POWER & LEADERSHIP: Institutions. Governance. Markets.: Why leadership failure is expensive

Ghana’s economic recovery from its 2022 crisis is real and measurable but remains structurally incomplete and vulnerable to reversal unless the country strengthens revenue mobilisation,

Ghana’s descent into debt distress in 2022 was preceded by years of warning signs that were visible but were not sufficiently reflected in assessments of how quickly the economy could tip into crisis, a new policy paper by former First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari, has argued.

Ghana’s growing financial strength among its diaspora has yet to translate into broad-based absorption of the country’s expanding housing stock, with industry data indicating that the domestic market remains the dominant source of demand for homes.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have inaugurated a Virtual Asset Coordination Committee to strengthen oversight of Ghana’s fast-growing digital asset market, as regulators prepare to fully operationalise the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act by 2027.

Gold Fields has offered Ghana increased value-sharing from its Tarkwa mine as it seeks a long-term renewal of the operation’s leases, opening a potentially significant new phase in negotiations with government ahead of their expiry in April 2027.

As many as 43 percent of employees are unhappy with their workplaces, while only 26 percent are strong supporters of their organisations.

PETROSOL Platinum Energy has recorded an oversubscription of 78 percent at its maiden GH¢100 million corporate bond issuance, with bids totalling GH¢178.07 against the targeted amount.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has identified a former Power Minister, Dr. Kwabena Donkor and four others as key persons of interest in its investigation into the Ghanaian dimension of a bribery case that led to the conviction of a former Tema Oil Refinery executive in the United States.