Editorial: DBG empowers women-led businesses

Minister for Finance Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson is advocating the mobilisation of larger pools of private capital for climate investments - calling on governments in Africa and development partners to focus on using limited public and concessional resources in their approach to climate finance.

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Personally, the decision by the Ghana Police Service to reschedule the full implementation of the TRAFFITECH-GH automated enforcement regime under the Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519) from October 1 to November 1, 2026, is a welcome and pragmatic policy adjustment.

The International Federation of Procurement and Supply Management (IFPSM) has selected Ghana to host its flagship World Summit from October 12 to 18, 2026.

The business environment in Ghana remains positive and dynamic, but businesses must adapt their internal processes, relationships and market strategies to take full advantage of emerging opportunities, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Ghana Ltd. Country Senior Partner, Mr. Vish Ashiagbor, has said.

China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) Africa has graduated its latest cohorts across three flagship executive development offerings: the Advanced Management Programme (AMP), the Owner Director Programme (ODP) and the Women Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Africa (WELA) programme.

Thirty young people from Newmont's 10 host communities in Ahafo have graduated from the company's Learnership Programme this year, bringing the total number of participants who have successfully completed the programme since 2023 to 99.

Global social-commerce enterprise IGNITE is targeting expansion across Sub-Saharan Africa with a business model centred on product distribution, affiliate networks and digital learning, while tightening compliance controls as it scales its operations.