TCDA rolls out 3m rubber seedling plan

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Development Bank Ghana (DBG), Prof. Randolph Nsor-Ambala, has indicated DBG is designing a bespoke financing toolkit for the oil palm industry that will cater to the requirements of individual value chain actors.

Government is shifting its focus in the oil palm industry from policy formulation to implementation as it seeks to close a 150,000-metric-tonne production deficit and achieve self-sufficiency by 2032.

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has given persons who have encroached on the right-of-way of transmission lines belonging to the Ghana Grid Company Ltd (GRIDCo) one month to vacate or face eviction.

Ghana’s economic growth slowed to 5.1 percent year-on-year in May 2026, as a sharp moderation in agriculture offset continued strength in services and industry's modest expansion.

Business confidence remained robust in the second quarter of 2026, with the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Business Barometer recording an index of 108.7 despite persistent cost pressures and challenges confronting the real sector.

Ghana’s High Commissioner-designate to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu, has encouraged public relations students to complement academic learning with practical experience, stressing that exposure beyond the classroom is critical to becoming effective communication professionals.

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Trade, Industry and Tourism, led by Alexander Hottordze Roosevelt, has paid a working visit to the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA) to gain deeper insight into the Authority’s operations, legal reforms, challenges and strategic direction for attracting investment into and within Ghana.

In a move to deepen international cooperation in maritime education, the Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Kamal-Deen Ali, paid a strategic courtesy call on the President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Andrew Spencer, on July 30, 2026.