Marine insurance key to AfCFTA trade competitiveness - NIC             

To support Ghana’s expanding maritime trade, Chief Executive Officer-Whitestone Shipbrokers Limited Gertrude Adwoa Ohene-Asienim has called for enactment of a dedicated Marine Insurance Act to replace the country’s heavy reliance on English marine insurance laws, arguing that locally-tailored legislation is needed.

Growth momentum cooled in April as a sharp deceleration in the services sector tempered the pace of economic expansion, although stronger performances in mining and agriculture kept the economy on a broad-based growth path.

A renewed fall in new orders contributed to a deterioration in overall business conditions for companies in Ghana at the midway point of 2026.

The insurance industry has called for an urgent amendment of the Public Financial Management Regulations (LI 2378) that allows insurers to issue advance payment guarantees for contractors and service providers executing government projects.

When conversations turn to Ghana's exports, most people think of cocoa, gold, or oil.

The latest Eurobond repayment by government has strengthened confidence in the country’s commitment to honouring its post-restructuring debt obligations, but investors and analysts say sustained fiscal discipline and continued macroeconomic improvements will determine whether the gains translate into lower borrowing costs and a return to international capital markets.