On the surface, two stories dominated Ghana's economic news cycle this week, and they appear to have nothing to do with each other.
Your Excellency, Every rainy season, Accra drowns. Homes fill with water. Businesses lose stock. Roads become rivers. Lives are lost.
Dear future nation, By the time you read this letter, it will sound old and probably sad. But that is alright because you smiling now, having battled the odds and triumphed. You have finally become great and strong, a nation of the free and glittering like the star that you are.
In Ghana, examination malpractice is not a fairy tale. It is a reality that continues to challenge our education system.
While fraud within the traditional banking sector declined sharply in 2025, a surge in electronic fraud at Payment Service Providers (PSPs) pushed overall financial sector fraud to a record high.
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