The country's informal cross-border trade between its three neighbouring countries (Togo, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast) reached GH¢31billion across the first three quarters of 2025,
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson will appear before parliament next week to present the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review.
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has reintroduced the government-funded free fertiliser and agro-input distribution programme for cocoa farmers, days after the regulator released GH¢2.6billion for Licenced Buying Companies (LBCs) to accelerate outstanding payments to them.
Government’s ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ programme will fail to achieve its goal of reducing chicken imports if major implementation challenges are not addressed.
The Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, joined a community clean-up exercise in the Nungua area of Accra as part of the National Clean-up Exercise - urging Ghanaians to adopt responsible sanitation practices and warning that indiscriminate waste disposal is contributing to flooding and putting communities at risk.
Chief Executive Officer-Whitestone Shipbrokers Limited Gertrude Adwoa Ohene-Asienim has called for enactment of a dedicated Marine Insurance Act to replace the country’s heavy reliance on English marine insurance laws, arguing that locally-tailored legislation is needed.
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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