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Finance Minister to present Mid-Year Budget Review on July 24, 2025

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson is set to present the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 24. The presentation is in...

Suame MP pushes for private member’s bill to support local auto mechanics

The Member of Parliament for Suame in the Ashanti Region, John Darko, has announced plans to introduce a Private Member’s Bill aimed at establishing...

Gov’t in talks to renegotiate IPP agreements for sector stability – John Jinapor

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has revealed that the government is engaging Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to renegotiate contract terms...

Treasury Bills oversubscribed as investor confidence rebounds

Ghana’s Treasury recorded an oversubscription in its primary Treasury bill auction last week, as investor demand surged by 97.82 per cent above the government’s...

Mahama advocates strategic infrastructure investment to unlock AfCFTA’s full potential

President John Dramani Mahama is advocating massive investment in strategic infrastructure across the African continent, particularly transport networks and digital connectivity, to fully unlock...

Ghana–Turkey trade nears $900m as Istanbul hosts 2025 WCI Forum

Trade between Ghana and Turkey reached nearly USD 888 million in 2023, with Ghana exporting over USD 614 million worth of gold and Turkey...

Circle traders warn foreigners to stay away from retail business

The Chairman of the Circle Traders Association (MPADA), Eric Gyamfi, has issued a stern warning to foreigners engaged in retail trade in Ghana, urging...

GUTA assures price reduction if…

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has pledged to swiftly reduce prices of goods if the government effectively addresses the high shipping charges...

Ghana Gas Board engages Karpowership managers during Western Region tour

The governing board of Ghana Gas Company Limited, led by Chairman Kofi Totobi Quakyi, has undertaken a one-day working visit to the Western Region...

Cedi to end 2025 at GH¢11.45 to the dollar on interbank market – IC Research

The Ghana cedi is projected to close the year at GH¢11.45 against the US dollar on the interbank market. This is according to IC Research,...

Don’t rush to cut policy rate – Economist warns BoG

An economist at the University of Ghana, Dr. Adu Owusu-Sarkodie, has cautioned the Bank of Ghana (BoG) against rushing to reduce the monetary policy...

Emergency MPC meeting will not result in new policy rate – BoG Governor

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr. Johnson Asiama, has revealed that the Emergency Monetary Policy Committee meeting will not result in a new...

CEMSE Boss calls for reforms at NPA, warns of corruption risks [Video]

The Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Management and Sustainable Energy (CEMSE), Benjamin Nsia, has called for urgent reforms at the National Petroleum...

The dollar is not a legal tender in Ghana, you have right to reject it as medium of payment – BoG Governor

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr. Johnson Asiama has categorically stated that the dollar is not a legal tender in Ghana...

“Data must be treated as core infrastructure” to achieve SDG 8 – Government Statistician

Government Statistician, Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu, has issued a compelling call to action at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York, urging...

Energy sector showing signs of stability – John Jinapor

Ghana’s Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, says the country’s energy sector is showing encouraging signs of stability and recovery. Speaking at...

Implementation of GH₵1 fuel levy pushes prices of petroleum products up

The implementation of the one cedi fuel levy which commenced today July 16, 2025 has pushed prices of petroleum products up at some pump...

Agric Minister solicits CSIR expertise to modernize agriculture

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has called on the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to take a leading role...

GH₵1 fuel levy takes effect today

Barring any last-minute changes, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is expected to begin implementing the recently approved GH¢1 Energy Sector levy on petroleum products...

Bond market: Trading activity GH¢2.12bn, highest since 2023

Trade activities in the secondary bond market surged 75.58% week-on-week, hitting GH¢2.12 billion, marking the highest traded volume since 2023. The prices across the General...

NPA partners judiciary to tackle petroleum sector crimes

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo Esq., has called on the Acting Chief Justice, His Lordship Paul Baffoe-Bonnie,...

COPEC applauds fuel allowance cuts, urges transparency

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers-Ghana (COPEC) has lauded the government’s decision to eliminate fuel allowances for political appointees, describing it as “commendable and forward-thinking.” President...

Ghana Shippers Authority drags shipping lines to BoG

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has disclosed that some shipping companies have been reported to the...

Use data from BoG to make cedi projections, not predictions from ‘Zamerama’ – Governor Asiama

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has appealed to the public to disregard projections and speculations bandied about by...

Ghana records GH₵ 4.14b trade surplus – BoG Governor

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, has revealed that Ghana recorded a trade surplus of GH₵4.14 billion in the...

BoG considers gold price hedging to protect export revenue – Dr. Asiama

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Asiama, has revealed that the Central Bank is considering a gold price hedging programme...

We can’t stop crypto, but… – BoG Governor

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Asiama, has declared a major shift in the country's approach to cryptocurrencies, stating that...

BoG to finalize regulatory framework for cryptocurrency platforms

In a significant move to bring Ghana’s cryptocurrency industry under formal oversight, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced that it is finalizing a...

BoG Governor attributes cedi gains to policy coordination and investor confidence

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, has credited the recent appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi to four key economic...

Forex market intervention for 2025 Q1 has not depleted our reserves – BoG

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has maintained that its foreign exchange (forex) market intervention for the first quarter of 2025 has not depleted its...

Government met only 3 of 11 structural benchmarks but… – IMF

The government of Ghana met only three out of eleven structural benchmarks (SBs) agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) between January and...

BoG intervened with $1.4bn in the forex market in 2025 first quarter

The Bank of Ghana sold $1.4 billion in foreign exchange during the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Shell submits offer to join Ghana’s Pecan Oil Field project

President John Mahama has revealed that global oil giant Shell has submitted an offer to participate in Ghana’s Pecan Oil Field project, marking a...

Retail in Transition: The Ghanaian consumer at the centre of the upheaval

Pre-2000: Informal Retail Dominance Before the turn of the millennium, Ghana’s retail sector was overwhelmingly informal, dominated by open-air markets, roadside vendors, and family-run kiosks,...

Pearl Nkrumah, Antoinette Kwofie elected as representatives of listed companies on GSE Council

The Executive Director of Retail and Digital Banking at Access Bank Plc, Pearl Nkrumah, (left) and Antoinette Kwofie, (right) the Chief Finance Officer and...

GH₵1 fuel levy kicks in July 14 – Energy Ministry

The Ministry of Energy has reaffirmed that the GH₵1 fuel levy will take effect from Monday, July 14, as part of the government’s efforts...

Savings and Loans sector sees 27% growth in lending

Ghana’s savings and loans sector recorded a significant increase in lending, rising from GH¢1.7 billion in 2023 to GH¢2.1 billion as of December 2024....

Rayan Medical Centre named Best Private Healthcare Provider at 2025 Ghana Business League Awards

Rayan Medical Centre has been honoured as the Best Private Healthcare Service Provider for 2025 at the prestigious Ghana Business League Awards held in...

No room for excessive salaries in State-Owned Enterprises – Ato Forson warns CBG Board

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has issued a stern warning to the newly inaugurated board of Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG), stressing that...

Gov’t to recapitalise ADB in 2026 – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has assured that the government will recapitalise the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) in 2026 as part of efforts...