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Amin Adam petitions IMF over BoG’s 2025 accounts, flags fiscal risks

Former Finance Minister and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has petitioned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over concerns arising...

Amin Adam calls for IMF action on BoG recapitalisation, gold sales and monetary risks

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has called for urgent reforms in the treatment of Bank of Ghana finances under...

Ghana High Commission invites global investors to Ghana-UK Investment Summit 2026

The Ghana High Commission to the United Kingdom and Ireland has announced the Ghana–UK Investment Summit 2026. The two-day economic forum is scheduled to take...

Government engages large-scale mining companies on GANRAP

Government has engaged large-scale mining companies as part of efforts to advance the implementation of the Ghana Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation Policy (GANRAP), aimed...

We are living on borrowed time – Oppong Nkrumah

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has warned that Ghana’s financial stability could be at risk if urgent...

BoG losses would have hit GH₵44bn without gold sales – Oppong Nkrumah

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has claimed that losses at the Bank of Ghana could be significantly...

BoG’s actual loss is GH₵34.9bn, not GH₵15bn – Oppong Nkrumah

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has disputed claims about the financial performance of the Bank of Ghana,...

Handling of BoG 2025 report risks politicisation – Oppong Nkrumah

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has criticised the handling of the Bank of Ghana’s 2025 audited annual...

Scaling together: Prudential Bank MD’s advice on Fintech‑Bank Partnerships in Africa

“Banks that started late in the digital race can still win – if they partner with fintechs,” says Prudential Bank’s Acting Managing Director, Ebow...

We remain policy solvent despite operating loss and negative equity – BoG

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has defended its financial position for 2025, insisting that despite recording a GH¢15.6 billion operating loss and negative equity,...

BoG losses reflect cost of stabilising economy – Joe Jackson

The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, has defended the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) reported losses, arguing that they are justified as...

Minority accuses NDC of hiding BoG’s true financial crisis amidst claims of GH¢44bn loss

The Minority caucus in Parliament has sharply criticised the Bank of Ghana following the release of its 2025 audited financial statements, accusing the central...

Analysis: How GOLDBOD’s “beautiful” 2025 financials created a GH¢9bn hole at the Bank of Ghana

When the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) announced last week through its financials that it had assayed a total of 103.8 metric tonnes of ASM...

Gideon Boako questions IMF over BoG losses, calls for policy discipline

Tano North MP Dr Gideon Boako has questioned the role of the International Monetary Fund in relation to the Bank of Ghana’s mounting financial...

BoG losses amount to wealth transfer to banks — Gideon Boako

Dr Gideon Boako, the Member of Parliament for Tano North, has alleged that the Bank of Ghana’s liquidity management operations in 2025 effectively transferred...

Gold sales cushioned deeper BoG losses – Amin Adam alleges

Former Finance Minister, Mohammed Amin Adam, has claimed that the financial position of the Bank of Ghana in 2025 was significantly weaker than officially...

BoG’s losses worse than reported despite gold sales – Amin Adam

Former Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Karaga, Mohammed Amin Adam, has alleged that the Bank of Ghana used proceeds from gold sales...

Gideon Boako vindicated as BoG announces huge operational losses

The Member of Parliament for Tano North, Dr. Gideon Boako, has been vindicated following the Bank of Ghana’s announcement of operational losses exceeding GH¢15.6...

Egg sellers rally support for May Day discount sale at Multimedia to boost consumption

Egg sellers in Accra are urging the public to take advantage of a special May Day egg sale organised by Multimedia Group Limited, aimed...

GRA in Ashanti rolls out a digital modified tax system to capture informal sector

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intensified efforts to broaden tax mobilisation in the informal sector in the Ashanti Region, following the introduction of...

We inherited a collapsed power sector and $1.5bn debt – Abass Nurudeen

The Chief Executive Officer of the Social Investment Fund, Abass Nurudeen, has accused the opposition New Patriotic Party of leaving behind a struggling energy...

Ghana, IMF commence sixth review as government signals next phase of reforms

Ghana has begun the sixth review of its programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson describing the...

Fuel prices dip from May 1 as diesel drops sharply, LPG set to surge

Fuel prices are set for a mixed adjustment from Friday, May 1, 2026, with petrol and diesel expected to decline, while Liquefied Petroleum Gas...

Bond market: Turnover declines by 66% to GH¢559m

The secondary market activity moderated during the week, with aggregate turnover declining by 66.88% week-on-week to GH¢559 million. Trading was concentrated in the front-to-belly segment...

Cedi extends depreciation trend for past two weeks; one dollar equals GH¢11.85

The Ghana cedi extended its depreciation trend over the past two weeks, but with notably milder swings. The local currency recorded volatility of approximately 0.5%...

Royal Gold Refinery Limited pledges to align with government’s 24-Hour Economy vision

Royal Gold Refinery Limited has pledged to align its operations with the government’s 24-Hour Economy vision to boost gold processing and create more jobs. The...

ACEP raises alarm over deepening power crisis, demands urgent reforms

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has expressed grave concern over Ghana’s worsening power crisis, warning that persistent outages are disrupting livelihoods, weakening...

GRIDCo CEO proceeds on leave, Frank Otchere takes over operations

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), Mark Awuah Baah, has proceeded on his annual leave, effective Monday, April 27, 2026. This was...

COCOBOD CEO, Swiss Ambassador visit KOA Impact to boost cocoa innovation

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Randy Abbey, together with the Swiss Ambassador to Ghana, Benin and Togo, H.E. Simone Giger,...

Banks’ record GH¢2.5bn profit as of end of February 2026

Banks operating in Ghana recorded a profit-after-tax of GH¢2.5 billion as of the end of February 2026. This is compared with GH¢2.0 billion in the...

T-bills: Government records undersubscription for 6th consecutive week

The government failed to meet its treasury bills target for the sixth consecutive week. However, the undersubscription was marginal, nearly one percent. According to the auction...

Lanja yam farmers appeal for storage facilities, market infrastructure

Yam farmers at Lanja in the Nanumba North Municipality are calling on government, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, to provide storage facilities...

Hitz FM hosts maiden edition of ‘My Hustle’ aimed at empowering young entrepreneurs

Hitz FM has held the maiden edition of its youth entrepreneurship conversation, ‘My Hustle’, aimed at empowering young business people. The programme took place on...

Kumasi to see improved power supply within six months — ECG boss

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured residents of a stable and improved power supply in the Ashanti Region within the next six...

Mahama reaffirms commitment to business-friendly environment, private sector growth

President John Dramani Mahama has reiterated his administration’s commitment to creating a business-friendly environment, positioning the private sector as the engine of Ghana’s economic...

Deputy Finance Minister defends Publican AI rollout despite traders’ pushback

The Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has justified government’s decision to introduce the Publican AI system at the country’s ports, despite mounting...

EU backs Ghana’s poultry scheme with 150k birds for 3,000 farmers

The European Union (EU) has thrown its weight behind Ghana’s flagship Feed Ghana programme, donating 150,000 fully vaccinated birds to 3,000 poultry farmers across...

Rainforest Alliance convenes stakeholders to deepen sustainability dialogue in the cocoa sector

The Rainforest Alliance has convened a high-level media roundtable in Accra aimed at strengthening collaboration and accelerating sustainability efforts within Ghana’s cocoa value chain. The...

Publican AI system only provides suggestions, not final decisions – GRA clarifies

Assistant Commissioner at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Customs Laboratory, Samuel Akrofi, has clarified that the new Publican AI system deployed at the port...

Daniel Afari-Djan writes: Why Ghana’s plunging interest rates are catalyst for industrial growth

After enduring one of the most severe economic crises in a generation, Ghanaian businesses are finally experiencing a resurgence. The most significant sign of...