Africa’s Free-Trade Future

Picture a stadium filling up faster than anyone predicted, with the gates already handling more traffic than they were built for.

Ghana has sacrificed too much of its petroleum wealth for present consumption at the expense of building a stronger financial buffer for future generations, the Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Isaac Adongo, has cautioned.

An independent audit of the Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP) from its inception in 2021 is expected to shed fresh light on the financial cost and operations of the state’s gold-buying initiative, the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has said.

Government has paid GH¢10.82billion to bondholders under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), marking the third coupon payment made fully in cash and on schedule as it seeks to rebuild confidence in the domestic debt market.

Ghana’s passport ranks 123rd globally, with holders able to access 72 destinations without obtaining a conventional visa in advance, according to data from Passport Reports, an independent platform covering 199 countries.

Bank of Africa Ghana Limited has  appointed Mr. Ellis Erasmus Katwebaze as Deputy Managing Director, effective 19th August 2026.

Absa has participated as one of the arrangers of a EUR 456 million term and revolving credit facilities package for Genser Energy Investments LLC, a leading integrated energy company in West Africa.

Culture can do more than preserve identity. It can create demand, attract visitors, generate exports and drive spending across Ghana’s economy. The opportunity lies in turning cultural attention into transactions, local ownership and lasting prosperity.