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GSA, GUTA resolve concerns over Ghana EasyPass programme

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) and the Ghana Union of Traders' Associations (GUTA) have reached an agreement to sustain the implementation of the Ghana...

PURC resolves 97% of utility-related complaints received during first half of 2026

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) Western and Western North Regional Offices resolved 97% of utility-related complaints received during the first half of 2026,...

PWDs call for accessible transport, infrastructure as KMA supports 57 with business grants

The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) has called on the government and private institutions to make public buildings and transport systems accessible to...

National clean-up exercise: BoG Governor urges traders to keep cedi notes clean

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, together with the First Deputy Governor, Dr. Zakari Mumuni, and other officials of...

GRA uncovers tax compliance breaches at China Mall operator, partially seals warehouse

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has uncovered multiple tax compliance breaches at Super Plaza, operators of China Mall in Accra, following an enforcement exercise...

Identical imported vehicles may attract different duties due to specifications – Customs

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has explained that imported vehicles of the same make, model and year of manufacture may...

Nkoko Nkitinkiti: Review first phase before launching the second – Gov’t told

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Dr Isaac Yaw Opoku, has urged the government to conduct a comprehensive review...

Ghana to record tomato glut in next four months – Agric Minister

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has projected that Ghana will experience a glut of tomatoes within the next three to four...

Gov’t begins saving for GH¢54bn DDEP repayment due next year

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson says government has started setting aside funds to meet a GH¢54 billion repayment obligation under the Domestic Debt...

Energy Commission signs MoU with Abu Dhabi’s Global South Utilities

The Energy Commission of Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Global South Utilities (GSU), a resources investment company based in Abu...

Not every staff implicated in fraud steals money – Bank of Ghana

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says employees linked to fraud incidents within financial institutions should not automatically be treated as perpetrators, as investigations must...

Ghana House to promote trade, investment and culture at 2026 Commonwealth Games – Deputy Head of Mission

Deputy Head of Mission has described the Ghana House Project as a strategic platform to showcase the country’s economy, culture, investment opportunities, tourism potential,...

Don’t turn digital finance into a tax trap – Prof Bokpin cautions government

Economist and Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School, Godfred Bokpin, has cautioned government against treating Ghana’s digital finance ecosystem mainly...

Over 3,000 suspected scam phone numbers reported on TrustGH

TrustGH, Ghana’s first public database for scam phone numbers, has recorded more than 3,000 reports of suspected fraudulent numbers since its launch. The platform said...

Agriculture Minister commissions 506 Feed Ghana brigades to boost food production

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has commissioned 506 brigades under the Feed Ghana Programme, charging them to lead efforts to increase...

Financial fraud cases in Ghana rise by more than 63% in four years – BoG

Financial fraud in Ghana's regulated financial sector has increased by more than 63% over the past four years, with the value of funds exposed...

Staff involved in fraud drops 40%, but 34% of staff were dismissed – BoG

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says employee involvement in fraud across the banking sector declined significantly in 2025, but only about one-third of staff...

Ghana needs resilient policies, not repeated IMF bailouts – KNUST economist

An economist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Eric Oteng Abayie, says Ghana must build strong and sustainable economic...

Ghana secures UAE, Saudi markets for semi-finished cocoa products

The Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) Ghana Limited has secured firm offtake commitments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia for Ghana’s semi-finished...

Ghana Gas denies role in Airport West property deal, says acquisition predates current management

The Ghana National Gas Limited Company has dismissed claims that its current management acquired a property at No. 225 Osibisa Close, Airport West, Accra,...

COCOBOD misses June deadline to clear GH¢6bn cocoa arrears, leaves GH¢3.4bn unpaid

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has failed to meet its self-imposed end-of-June deadline to clear more than GH¢6 billion owed to cocoa farmers and...

Number of jobs advertised decreased in April 2026 – BoG

The number of jobs advertised in selected print and online media, which partially gauges labour demand in the economy, decreased in April 2026, the...

T-bills: Gov’t records 23% oversubscription, but interest rates continue to rise

The government recorded a 23.4% oversubscription of the treasury bills auction, as investors continue to demand more compensation. According to auction results by the Bank...

Mahama pledges better pensions as economy recovers

President John Dramani Mahama has assured retired workers that his government will improve pension benefits as Ghana's economy recovers, saying senior citizens will share...

Floods: Workers of GNCCI members may stay home a while longer – CEO

The Chief Executive of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce, Mark Badu Aboagye, has stated that businesses severely affected by the recent floods will...

Government to expand agroecological farming under Feed Ghana Programme

The government has announced plans to expand the adoption of agroecological and nature-based farming practices under its flagship Feed Ghana Programme as part of...

COCOBOD releases GH¢2.6 billion to LBCs to pay cocoa farmers

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has released GH¢2.6 billion to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to facilitate payments to cocoa farmers for cocoa purchases across...

Ecobank Ghana launches Rising Leaders Programme to empower the next generation of young leaders

Ecobank Ghana has launched the Rising Leaders Programme, a new initiative aimed at identifying, nurturing and empowering young Ghanaians with innovative ideas and leadership...

Savings and Loans industry records GH¢515.32m profit in 2025, NPLs decrease to 11.8%

The Savings and Loans sector recorded a profit of GH¢515.32 million in 2025, compared to GH¢141.57 million in the previous year. According to the 2025...

GhIPSS pays GH¢14.58m dividend to BoG for 2025

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS) has formally presented its 2025 dividend of GH¢14.58 million to the Bank of Ghana, its...

Bus fares, rent, and school fees push Ghana’s inflation to 5.3% in June

Ghana's year-on-year inflation rate rose to 5.3 percent in June 2026, up from 3.7 percent in May, marking a 1.6 percentage point increase largely...

Absa Bank Ghana relocates head office to new Ridge headquarters

Absa Bank Ghana has begun operating from its new head office, named Absa Place, in Ridge, Accra. In a message sent to customers via SMS,...

Accra Floods: GRA extends tax filing deadline to July 6

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has extended the deadline for filing selected tax returns following the severe flooding caused by recent heavy rains in...

Finance Ministry credits GH¢350 million to flood relief and mitigation accounts

The Ministry of Finance has credited the designated National Disaster Management Committee accounts with GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund to finance emergency flood...

MIIF surpasses GH¢5 billion in mineral royalties

The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has, for the first time, surpassed GH¢5 billion in mineral royalty inflows, marking a major milestone in Ghana's...

Solvent governments may default if they lack liquidity to make interest payments – World Bank

The World Bank has warned that solvent governments may default if they lack the liquidity to make interest payments and refinance maturing obligations, which...

Ahafo cocoa farmers demand urgent action as smuggling threatens livelihoods and national economy

Cocoa farmers in the Ahafo Region have condemned the ongoing cross-border smuggling of cocoa beans, branding the illicit trade as a "nation-wrecking" crisis that...

Inflation for June 2026 rises sharply to 5.3%; rising non-food prices main contributor

Ghana's year-on-year inflation rate rose to 5.3% in June 2026, up from 3.7% in May, marking a 1.6 percentage point increase largely driven by...

Ginger, shrimps, mangoes lead June 2026 food inflation price hikes

Ghana’s latest inflation report has revealed a sharply mixed price picture, with some household items recording steep increases while some food staples and vegetables...

Tantanlawura, TCDA launch 1,000-hectare tree plantation to fight climate change

To ensure a sustainable environment while safeguarding livelihoods, Tantanlawura Alhaji Darrison Dramani, newly installed Chief of the Wasipe Traditional Kingdom under the Gonja Paramountcy,...