AZA Finance FX Week Ahead: Ghana’s latest ratings downgrade drives Cedi lower

The Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA) has identified 45 bankable investment projects across five northern regions as part of efforts to mobilise private capital, expand local processing and create jobs through investments in agriculture, renewable energy, solid minerals and tourism.

In the vast, interconnected ecosystem of international higher education, the administrative gears that grind beneath the surface of institutional success are often unseen.

The International Monetary Fund has warned that rising oil prices, geopolitical tensions and tighter global financing conditions threaten economic stability, urging countries to strengthen their capacity for absorbing external shocks.

UBA Ghana has called on business leaders to strengthen collaboration between Chief Executive Officers and Chief Finance Officers, describing the relationship as critical to achieving sustainable growth, disciplined execution and long-term value creation.

The Bank of Ghana has called for stronger and more harmonised regulation of digital payment systems across West Africa, saying effective supervision, interoperability and secure cross-border settlement arrangements are essential to advancing regional financial integration.

The State Housing Company (SHC) is embarking on a nationwide land audit and recovery exercise to evict squatters, remove encroachers and repossess lands occupied illegally, the Deputy Managing Director, Samuel Atukwei Quaye, has disclosed.

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has held its 2026 Facts Behind the Figures stakeholder engagement session at the Ghana Stock Exchange, bringing together investors, brokers, fund managers, regulators and media.