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Four CIIG Awards Strengthen Enterprise Insurance’s Leadership Position
Enterprise Insurance emerged as the most successful company at the sixth Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana (CIIG) Awards, securing four major honours at...
SIGA reports strong profit in state enterprises - bouncing back with recovery
Ghana’s state-owned sector recorded a major improvement in financial performance in 2025, with State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) moving from consolidated losses...
Ghana’s Digital Finance Boom Faces Security Test as Fraud Threats Cross Banking and Telecom Networks
finance is creating a new challenge for the country’s financial architecture: how to preserve the efficiency and inclusion delivered by mobile money, fintech...
COCOBOD Targets GH¢13bn Local Funding as Ghana Recasts Cocoa Finance Model
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is targeting an initial GH¢13 billion from the domestic financial market under a new financing model designed to fund cocoa...
UAE extends US$1mn flood relief to Ghana as climate shocks expose resilience financing gap
The United Arab Emirates has donated relief items valued at US$1 million to Ghana to support communities affected by devastating floods, providing an important...
IMF upgrades Ghana’s debt-distress risk to ‘moderate’ two years ahead of schedule
Ghana has secured one of the most significant upgrades to its sovereign debt outlook since its 2022 default, after the International Monetary Fund reclassified...
MTN Ghana Pivots to Fiber and AI as 19.3GB Data Appetite Reshapes Telecoms Economics
MTN Ghana is accelerating investment in fiber infrastructure and artificial intelligence-powered network management as rapidly rising data consumption...
Mobile Money Deepens Digital Credit Push as Trust and Cybersecurity Shape Ghana’s Fintech Growth
Mobile Money Fintech Limited is expanding deeper into digital lending and broader financial services as Ghana’s mobile money industry evolves beyond payments,...
Ghana’s private doctors push tax waiver on cancer equipment as treatment gap widens
Ghana’s private medical practitioners are pressing the government to remove import duties and taxes on advanced cancer diagnostic equipment, arguing that the...
GoldBod CEO credits Bawumia for domestic gold purchase policy, but faults implementation
The chief executive of the Ghana Gold Board has credited former vice-president Mahamudu Bawumia and his economic team with conceiving Ghana’s Domestic Gold...
AfDB approves $18.8mn grant to lift Ghana’s rice output and curb import dependence
The African Development Bank Group has approved an $18.8mn grant to Ghana to expand domestic rice production, strengthen food security and create jobs,...
SSNIT pays GH¢7.6bn to pensioners as Ghana’s retirement assets climb above GH¢111bn
Ghana’s state pension system paid GH¢7.6 billion in benefits to retirees in 2025, highlighting both the growing financial weight of retirement obligations and...
Africans Back Free Trade, But AfCFTA Remains Largely Invisible to the Public
Africa’s most ambitious economic integration project is confronting an unexpected challenge: the people it is designed to benefit largely do not know it...
Macroeconomic gains must be matched by policy delivery, Ghana’s business chamber says
Ghana’s improving macroeconomic outlook will only translate into sustained private sector expansion if the government delivers swiftly on its flagship economic...
Youth unemployment remains stuck at 30% despite Ghana’s economic recovery, IMF warns
Ghana’s macroeconomic stabilisation has begun to restore investor confidence and improve headline economic indicators, but the recovery has yet to resolve one...
Bribery demands surged in late 2025 as nearly 7 in 10 Ghanaians faced unofficial payment requests, GSS reports
Ghana recorded an improvement in its overall governance performance in 2025, but that progress was accompanied by a sharp deterioration in citizens’ day-to-day...
BoG says GH¢11.5bn liquidity withdrawal under new reserve rule progressing smoothly
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said the initial implementation of its new uniform 20% Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) has proceeded smoothly, with early evidence...
GH¢2 diesel relief not being financed with power sector funds – Energy Ministry
Ghana’s Ministry of Energy has dismissed claims that the government’s temporary GH¢2-per-litre diesel relief will be financed using funds earmarked for the...
OmniBSIC Tops Ghana’s Banking Service Rankings as Lenders Face Rising Customer Expectations
OmniBSIC Bank has emerged as Ghana’s highest-rated lender for consumer service quality, cementing its position at the forefront of an increasingly competitive...
Ghana’s Banks Sustain High Service Standards as Rising Expectations Weigh on Customer Satisfaction
Ghana’s banking sector continued to deliver strong service quality in 2025, but a slight decline in customer satisfaction suggests that rising consumer...
BoG Cracks Down on Illegal Loan Apps, Blacklists 20 Platforms to Protect Consumers
The Bank of Ghana has escalated its regulatory crackdown on Ghana’s digital lending industry by blacklisting 20 mobile loan applications operating without...
COPEC Calls for Strategic Fuel Reserve to Replace Price Relief Measures
Ghana should shift away from periodic fuel price interventions and establish a strategic petroleum reserve capable of cushioning consumers against global oil...
INTERPOL Flags Rising Mobile Money Fraud as Ghana Records US$1.3m in Losses
Ghana lost an estimated US$1.3 million to mobile money fraud during the first quarter of 2025, highlighting the growing cybersecurity risks accompanying the...