Nuclear Power programme makes steady progress 

MobileMoney Fintech LTD (MMFL) has selected five teams from the Accra Zonal Hackathon Pitch Competition of the 2026 MoMo Fintech Lab to advance to the National Mentorship Programme, as the company steps up efforts to nurture commercially viable financial technology solutions in Ghana.

The push to develop a 2,000-megawatt (MW) nuclear power plant with Russia could transform the country’s electricity system and provide the dependable baseload power needed to support industrial expansion.

Ghana’s reported decision to seek membership of BRICS, together with the introduction of direct Chinese yuan settlement for eligible imports, raises an important question: where is the industrial development strategy that should guide these decisions?

Efforts to transform Africa’s creative industries into a stronger economic growth engine gained fresh momentum in Lagos as policymakers, financiers and industry leaders used the opening of CANEX WKND 2026 to advance discussions on financing, investment and market expansion across the continent’s cultural and creative sectors.

The Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA) Ghana Centre and the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS) are exploring a strategic partnership to strengthen agricultural education, research, technology transfer and sustainable farming.

Ghana has long held a special place in the hearts of West Africans and visitors from farther afield. Its stability, rich cultural heritage, business-friendly reputation and the genuine warmth of its people give it a natural edge in the race for international visitors, investors and conference business.

The Chartered Institute of Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners (CIRIP) has appealed to the government to allocate funding to the institute, warning that resource constraints are undermining its role in business rescue, insolvency regulation and economic resilience.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) is developing at least three improved sesame varieties to boost yields, strengthen climate resilience and support the commercialisation of the crop in Ghana.