Fiaseman Community Bank posts strong growth

Access Bank (Ghana) Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to ethical finance and financial innovation through its participation in a high-level executive study tour on Non-Interest Banking, Capital Markets and Takaful (Insurance) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

GCB Bank PLC delivered a strong financial performance in the first half of 2026, recording robust growth in earnings and balance-sheet expansion despite a sharp decline in interest rates that compressed margins across the domestic banking industry.

The country's pharmaceutical industry is pressing for deliberate investment across the entire pharmaceutical value chain, arguing that the country's ambition to become a regional manufacturing hub will remain out of reach unless it moves beyond assembling finished medicines to producing critical inputs locally.

The Acting Chief Executive of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Mr Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, has cautioned African leaders and policymakers against allowing the continent’s emerging critical minerals boom to become another resource curse.

Gold exports helped deliver one of the country's strongest external performances in recent years, powering an US$8.8 billion trade surplus in the first half of 2026 as soaring bullion receipts widened the current account surplus, strengthened foreign reserves and reinforced resilience against external shocks.

The government’s ability to convert its recent macroeconomic recovery into sustained economic growth will depend largely on its success in attracting private capital to finance investment, particularly in infrastructure and productive sectors, according to KPMG.

Technical Advisor to the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Elsie Appau-Klu Esq., has received an award of ‘Excellence in Public Policy and Governance’ in recognition of her contributions to public policy and leadership at the 16th African Achievers Awards, held at the historic House of Lords, Palace of Westminster, London, United Kingdom.

For decades, agriculture has remained the backbone of Ghana’s economy, providing livelihoods for millions of people and contributing significantly to food production, job creation, and rural development.