
Editorial : Phased easing of restrictions will bounce economy back to life
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Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson will appear before parliament next week to present the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review.
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has reintroduced the government-funded free fertiliser and agro-input distribution programme for cocoa farmers, days after the regulator released GH¢2.6billion for Licenced Buying Companies (LBCs) to accelerate outstanding payments to them.
- Ghana ranks among the world’s leaders in financial regulation but has paid dearly for failing to ensure its professionals kept pace. The last failure alone cost an estimated GH¢16.4 billion.
A new statutory Authority and a GH¢110 million start-up budget give the government's flagship jobs programme legal teeth. But the gap between institutional architecture and 1.7 million promised jobs remains wide, and history offers little comfort.
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