Ramaphosa visit row cools after SA clarification

The Professional and Management Staff Union (PMSU) of the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) has distanced itself from an ongoing demonstration against the government's search for a strategic investor, arguing that the state-owned smelter requires more than US$700 million to restore operations rather than the US$60 million claimed by opponents of the process.

The government has issued a GH¢5 billion recapitalisation bond to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to begin restoring the central bank’s equity, which was pushed into negative territory by the 2023 Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). 

The Bank of Ghana has introduced an educational observership programme that gives university students unprecedented access to its monetary policy process, as part of efforts to deepen understanding of central banking among future economists, researchers and policymakers.

In a strategic move to deepen its presence in Ghana's growing commercial and industrial corridors, Japan Motors Trading Company Limited (JMTC), in partnership with Foton Motor, has hosted a high-impact stakeholder engagement in Sunyani dubbed “The Ultimate Customer Engagement”.

The Africa Future Leaders Institute of Global Affairs (AFLIGA) has launched the second edition of its Thought Leadership Series to advance discussions on implementing Africa's Agenda 2063 and the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Exotic fruit growers, fruit processors and their associations in Ekumfi and Asebu have commended the government for abolishing the 20% excise duty on locally manufactured fruit juices.

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.

The University of Ghana (UG) has commissioned an upgraded High-Performance Computing (HPC) facility,