Private sector credit hits GH¢119.6bn

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has called for a renewed national commitment to strategic industrialisation.

Government has outlined tax and customs reforms aimed at easing the burden on businesses, improving compliance and strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation without introducing new taxes.

Government will amend the Public Financial Management (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act 1136) to reduce the statutory primary balance floor from 1.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 0.5 percent from 2027, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson told parliament yesterday in the 2026 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review.

The country has secured more than US$3.5billion of fresh investment commitments from partners in its flagship Jubilee and Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) oil fields as government moves to reverse years of declining crude production and restore confidence in the upstream petroleum sector, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has said.

MTN Ghana has identified fibre broadband connectivity as a critical infrastructure for accelerating Ghana’s digital transformation, as the telecom operator seeks to expand home internet adoption across the country.

Africa has mobilised approximately US$110 million from domestic sources to support responses to Ebola and other disease outbreaks, marking a significant step towards strengthening the continent's health security and reducing dependence on external funding.

The government has announced a major initiative to address the double-track system in Ghana’s secondary education, underpinned by the construction of 10 new senior high schools (SHSs) across 10 regions.

Enterprise Trustees increased its allocation to equities and other growth assets in 2025 as part of a broader diversification strategy that helped the Enterprise Tier 2 Occupational Pension Scheme deliver returns above its benchmark despite a sharp decline in domestic interest rates.