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Following the devastating floods on Tuesday 30th June in Accra, President John Dramani Mahama directed the Minister for Finance to release GH¢300 million from the Contingency Fund GH¢150 million for emergency relief and GH¢150 million for mitigation works.

Most business owners in Ghana have heard the term preference shares. Far fewer can explain with confidence what preference shares actually do, how they differ from the shares most companies issue by default, and when using them serves a founder's interests rather than working against them.

Ghana's financial sector has entered a new phase following the increase in the Ghana Reference Rate from 10.02 per cent in June 2026 to 10.59 per cent in July 2026.

It is very appropriate to start this write up by expressing appreciation to the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), the Ministry of Finance and the Parliament of Ghana for passing Legislative Instrument (L.I.) Public Procurement (Thresholds for Approving Authorities and Procurement Methods) Regulations, 2025 (L.I.2516),

There are moments in football when even rival fans fall silent. Cristiano Ronaldo breaking down in tears after Portugal’s heartbreaking 1-0 Round of 16 loss to Spain at the FIFA World Cup was one of those moments.

There are two kinds of speakers in every room, every newsroom, every comment section, and every press briefing: those who talk because they have something ready to say, and those who talk because everyone else is talking.