Region17Gh launched in Washington

Access to finance remains a major constraint on the growth of youth- and women-led agribusinesses in Ghana, prompting AGRA Ghana and the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) to launch initiatives aimed at connecting promising enterprises with investors and growth capital.

Advocacy for Ghana’s business banking sector has weakened sharply - with the industry’s ‘Net Promoter Score’ (NPS) dropping from 72 percent in 2024 to 51.6 percent in 2025, according to the Ghana Customer Satisfaction Index (GH‑CSI) 2025 report.

Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has hailed Ghana’s growing automotive industry after touring Zonda Tec Ghana Limited’s vehicle assembly plant in Tema, describing the company’s operations as evidence of Africa’s capacity to build a competitive manufacturing base.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bui Power Authority (BPA), Kow Eduakwa Sam, has called on African electricity utilities to invest in smarter, more resilient power systems to accelerate the continent's clean energy transition.

The governments of Ghana and Malta have launched Project Ethics, a joint initiative aimed at strengthening ethics education and values-based learning among children and young people through curriculum support, teacher training and digital learning resources.

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) and the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) of the Netherlands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen trade cooperation and improve market access for Ghanaian exporters in the Netherlands and the wider European Union (EU) market.

School children in the communities within the Amansie West and Amansie South Districts are set to benefit from a Literacy Improvement Project aimed at enhancing their reading and literacy skills.

The Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) and 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Secretariat (24H+) have commenced negotiations on a Master Concession Agreement to develop the Volta Economic Corridor.