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Uniform fuel pricing to protect consumers – NPA Boss

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Edudzi Tamakloe, has said that the directive enforcing uniform fuel prices across the country...

Fuel price differentials reflect competition, not abuse – COPEC

The Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Duncan Amoah, has said that fuel price differences across regions are largely driven by...

Inflation drops further to 3.8% in January 2026

Ghana’s inflation rate has declined for the 13th consecutive month, falling to 3.8% in January 2026 from 5.4% in December 2025. This marks the...

LBCs apologise to cocoa farmers over delayed payments

Samuel Adimado, President of the Licensed Cocoa Buyers Association of Ghana (LICOBAG), has apologised to cocoa farmers who have yet to receive payment for...

Cocoa Stabilization Fund to shield farmers from price cuts – COCOBOD PRO breaks down proposed bill

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Sam Jerome, has stated that the proposed 2026 COCOBOD Bill aims to overhaul the...

NPA halts discounted fuel pricing by OMCs effective March 16

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has moved to halt discounted fuel pricing by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and LPG Marketing Companies (LPGMCs) under the...

Prudential Bank calls for simplicity in accessing technology at the 25th Connected Banking Summit

Prudential Bank Limited, a leading indigenous bank, has advocated for simpler, more accessible technology solutions to drive financial inclusion in Africa. The Bank made the...

Bokpin warns Ghana faces major oil price shock from US–Israel strikes on Iran

Ghana could face sharp fuel price hikes and rising living costs if global crude oil prices surge as a result of the ongoing US–Israel...

Finance Minister announces expiration of DDEP-induced restrictions on domestic bond issuance

The Ministry of Finance has officially announced the end of restrictions on the issuance of new domestic bonds, signaling a major shift in Ghana’s...

Gov’t losing focus over cedi appreciation – Economist

Economist and GIMPA lecturer, Dr. Kwasi Nyame-Baafi, has cautioned that the government may be losing focus by placing excessive emphasis on the appreciation of...

Mahama should equally credit NPP for economic stability – Economist

Economist and GIMPA lecturer, Kwasi Nyame-Baafi, has stated that President John Dramani Mahama should have acknowledged the role played by the previous New Patriotic...

SONA crafted to set up President Mahama – Economist

Economist and GIMPA lecturer Kwasi Nyame-Baafi has criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), suggesting the speech may have been...

Mahama’s ‘fasten seatbelts’ remark signals economic crash, not take-off – Former Finance Minister

Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, former Finance Minister and current Member of Parliament for Karaga, has taken a swipe at President John Dramani Mahama over...

OMCs commence increase in fuel prices; GOIL sells petrol at GH¢10.46

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started adjusting fuel prices at the pumps from March 1, 2026. This follows industry projections that petroleum product prices...

Cedi to depreciate by 7.20% in 2026

Databank Research is predicting a relatively stable cedi in 2026, with year-end depreciation of 7.20% to the US dollar. This means the cedi will end...

Ghana has over 5 weeks of fuel stock despite Middle East tensions – NPA

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has moved to calm fears among Ghanaians, assuring the public that the country has enough fuel stock to last...

BoG has resolved dollar shortage challenges — Importers and Exporters Association

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana says concerns over dollar shortages that affected businesses in 2025 have been addressed by the Bank of...

Fuel prices to increase marginally from March 1, driven by crude price surge

Prices of petroleum products are set to increase marginally from March 1, 2026. That is according to the latest outlook report by the Chamber of...

Bawumia does not deserve credit for Gold Reserve Policy – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has stated that former Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia does not deserve credit for Ghana’s Gold for...

Binding IMF programme driving utility adjustments – Kwakye Ofosu

Government Communications Minister Felix Kwakye Ofosu has explained that the recent hikes in electricity and utility tariffs are linked to a binding agreement signed...

Cocoa farmers earn more than double Ivory Coast rates — Mahama Ayariga

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has stated that Ghanaian cocoa farmers earn more than twice the amount received by their counterparts in...

SONA 2026: Mahama credits GoldBod for Ghana’s record US$13.8 billion foreign reserves

President John Mahama has credited the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) as the main driver behind Ghana’s significant boost in international reserves, now standing at...

SONA 2026: Tema Oil Refinery resumes operations — Mahama announces

President John Mahama has announced that the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has resumed operations after years of inactivity. Delivering the 2026 State of the Nation...

Mahama defends cocoa price revision as necessary to stabilise sector

President John Mahama has defended the government’s recent decision to revise the producer price of cocoa, describing it as a difficult but necessary step...

SONA 2026: Over 1 million Ghanaians employed in 2025 – Mahama

President John Mahama has announced that more than one million Ghanaians secured employment between the first and third quarters of 2025, citing new data...

2026 SONA: We didn’t arrest the dollar; we strengthened the cedi – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has attributed the recent gains of the Ghana cedi to deliberate economic measures, dismissing suggestions that the improvement resulted from...

‘If I had to do it again, I would’ – Sophia Akuffo defends bold DDEP picket decision

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo says she has no regrets about joining pensioners in picketing the Finance Ministry during the controversial Domestic Debt Exchange...

Parliament passes Ghana’s first Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation Policy

Ghana’s Parliament has passed the Ghana Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation Policy (GANRAP), the country’s first comprehensive national framework designed to accelerate the build-up of...

Prudential Bank sweetens February with Ghanaian chocolate for customers

In celebration of the month of love, Prudential Bank Limited has delighted customers across its nationwide branch network with chocolates, in a gesture of...

Ghana’s external debt fell by GH¢86.7bn to over GH¢300bn in November 2025

Ghana’s external debt fell by GH¢86.7 billion, about 6.0% of Gross Domestic Product from GH¢416.8 billion in December 2024 to GH¢330.2 billion in November...

Akufo-Addo gov’t put over ¢138m into the Sinking Fund – Annoh-Dompreh

The Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has defended the record of the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration, insisting that it made significant contributions to the Sinking...

Ato Forson hasn’t deposited not even a Cedi into the Sinking Fund – Minority Chief Whip

The Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has rebuked the Minister for Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, accusing him of failing to deposit any funds into...

Cedi recovers modestly on external tailwinds; one dollar equals GH¢11.70 at forex bureaus

The Ghana cedi is recovering modestly on external tailwinds and sentiment. Over the past fortnight, the cedi encountered mild demand-driven pressures in the opening week,...

Atlas Commodities admits using PBC Warehouse without approval

The General Manager of Atlas Commodities, Suzanne Opoku Boateng, has admitted that the company used a warehouse belonging to the Produce Buying Company (PBC)...

Global crude gains outpace cedi appreciation as external pressures drive March fuel hike

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) says marginal increases in global crude prices have outpaced the slight appreciation of the cedi, driving expected fuel...

Pump prices set to rise again with petrol up 3.59%, diesel 1.52% in March window

Consumers should brace for higher fuel costs in the first pricing window of March 2026, as petroleum prices are expected to increase marginally at...

Finance Minister unveils Ghana’s first national policy to build reserves and safeguard future

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has unveiled Ghana’s first-ever comprehensive national policy specifically designed to deliberately and sustainably build the country’s...

ECG to deploy 24-hour task force to crack down on illegal connections

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a nationwide crackdown on illegal electricity connections as part of efforts to improve revenue collection and...

Global InfoAnalytics poll shows mixed reactions to cocoa price cuts

A new poll by Global InfoAnalytics has revealed mixed public reactions to the government’s recent cocoa price cuts, with cocoa farmers showing stronger support...

Mahama cuts sod for $100m Glass Factory in Shama

President John Dramani Mahama has officially broken ground for the construction of a new glass manufacturing facility at Shama in the Western Region, describing...