Data Protection Week 2026 launched to drive compliance and awareness

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is proposing to extend the Modified Taxation Scheme (MTS) to qualifying small limited liability companies with annual turnover of up to GH¢750,000, in a major policy shift aimed at making the tax system more responsive to the realities of small businesses.

Investment activity has surged by 53 percent in second quarter-2026, emerging as the sharpest acceleration among expenditure components as domestic demand strengthened despite a significant slowdown in consumption, latest data from Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) have shown.

Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will visit Ghana from September 15–17, 2026,

Telecel Cash has unveiled Telecel Shop, a new e-commerce marketplace integrated into the Telecel Play App,

Provident Insurance Limited Company has partnered with the Urology and Nephrology Centre of Excellence at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital,

The removal of the 20 percent excise duty on locally manufactured fruit juices is expected to take effect from October 1, 2026.

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is backing a more structured and intelligence-led approach to financial crime investigations as digital transactions drive a sharp increase in fraud across Ghana’s financial ecosystem.

Ghana faces an estimated US$1.7billion annual financing gap to achieve its water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) targets by 2030, highlighting growing concerns over the sustainability of essential services amid persistent fiscal constraints.