...up 165% YoY
By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU
The value of shares traded on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) from beginning of the year to end-November reached GH¢1.996billion - effectively GH¢2billion - representing a 165.44 percent increase over the GH¢752million recorded during the same period in 2023.
This corresponded with a 71.29...
...cocoa, tree crops sector get temporary respite
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
The European Union (EU) Parliament has approved a one-year postponement for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), with enforcement scheduled to start on December 30, 2025.
Until November 14, 2024, Ghana’s tree crop sector - comprising cocoa, oil palm, cashew, coconut among others...
By Kizito CUDJOE
A coalition of 10 civil society organisations (CSOs) in the energy and natural resource governance sector has called on President-elect John Dramani Mahama to implement sweeping reforms in the energy and extractive industries.
In an eight-point open letter, the group urged termination of the Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML)...
The management of B&FT has congratulated the Managing Director of Access Bank (Ghana) PLC, Olumide Olatunji for winning the sustainability CEO of the year award by SSI Awards.
In a remarkable year marking its 15th anniversary, Access Bank (Ghana) PLC solidified its leadership in sustainable development and social impact after...
TotalEnergies Ghana reaffirmed its position as a leader in the Oil and Gas industry by winning four highly coveted awards at the 11th Ghana Oil and Gas Awards (GOGA) held at Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra.
The company was recognized with the Brand of the Year, Lubricant Product of...
The United Nations (UN) has appointed Executive Secretary-Ghana National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Samuel Williams Yeboah, to the prestigious Group of Governmental Experts on Conventional Arms for strategic consultancy during the 2024/2025 term.
This appointment underscores Mr. Yeboah's outstanding contributions to global security, particularly in small arms...
Beyond the electoral dynamics, the nation's economic resilience – as seen in recent GDP growth figures, for instance – offers a compelling narrative of growth and transformation.
The broad investment environment is brimming with potential and signalling to discerning investors that strategic positioning in key sectors would provide a win-win...
As the country moves through its post-election period, it is imperative that we remain steadfast in our commitment to peace and national unity.
Recent outbreaks of violence and pockets of unrest following the 2024 elections are a stark reminder of the fragility of peace in our beloved country. Incidents of...
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU ([email protected] )
The economy continues to recover strongly, with real gross domestic product (GDP) growing by 7.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024.
This is a significant improvement from the 2.2 percent recorded in Q3 of 2023. Provisional data from the Ghana Statistical...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has restored the foreign currency trading licence of the Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) effective December 4, 2024.
By this development, the CBG has fully resumed all foreign currency services at its branches effectively.
It is recalled that in November 2024, Bank of Ghana suspended the Foreign...