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President Mahama’s tax waiver will ease our burden – Peasant Farmers Association

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has welcomed President John Mahama’s recent announcement of tax waivers on agricultural imports, describing it as a...

Cedi appreciates by 40.7% to US dollar in seven months of 2025 – BoG

The Ghana cedi appreciated by 40.7% against the US dollar in the first seven months of 2025. According to the Bank of Ghana’s July 2025...

Ghana records $5.57bn trade surplus in first-half of 2025

Ghana records trade surplus of Ghana recorded a trade surplus of US$5.57 billion in the first six months of 2025. This is 307.4% growth over...

Ghana’s public debt stock falls to GH¢613bn in June 2025

Ghana’s public debt stock fell by GH¢156.4 billion between March and June 2025 to GH¢613 billion in June 2025. This is approximately 43.8% of Gross...

Amin Adam accuses BoG of printing money to pre-finance GoldBod

Former Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has alleged that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is pre-financing the operations of the Ghana Gold Board...

‘Cedi no apicki, but Abochi get the dollar’ – Minority tells gov’t 

  The Minority in Parliament has challenged claims made by the Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, in the mid-year budget review about Ghana’s foreign...

Minority bemoans challenges faced by businesses due to dollar shortages

The Minority in Parliament has raised alarm over the adverse impact of persistent dollar shortages on Ghanaian businesses, accusing the government of mismanaging the...

Morocco donates 2,000 tons of fertilisers to Ghana

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture, on Monday, took delivery of 2,000 tons of fertilisers donated by the Kingdom of Morocco to support agricultural...

NPRA urges SSNIT to deepen reforms, diversify investments after DDEP

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) is calling on the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to intensify governance reforms and diversify its...

Ghana’s soaring wage bill threatens fiscal health – Controller and Accountant-General warns

Controller and Accountant-General, Kwasi Agyei, has raised alarm over Ghana’s escalating public sector wage bill, cautioning that it poses a serious threat to the...

AG only recovered only 10.6% of Unibank’s liability not 60% – Bright Simons

Honorary Vice-President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has challenged the Attorney General’s assertion that the state has recovered 60% of Unibank’s liabilities, insisting the...

Minority threatens legal action over discontinuation of UniBank case

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has warned that it may take legal action if the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, does...

Keep a tight policy stance – IMF tells BoG

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the Bank of Ghana to keep a tight monetary policy stance to consolidate recent gains in reducing...

Decisions taken must support ongoing economic recovery – Dr. Asiama tells MPC members

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr. Johnson Asiama has charged members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to ensure that their...

Government to announce new producer price for cocoa before August 7, 2025

The government is expected to announce a new producer price for cocoa before August 7, 2025. Joy Business understands that this came out after the...

Energy Minister visits Bui Power Authority, reaffirms commitment to Green Energy Agenda

As part of ongoing stakeholder engagements within the energy sector, the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor (MP) has paid a...

Cedi ranked 4th best-performing currency in Africa in July 2025

The Ghana cedi was ranked as the 4th best-performing currency in Africa in July 2025. According to the Forbes Currency Converter, the local currency traded...

GRA boss tours Coca-Cola Ghana to deepen tax compliance, industry collaboration

Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, has led a high-level delegation to the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana in Tema...

Ghana bagged $370.62m from crude oil in first-half of 2025

Ghana earned $370.622 million from crude oil in the first half of 2025, the First-Half Petroleum Semi-Annual Report has revealed. Out of that, the country...

High Court dismisses application to strike out suit against former BoG Governor

An application seeking to strike out the suit in which a retiree has sued the former Bank of Ghana (BoG) governor, Dr. Ernest Addison,...

NLA Boss Mohammed Abdul-Salam wins leadership award

The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mohammed Abdul-Salam, has been honoured with a prestigious Gold Award at the 8th Ghana Business Leaders...

Gold for Oil: BoG confirms GH¢2.14 billion loss but highlights gains  

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revealed that the now-discontinued Gold for Oil (G4O) Programme resulted in a total financial loss of GH¢2.14 billion. This...

Ecobank-JoyNews Habitat Fair opens in Tema

The much-anticipated Ecobank-JoyNews Habitat Fair kicked off its second clinic on Friday at the Ecobank Head Office in Tema Community 7 Traffic Light, marking...

 Adongo calls for national discourse on discontinuation of UniBank case

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has called for a broader national conversation on the rationale and cost of the banking sector...

France becomes first country to grant Ghana relief under debt restructuring programme

Ghana and France have signed a bilateral agreement to officially grant Ghana debt relief under the country's external debt restructuring programme. France becomes the first...

Mahama’s gov’t sees Akufo-Addo administration as having played a key role in stabilising the economy – IMF Report

The latest report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Ghana reveals that the new John Mahama administration acknowledges the previous Akufo-Addo government’s significant...

I may relocate office to Tema Port over massive revenue leakages – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has threatened to relocate his office to Tema Port as part of drastic measures to combat what he...

I’m not a policeman; I can’t say I have arrested the cedi – Ato Forson 

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson says he will not follow in the footsteps of former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia by claiming to...

JAPTU Ghana pays courtesy call on IGP Yohuno, POMAB members [Photos]

The Joint Association of Port Transport Unions (JAPTU) Ghana, the umbrella body for all port-based transport unions, has paid a courtesy visit to the...

Mid-Year Budget: Trade expert calls for single-digit inflation to strengthen economy

Associate Professor and Director of the Trade Growth Network, Prof. Evans Akwasi Gyasi, has urged the government to work towards achieving single-digit inflation. According to...

Roads Minister criticises GH¢120 cement price as ‘unfair and exploitative’

Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza, has taken a firm stance against the soaring cost of cement in Ghana, describing the GH¢120 per...

NPP gov’t was living ‘champagne lifestyle on Akepeteshie budget’ – Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has taken a swipe at the previous New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, accusing it of reckless and unsustainable...

Why Gold for Oil was a sham – Ato Forson [Video]

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed that the much-publicised “Gold for Oil” policy under the previous administration never involved any actual barter...

‘Those who validate ghosts will pay’ – Finance Minister declares war on public sector payroll fraud

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has warned public servants who aid in the validation of non-existent employees, commonly referred to as “ghost names”,...

‘We will not default’ – Ato Forson assures bondholders as GH¢20bn DDEP payment plan unfolds

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has assured Ghanaians that government remains fully committed to honouring all its domestic debt obligations under the Domestic...

Debt restructuring programme was poorly structured – Ato Forson

finance minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has taken a swipe at the Akufo-Addo administration’s debt restructuring programme, describing it as poorly designed, cancerous, and...

Gov’t to deploy AI at ports to curb revenue leakages – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that the government will deploy artificial intelligence (AI) at Ghana’s ports to minimise human interference and...

Gov’t to pay GH¢137bn in treasury bills this year – Finance Minister

The government is expected to settle treasury bill maturities totaling GH¢137 billion this year, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson told Parliament during the...

Gov’t targets completion of 24 stalled infrastructure projects by 2028 – Ato Forson

The government has outlined plans to complete and commission 24 priority infrastructure projects across the country by the end of 2028, following renewed agreements...

Gov’t injects GH₵450m into NIB, preserves GH₵6.4bn depositors’ funds

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has disclosed that the government has so far injected a total of GH₵450 million into the...