The politics of the podium: When speeches replace solutions in Africa

The shift in banks’ balance-sheet allocation is becoming more pronounced, as deposit-taking institutions redirect resources toward lending amid lower money-market yields and changes to reserve requirements.

The Bank of Ghana(BoG) has identified investor confidence, policy predictability and commercially viable projects as critical to attracting more Asian investment into West Africa, stressing the need for stronger risk management and institutional credibility.

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has showcased its digital tax administration reforms at the 7th Belt and Road Initiative Tax Administration Cooperation Forum (BRITACOF) in Jakarta, Indonesia,

Ghana will host the signing of a United Nations convention establishing a common legal framework for electronic cargo documents, in a move aimed at reducing shipping delays, lowering trade costs and improving access to trade finance for businesses.

Trade between Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) has exceeded £1.6billion, with both countries seeking to deepen commercial ties and unlock further opportunities in investment, technology, agriculture and industrial development.

Presidential Advisor on the 24-Hour Economy Goosie Tanoh has identified uncertainty over Intellectual Property (IP) rights as a major obstacle to private-sector investment in scientific and industrial research.

Three years after entering an IMF programme amid one of its deepest economic crises in decades, Ghana is being cited by the Fund as an example for other countries facing similar difficulties.

Most of us know the routine. You see a dress, a phone or a bag of rice on Instagram, TikTok or a WhatsApp status. You send a message. The seller replies quickly and politely, sends a few more photos and gives you a Mobile Money number. You pay. Then you wait.