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Industry leaders converge for 15th GEF today

Policy-makers, regulators, economists, bankers, industrialists and development partners gather at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra today for the opening of the 15th Ghana Economic Forum (GEF), organised by the B&FT, to ask how a recovering economy can be turned into industrial output.

Industry leaders converge for 15th GEF today
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Community Banks set for golden jubilee climax
Banking & Finance

Community Banks set for golden jubilee climax

The Association of Community Banks (ACB) Ghana will culminate its year-long 50th Anniversary celebrations with a landmark gathering that will bring together key policymakers, regulators, traditional authorities, and banking industry leaders to reflect on community banking's past achievements and chart a strategic course for the sector's future.

Output continues to rise despite unchanged new orders
Business

Output continues to rise despite unchanged new orders

Companies in Ghana continued to increase their business activity in October, despite a stagnation of new orders. Meanwhile, employment and purchasing activity also improved again at the start of the final quarter of the year and companies remained strongly confident in the year-ahead outlook.

ADB launches green-grow scheme
Banking & Finance

ADB launches green-grow scheme

Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) PLC has launched its Green-Grow Vegetable Farmers Lending Scheme aimed at expanding access to structured agricultural financing and boosting local vegetable production.

When the economy is in good hands, the people prosper
Economy

When the economy is in good hands, the people prosper

Ghana has passed its first test since leaving IMF financing behind. On 4 November 2026, an IMF staff team led by Mr Ruben Atoyan reached a staff-level agreement with the authorities on the first review of Ghana’s 36-month Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI).

Gov’t targets 1.3m jobs with US$10bn New Economy Programme   
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Gov’t targets 1.3m jobs with US$10bn New Economy Programme   

Government is targetting the creation of up to 1.3 million jobs through a four-year New Economy Programme, backed by an investment commitment of about US$10billion, as it seeks to shift Ghana’s economic structure toward domestic production, industrialisation and value addition.

Stock market transactions surge 365% year-to-Oct
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Stock market transactions surge 365% year-to-Oct

The number of transactions on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) increased by 365.32 percent to more than 1.08 million in the first 10 months of 2026, significantly outpacing the 73.66 percent growth in the value of shares traded as activity expanded across several sectors and listed counters.

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