnect between classroom learning and the skills required in the modern workplace.
S…
MTN’s Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer, Adwoa Wiafe, has urged the youth to redefine success by choosing purpose and impact over job titles as they navigate the future of work.
Speaking to over 150 students at the 202…
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