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Nkokɔnkitinkiti Poultry Programme: MCE calls on beneficiaries to ensure proper care

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asante Akyem Central, Ebenezer Ekow Aidoo, has urged beneficiaries of the government’s Nkokɔnkitinkiti poultry programme to handle the...

Ecobank rewards 3,500 customers nationwide as part of 35th anniversary promo draw

Ecobank Ghana has rewarded more than 3,500 customers nationwide in its latest monthly promotional draw held at Kasoa, as part of activities marking the...

Beginning the Year Right: EDC Investments MD urges Ghanaians to achieve financial peace of mind

Managing Director of EDC Investments Limited, a member of the Ecobank Group, Paul Kofi Mante, has urged Ghanaians to start the year with deliberate...

High sales targets fuel road accidents – C-DAG warns

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana (C-DAG) has sounded the alarm over the increasing number of road accidents nationwide, linking the trend largely to...

Women Development Bank to be rolled out in 2026 – Kwakye Ofosu announces

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has announced that preparations for the establishment of the Women Development Bank...

Economy grows 3.8% in October 2025 as services sector dominate – GSS

Ghana’s economy recorded a provisional growth rate of 3.8% in October 2025, up from 3.0% in the same period last year, according to the...

First Atlantic Bank gets regulatory approval to operate in Liberia

First Atlantic Bank PLC (FAB) has secured regulatory approval to commence operations in Liberia, marking a significant milestone in its West African expansion strategy. The...

VALCO workers kick against alleged secret sale, demand transparency

Workers of the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) have raised strong objections to what they describe as a covert attempt to sell the state-owned...

Cedi overvalued, should trade at about GH¢14 to dollar – Assibey-Yeboah

Former Member of Parliament for New Juabeng South and senior member of the Kennedy Agyapong campaign, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has said the Ghanaian cedi...

NPP happy with cedi appreciation like all Ghanaians – Former Deputy Finance Minister

The recent appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi has brought relief not only to traders and ordinary citizens but also to members of the New...

Trade Minister urges Abossey Okai dealers to reduce prices as cedi strengthens

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has called on spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai to further lower prices, citing Ghana’s...

Trade Minister storms Abossey Okai to enforce fair pricing, curb middlemen exploitation

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has paid a working visit to the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Market in Accra as...

Bonds: Liquidity remains modest, turnover increases by 0.35% to GH¢1.59bn

The secondary bond market liquidity remained modest, with turnover edging up 0.35% week-on-week to GH¢1.59 billion. Trading activity was heavily skewed toward the February 2027 benchmark,...

CDM warns against shifting Gold-for-Reserves losses to taxpayers

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has warned against any attempt to shift losses from the Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) Programme onto the Bank of Ghana...

CDM accuses government of opaqueness over Gold-for-Reserves losses

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has accused government authorities of sustained opaqueness in the management of the Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) Programme, following the Bank...

Beginning the Year Right: Financial education key to fighting poverty – Kwabena Obeng Darko

Entrepreneur, engineer and author, Kwabena Obeng Darko, has urged Ghanaians to prioritise financial education and effective planning as key tools for achieving financial freedom...

BoG Governor defends Gold-for-Oil cancellation

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has defended the central bank’s decision to cancel the Gold-for-Oil programme in March...

GRA sets GH₵225 billion revenue target for 2026 with new VAT reforms

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has set an ambitious revenue target of GH₵225 billion for 2026, underpinned by wide-ranging VAT reforms aimed at improving...

BoG orders external audit into Gold-for-Oil Programme after GH¢2.2bn losses

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has commissioned an external audit of its controversial Gold-for-Oil and Gold-for-Reserves programmes as part of reforms aimed at improving...

Passenger arrivals at Airport drop marginally in 9 months of 2025 – BoG

Passenger arrivals declined marginally by 1.3 percent in year-on-year terms to 102,078 in September 2025, according to the November 2025 Monetary Policy Report. This was...

BoG loses GH¢7.1 billion on Domestic Gold Purchases, cites strategic benefits

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has disclosed that it has incurred billions of cedis in losses under the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) since...

Labour Market Information System developed to provide job info – Rashid Pelpuo

The Minister of Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr Rashid Pelpuo, says the government has developed a Labour Market Information System to help job seekers...

CDM condemns job losses and rising cost of living one year into Mahama’s presidency

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has condemned what it describes as worsening economic hardship and job insecurity under President John Dramani Mahama, one...

‘No Ghana Card, on forex transaction’ — Government rolls out new AML measures

The Ghana Card has once again been positioned as a critical tool in the fight against fraud in the financial sector, as the government...

BoG issues AML/CFT/CPF agency banking guidelines for banks, others

The Bank of Ghana has issued the Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism & Combating the Proliferation Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction...

Report to FIC all sales, purchases of foreign currencies with threshold of GH¢20,000 – BoG

The Bank of Ghana has urged all forex bureaus to report to the Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) all sales and purchases of foreign currencies...

T-bills auction: Investor interest soars; government exceeds target by 20%

Investor interest in government treasuries shot up as total bids tendered exceeded the target by about 20.41%.   According to auction results by the Bank...

Forest Reserve destruction threatening our livelihoods – Obuasi Carpenters Association

The Obuasi Carpenters Association has raised concerns about the destruction of forest reserves through illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, warning that widespread deforestation...

Stakeholders clash over spare‑parts cost impact on transport fares

Contrary to concerns of the motoring public, a member of the Spare Parts Dealers Association, Kwabena Owusu‑Ansah, has stated that prices of spare parts...

IMF is real driver of Ghana’s stability, not government genius, says Tia Kabiru

The macroeconomic stability Ghana is currently experiencing is driven more by the IMF programme than by any exceptional policy brilliance of the government, Walewale...

Gideon Boako hints at new GoldBod losses in Bank of Ghana audited accounts

Tano North Member of Parliament, Dr. Gideon Boako, has warned that further losses linked to GoldBod could soon appear in the Bank of Ghana’s...

GoldBod losses are not a design problem but an exchange rate policy issue – Gideon Boako

Tano North Member of Parliament, Dr. Gideon Boako, has attributed reported losses by GoldBod not to flaws in the gold trading framework, but to...

Asantehene urges Bank of Ghana to accelerate interest rate reductions to boost domestic investment

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to fast-track measures to reduce interest rates, warning that Ghana’s...

Asantehene urges Bank of Ghana to lower interest rates to boost investment

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on the Bank of Ghana to fast-track measures aimed at reducing interest rates, warning that Ghana’s...

Ghanaians divided over proposal for president to pay taxes

Some Ghanaians have expressed mixed reactions to a proposal by the Constitutional Review Consultative Committee (CRCC) for the Presidents of Ghana to pay taxes...

It is my prayer lending rates will not exceed 10% – BoG Governor

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Asiama, has reiterated his commitment to ensuring that lending rates in Ghana fall to...

Asantehene pays courtesy call on BoG Governor

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Wednesday, January 7, visited the Bank Square in Accra to pay a courtesy call on the Governor...

GRA and GUTA agree on measures for smooth implementation of new VAT Act

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) have reached an agreement on measures to ensure a smooth rollout...

NPA commits to sustainable development through effective petroleum regulation – Tamekloe

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr. Godwin Kudzo Tamekloe Esq., has highlighted the Authority’s pivotal role in promoting sustainable development...

Inflation drops to 5.4% in December

Ghana’s inflation rate ended 2025 at 5.4 per cent, extending its downward trajectory for a 12th straight month, according to the Ghana Statistical Service...