Fisherfolks in James Town experience bumper catch
Fisher folks in James Town, an indigenous Ga fishing town in the city of Accra have been experiencing bumper catch after the ban on...
MTN’s half year revenue hits ₵8.1bn, representing 31.1% jump
Telecommunications company MTN Ghana has recorded an increase in revenue of ₵8.1 billion for the first half of 2024.This represents a 31.1 percent jump...
Fitch projects low risk of policy deviation ahead of 2024 elections
Despite historical trends of fiscal slippages during election years, ratings agency Fitch is projecting a low risk of policy deviation ahead of the December...
Mahama promises to establish farmer service centres
A future NDC government led by John Dramani Mahama is expected to create Farmer Service Centers across the country to offer support to growers.This...
Access Bank named Ghana’s best bank for ESG in 2024
Access Bank (Ghana) Plc has been adjudged Ghana’s Best Bank in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) at the 2024 Euromoney Banking Awards for Excellence...
Parliament unaware of plans to lease Komenda Sugar Factory – Yussif Sulemana
The Ranking Member on the Trade and Industry Committee of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Bole Bamboi, Yusif Sulemana, has raised concerns about...
Warnings about fate of Ghana’s economy post IMF programme legitimate – Vish Ashiagbor
The Country Senior Partner at Price Water House Coopers (PwC) Ghana Vish Ashiagbor has justified the concerns expressed by some Ghanaians about the fate...
Komenda residents threaten to protest over proposed Sugar Factory lease
Residents of Komenda in the Central Region have vowed to protest against the government’s plan to lease the Komenda Sugar Factory to a private...
Ghana Link’s executives shine at National Governance & Business Leadership awards
Ghana Link Network Services Limited, a leading trade facilitation company, made a strong showing at the 4th National Governance & Business Leadership Awards, with...
Ghana Shippers Authority engages trade Associations on new law implementation
The Ghana Shippers Authority has held a stakeholder engagement with a cross-section of trade Associations to discuss the operational framework of the newly passed...
Fuel prices drop by 2 percent; petrol at ₵14.2, diesel ₵13. 65 a litre
Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started reducing prices of petroleum products in line with expected adjustments at the pumps.Star Oil has taken the...
Nkwanta Thursdays market opens
In a significant boost to the local economy, the Nkwanta South market in the Oti Region has officially opened its doors for an additional...
Gold exports to hit US$10bn by end of 2024 – Minerals Commission CEO
Gold exports jumped to a record gold in the first half of 2024.According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Martin Ayisi...
MTN records GH¢2.33bn profit, subscribers hit 28.4 million
MTN Ghana recorded a profit of GH¢2.33 billion in the first half of 2024, about a 36% year-on-year increase.According to its unaudited financial statement,...
MTN Ghana calls for collaboration amongst SMEs and key players
MTN Ghana, in partnership with Keynote Africa, organised the 2024 Africa Business Innovation Forum, which brought together small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to discuss...
Akufo-Addo inaugurates GNPC Operational Headquarters in Takoradi
In a landmark event that signifies a monumental step forward for Ghana’s oil and gas industry, President Nana Akufo-Addo officially commissioned the new Operational...
Ghana Shippers’ Authority Bill, 2024, approved by Parliament
Parliament has successfully passed the Ghana Shippers' Authority Bill, 2024, into law following its third reading on the floor of the House on Monday,...
Cost of financial sector clean-up to rise to GH₵34 billion
A report from Parliament indicates that the cost of the financial sector clean-up could rise to GH₵34 billion.This comes after Parliament recommended that the...
Indian-based firm to operate Komenda sugar factory under long-term lease
The government has announced plans to lease the Komenda Sugar Development Company Limited to West Africa Agro Limited, an Indian-based firm, for a renewable...
Ambulance after-sales service: Service Ghana Auto reacts to “utterly false” allegations
Service Ghana Auto Group Limited (SGAGL) has strongly refuted allegations about its after-sales service and maintenance contract for 307 ambulances, describing the claims as...
Ghana CEO Awards honors Dr. Nick Danso Adjei with dual recognition
Executive Chairman of Ghana Link Network Services Limited, Dr Nick Danso Adjei has been awarded two prestigious titles at the third edition of the...
BoG acted rightly in disapproving Smith-Graham’s appointment as UMB Board Chair – Court
The High Court presided over by Justice Nana Brew dismissed an application for judicial review filed by George Smith-Graham, a former director of UMB...
BoG’s independence should remain a priority – IMF to government
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants the adoption by Cabinet of the amendments to the Bank of Ghana Act to remain a priority to...
Forex Bureaux to verify Ghana Cards, Passports before transactions effective August 1
The Bank of Ghana has announced an update to its foreign exchange trading system, introducing a centralised platform aimed at ensuring the integrity and...
BoG’s forex trade measures won’t yield results in stabilizing cedi – Bokpin
Economics Professor, Godfred Bokpin is warning that the new measures by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to clamp down on black market operators in...
Prof Bokpin questions government’s claims of recovery amidst growing hardships
A finance and economics expert at the University of Ghana, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has questioned the government over the real magnitude and impact of...
BoG launches centralised forex exchange platform
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has unveiled a centralised foreign exchange trading platform.In a statement signed by the Secretary to the Bank of Ghana,...
Fuel prices to fall between 2% and 4% in coming days – IES
The prices of petroleum products are expected to fall between 2% and 4% for petrol, diesel, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas, beginning tomorrow August 1,...
Akufo-Addo launches Aquaculture for Food and Jobs programme
In a groundbreaking event held on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Nsuaem in the Central Region, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo unveiled the Aquaculture...
Nestlé Ghana delights loyal customers with exciting rewards in inaugural ‘Nido Obatanpa Mo’ promotion
Nestlé Ghana Limited has expressed its gratitude to loyal consumers through the highly anticipated 'Nido Obatanpa Mo' grand draw.This promotion is a token of...
Change your business models to reduce NPLs – BoG to savings and loans companies
The Bank of Ghana is advising savings and loans companies across the country to reassess their business models.Head of Banking Supervision Department at the...
Government to review some tax handles to improve investment climate – Deputy Finance Minister
A Deputy Minister of Finance in-charge of revenue, Dr. Alex Ampaabeng, has indicated that the government is reviewing some tax handles to improve Ghana's...
Total value of mobile money transactions for half-year 2024 hits GH¢1.234trn
The total value of mobile money transactions for the first half of 2024 crossed the GH¢1.0 trillion mark to hit GH¢1.234 trillion, about 43.57%...
Ensure sustainability of Atlantic Lithium operations – Deputy Lands Minister to stakeholders
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources responsible for Mines, George Mireku Duker has called on all mining stakeholders and traditional authorities to...
Finance Minister to grace inaugural National Sales Leaders Conference in Accra
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, will grace the inaugural National Sales Leaders Conference (NSLC) as the special guest of honour on...
Rising oil import costs put depreciation pressure on cedi; dollar now at GH¢15.88
After a stable performance the previous week, the Ghanaian cedi faced losses last week due to renewed corporate demand pressures.The local currency declined by...
Parliament passes Shippers’ Authority Bill into Law
Parliament has passed the Ghana Shippers' Authority Bill, 2024, into law on Monday, July 29 following its successful 3rd reading on the floor of...
AU endorses Akufo-Addo’s proposal for increased mobile money interoperability across Africa
The African Union (AU) has endorsed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s proposal for mobile money interoperability across Africa.The proposal, considered a crucial step toward...
IMF, Ethiopia reach deal for $3.4 billion in financing
Ethiopia has secured an agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a new financing program worth $3.4 billion, the IMF said on Monday.Ethiopia's central...
Cedi volatility, utility tariffs, and fuel price hikes are risks to inflation
Recent exchange rate pressures, upward adjustments in utility tariffs, and increases in fuel prices have posed risks to inflation that remain slightly tilted to...