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Features
Paper Tiger: Why West Africa's Duty-Free Pledge Keeps Failing Its Traders
Forty-five years after its creation, the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme has registered 50,000 products for duty-free access, yet intra-regional trade barely clears 12 per cent. A hard look at the levies, legal obligations and political will standing between aspiration and market reality.
Insurance
Insurers seek PFM law reform to break banks’ guarantee monopoly
The insurance industry has called for an urgent amendment of the Public Financial Management Regulations (LI 2378) that allows insurers to issue advance payment guarantees for contractors and service providers executing government projects.
Banking & Finance
Banks cut fraud, fintechs emerge as new hotspot
Fraud within Ghana’s traditional banking sector declined sharply in 2025, but a surge in electronic fraud at Payment Service Providers (PSPs) pushed overall financial sector fraud to a record high.
News
Air pollution costs economy over US$2bn annually – Study
Air pollution is imposing a significant and growing economic burden on the country, with the Ghana Sustainable Cities Strategy estimating the cost at about US$2.5 billion annually.
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