Growth momentum cooled in April as a sharp deceleration in the services sector tempered the pace of economic expansion, although stronger performances in mining and agriculture kept the economy on a broad-based growth path.
Roughly 70% of women-owned SMEs in developing countries are either unserved or underserved by formal financial institutions, a shortfall the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has indicated as one of the largest unmet financing needs in emerging markets (IFC, Closing the Gender Finance Gap Through Blended Finance, 2023).
A renewed fall in new orders contributed to a deterioration in overall business conditions for companies in Ghana at the midway point of 2026.
Organisers of the Ghana Investment and Trade Week (GITW), MIE Events, have reaffirmed their commitment to using the annual investment platform to attract foreign direct investment, promote industrial partnerships and position Ghana as the preferred gateway to West Africa for global businesses.
A quiet but powerful transformation is unfolding across Africa’s automotive landscape. Budget-friendly, digitally enabled electric vehicles (EVs), some now being designed with Swahili-speaking voice assistants, are rapidly gaining attention in key African markets, particularly in Kenya and South Africa.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives have become a central component of corporate strategy and modern capital markets.
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