Gov't nears completion of external debt restructuring with successful SADEREA notes exchange

Activa Insurance has renewed calls for stronger enforcement of the compulsory marine cargo insurance regime, warning that inadequate protection of imported and exported goods exposes businesses - particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - to severe financial losses and threatens trade resilience.

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.

Ghana has reached the final stage of its external debt restructuring following the successful exchange of the outstanding SADEREA Notes, the Ministry of Finance has announced.

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