Cocoa Capital PLC has listed GH¢3.39billion of commercial paper on the Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM), marking a shift in how the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) finances cocoa purchases as it seeks to reduce reliance on offshore borrowing.
Ghana’s artisanal fisheries sector has called on government to revoke all offshore gold reconnaissance licences granted to Gold Coast GRC Ghana Ltd. and abandon plans for gold exploration and exploitation in the country’s coastal waters.
The International Monetary Fund has warned that rising oil prices, geopolitical tensions and tighter global financing conditions threaten economic stability, urging countries to strengthen their capacity for absorbing external shocks.
The Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA) has identified 45 bankable investment projects across five northern regions as part of efforts to mobilise private capital, expand local processing and create jobs through investments in agriculture, renewable energy, solid minerals and tourism.
UBA Ghana has called on business leaders to strengthen collaboration between Chief Executive Officers and Chief Finance Officers, describing the relationship as critical to achieving sustainable growth, disciplined execution and long-term value creation.
In the vast, interconnected ecosystem of international higher education, the administrative gears that grind beneath the surface of institutional success are often unseen.
A financial analyst, Joe Jackson, has advised older persons to jealously guard their pension benefits.
MobileMoney Fintech LTD (MMFL), in partnership with dancehall artiste Shatta Wale, is set to host MoMo Fest 2026 at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday, October 17.
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has urged public officials to strengthen accountability for public funds, stressing that every cedi entrusted to them must be accounted for and recoverable amounts reclaimed.
The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has launched investigations into a fire outbreak at its Mallam Substation in the early hours of Wednesday, October 14, 2026, which disrupted electricity supply to parts of Accra.
When Cheflifestyle, formally known as Bibiana Gyasi, started creating food content in 2020, she didn’t know she would build a career from it six years later. As a digital creator, she is building at the intersection of food, culture, tourism and the creative economy, leveraging storytelling to show how African cuisine can become both a cultural asset and an economic opportunity.
Advans Ghana has inaugurated The Hive, its new head office in Accra, marking the institution’s next phase of growth toward serving 300,000 entrepreneurs by 2030.
Ghana joins the world on October 16 to mark World Food Day. This year’s theme from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), “Innovate Today, Nourish Tomorrow,” calls for science, technology and traditional knowhow to work together to feed people safely and sustainably.
MTN Ghana has engaged residents of Bogoso on network expansion, infrastructure protection and Mobile Money (MoMo) security as part of efforts to improve service delivery and strengthen community relations.
Walk through Abossey Okai, Tema and other industrial enclaves in Ghana and you can already see BRICS in Ghana's economy: spare parts and machinery from Guangzhou, pharmaceuticals and vehicles from India, gold flowing out to Dubai.
Customers of GCB Bank PLC have called for more direct engagement with the Bank's leadership while sharing feedback on their business needs, growth ambitions and banking experiences during a Customer Town Hall led by Managing Director, Farihan Alhassan.
China has opened the door
For over two decades, Capital Community Bank PLC has grown alongside the businesses, households and communities it serves, evolving from a community-focused financial institution into an important player in the local economy of the Bono Region.
International arbitration is widely promoted as the dispute resolution mechanism of choice for foreign investors and contractors working with African governments on public infrastructure projects.
On 3 June 2026, the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi announced that it was temporarily halting new emergency admissions. Its emergency centre, built for 37 patients, was reported to be holding close to 100.
Skills for Progress Africa, together with their founding technical partner, ELAF Industrial Automation Limited, last month, took Cohort 1 Fellows of its Technical Talent for Industry Fellowship on an educational and industry exposure visit to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR).
Imagine a citizen who walks into a public institution seeking a relatively straightforward service.
Meridian Port Services Ltd. (MPS) has warned that Tema Port must sustain investment in infrastructure, technology and operational efficiency to maintain its competitiveness as rival ports across West Africa expand capacity and improve services.
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has held its 2026 Facts Behind the Figures stakeholder engagement session at the Ghana Stock Exchange, bringing together investors, brokers, fund managers, regulators and media.
The Bank of Ghana has called for stronger and more harmonised regulation of digital payment systems across West Africa, saying effective supervision, interoperability and secure cross-border settlement arrangements are essential to advancing regional financial integration.
The State Housing Company (SHC) is embarking on a nationwide land audit and recovery exercise to evict squatters, remove encroachers and repossess lands occupied illegally, the Deputy Managing Director, Samuel Atukwei Quaye, has disclosed.
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has held its 2026 Facts Behind the Figures stakeholder engagement session at the Ghana Stock Exchange, bringing together investors, brokers, fund managers, regulators and media.
The Financial Times Africa Summit returns for its 13th edition on 21 to 22 October at The Landmark, London, with President John Dramani Mahama, and Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria, confirmed to take part.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for a far more ambitious political settlement for Africa, arguing that individual national legislatures lack the collective power to reshape the continent’s place in the global economy.
Skills for Progress Africa, together with their founding technical partner, ELAF Industrial Automation Limited, last month, took Cohort 1 Fellows of its Technical Talent for Industry Fellowship on an educational and industry exposure visit to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR).
AAK West Africa is strengthening technical capacity in Ghana’s chocolate and confectionery industry through specialised training for 22 local producers, as the company seeks to improve product quality, encourage ingredient innovation and support the production of higher-value finished goods.
“A road cannot tell you that there is a misfortune ahead.” – Kenyan proverb
Value Added Tax (VAT) compliance is receiving renewed attention in Ghana as the Ghana Revenue Authority intensifies efforts to improve domestic revenue mobilisation. In September 2026, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) launched the nationwide “Request Your VAT Invoice, Help Build Our Nation” campaign, ahead of a broader VAT invigilation exercise in October aimed at improving invoice issuance and compliance among registered businesses.
The Financial Times Africa Summit returns for its 13th edition on 21 to 22 October at The Landmark, London, with John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, and Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of Nigeria, confirmed to take part.
Emmanuel Kweku Mensah, Sekondi Constituency Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has declared his intention to contest for Deputy Western Regional Youth Organizer.
The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation has welcomed recognition of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Western Region, pledging continued support for institutional development and community growth.
The Ghana Scout Association and the High Commission of India in Ghana are urging communities to make environmental cleanliness a daily responsibility rather than an activity reserved for government-led campaigns and designated cleanup days.
International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has highlighted United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana's strong capital position, improved asset quality and substantial liquidity buffers in its latest credit assessment, maintaining the Bank's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B’ with a Positive Outlook.
The Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service has partnered with The Or Foundation to equip young people with skills in circular design and sustainable fashion, as the country seeks to turn its growing textile waste challenge into an avenue for enterprise and job creation.
Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson says Ghana has turned the tide from economic crisis and laid the foundation for sustained progress, but has cautioned that further gains will depend on protecting macroeconomic stability.
When Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa stood beside India’s external affairs minister in Accra on Tuesday and announced that the cabinet of President John Dramani Mahama had decided Ghana should formally apply to join BRICS, he chose his stage with care. India is the bloc’s current chair, it hosted the leaders’ summit in New Delhi only last month, and it is the founding member least inclined to see BRICS turned into an anti-western alliance.
As Ghana continues to strengthen its position as a destination for business travel, conferences, meetings and events, the demand for versatile, well-equipped and professionally managed event spaces continues to grow.
Sport occupies a unique place in African society. It brings people together in ways few other things can, shapes young people's ambitions, and creates economic opportunities across the continent.
Adjaye Associates has opened a new studio in Accra, creating a new base for the practice while establishing a public-facing space for cultural conversations and creative exchange.
Three siblings sit around the same boardroom table. The eldest joined their father when the company had only five employees. She helped build its systems, found early customers and now runs its largest division. The second sibling joined much later after a successful career elsewhere.
A piece of land can create wealth without ever being developed, while that same parcel can generate an entirely different level of value when transformed into a house, commercial property or mixed-use development. The difference lies not simply in appreciation, but in how effectively capital is deployed, how value is created and how risk is managed.
This is a continuation of last week’s extract from my book:
Banks face mounting pressure to reduce non-performing loans (NPLs) to 10 percent by end-December, with the industry warning that weak credit enforcement and delays in remitting loan deductions from public-sector salaries could undermine efforts to improve asset quality.
Ghana’s housing challenge is increasingly a housing finance crisis, with stakeholders at the National Conference on Housing Finance calling for innovative funding models to make homeownership more accessible for low- and middle-income households.
