eco.business Fund, Fidelity Bank form new partnership

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will introduce a redesigned series of Ghana cedi banknotes into circulation from December 1, 2026, incorporating enhanced security features, improved durability and smaller sizes as the central bank seeks to modernise currency management and strengthen public confidence in the national currency.

Project Shiprite, a US$137 million ship repair and maintenance facility at the Port of Takoradi, has reached financial close, with construction expected to be completed within 18 months to boost maritime trade.

The Energy Personalities Outreach Programme (EPOP), a flagship educational and mentorship initiative of the Ghana Energy Awards, will engage students from three second-cycle institutions in the Western Region on November 17, 2026, the first time the programme has reached three schools in a single edition in its eight-year history.

On Saturday November 14, 2026, family, friends, parishioners, former students and well-wishers will join in celebrating a remarkable milestone in the life of Father Ephriam Mensah: fifty years of priesthood.

Ghana is taking on a continental leadership role in Africa’s digital development following the appointment of the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George (MP), as Chair of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Communication and Information and Communication Technology (AU STC-CICT).

US-based Ghanaian scholar Dr. Nana Kwame Osei Fordjour has been named the inaugural recipient of the 2026 Early Career Scholar Award by the National Communication Association (NCA)'s African Communication Studies Division.

Educationists and industry leaders have called for reforms to Ghana’s education system to improve learning outcomes, strengthen practical skills development and better align academic training with the needs of the economy.

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has disclosed that government will defer import duties, levies and VAT on qualifying machinery and inputs for one year, and exempt solar panels and batteries from import duty and VAT, as it moves to incentivise businesses under 24-hour economy policy.