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A new statutory Authority and a GH¢110 million start-up budget give the government's flagship jobs programme legal teeth. But the gap between institutional architecture and 1.7 million promised jobs remains wide, and history offers little comfort.

The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Ghana Limited (TCCBCGL) has donated 10,000 cases of Voltic Natural Mineral Water and 3,500 cases of carbonated soft drinks, valued at GHS 450,000 to the Tema West Municipal Assembly to support families affected by the recent floods following heavy rains on June 29, 2026.

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has reintroduced the government-funded free fertiliser and agro-input distribution programme for cocoa farmers, days after the regulator released GH¢2.6billion for Licenced Buying Companies (LBCs) to accelerate outstanding payments to them.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) should introduce minimum fraud control standards specifically tailored for payment service providers (PSPs) to strengthen safeguards across the digital payments ecosystem, financial markets expert and University of Ghana Business School part-time lecturer Norman Adu Bamfo has said.