Editorial: Cautious optimism over debt restructuring efforts

The banking industry is showing a growing paradox in its asset-quality numbers, with the non-performing loan (NPL) ratio declining even as the estimated cedi value of bad loans increased during first half-2026.

Strong gains in selected mid-cap counters helped sustain the stock market’s broader momentum, even as emerging weakness in financial stocks pushed the main indices lower during the week ended August 21.

The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has petitioned the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources over what it describes as growing injustices, systemic exploitation and severe decent-work deficits in Ghana’s mining sector.

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has called for a shift in Ghana’s trade relationship with China towards greater local processing, manufacturing and job creation.

                    By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE & Christabel DANSO ABEAM

Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiamah has said the country must now convert macroeconomic stability achieved over the past two years into higher productive investment, stronger private-sector growth, increased exports and quality employment.

A total value of  US$816.05 million in wholly Ghanaian-owned investments was recorded in 2025, highlighting growing domestic participation in economic transformation.

PETROSOL Platinum Energy’s maiden GH¢100 million corporate bond issuance was oversubscribed by 78 percent, attracting bids worth GH¢178.07 million as investors backed the indigenous oil marketer’s expansion plans.