July 25, 2023
Ghana: BoG Increases Policy Rate to 30%, Cites Threat of Rising Inflation in Local, Global Economies
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has increased the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 bases points (0.5 per cent) from 29.5 to 30 per cent on the back… Read more »
Ghana: Newborns to Get Ghana Card Numbers - Vice President
Henceforth all new born babies in Ghana will be issued with National Identification numbers, better known as Ghana Card numbers, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. Read more »
July 24, 2023
Ghana: GSE to Launch Commercial Paper Market
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) will launch its Commercial Paper Market (CPM) product before the end of the third quarter of this year, Managing Director, Abena Amoah, has said. Read more »
July 20, 2023
Ghana: Ghana, Portugal Sign Defence, Economic Pacts
Ghana and Portugal have signed bilateral instruments of co-operation in the areas of defence, political consultation and trade between the two countries. Read more »
Ghana: 1,341 GIS Recruits Pass Out At Assin Fosu
A total of 1,341 recruits constituting Intake-29 of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have successfully passed out at the GIS Training School at Assin Fosu in the Central Region. Read more »
Ghana: Mega6 Lotto Revolutionises Lottery Gaming With Launch of New Mobile App
Zeta Technologies Ltd, a Ghanaian software development company, has officially launched its highly anticipated MEGA6 Lotto game, ushering in a new era of digital lottery gaming in… Read more »
Ghana: Integration of Financial Markets in W.A to Increase GDP to U.S.$900 Billion - DG, Wami
The full integration of the capital markets in West Africa will help increase the sub-region's current Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $777 billion to about $900 billion, the… Read more »
Ghana: Ugandan, South African Win Royal Academy of Engineering Prize
A South African engineer, Edmund Wessels owner of Flexigyn and a Ugandan Engineer, Anatoli Kirigwajjo owner of Yunga, have jointly won this year's edition of the Royal Academy of… Read more »
July 19, 2023
Ghana: Bond Market Sees Increase in Total Turnover
Trading activities on the Ghana secondary bond market recorded a recovery last week as the new bonds recorded major trades in the 4th and 5th sessions. Read more »
Ghana: Absa Ghana 'Inspire Me Conference' Ends On High Note
The Absa Ghana 'Inspire Me conference' has been held in Accra last week, bringing together prominent African women businesses and entrepreneurs to share ideas, empower each other… Read more »
Ghana: Trade Show Ends in Kumasi
The three-day trade show of business enterprises organised by the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation ended in Kumasi yesterday. Read more »
Ghana: Over 1000 Cell Sites Completed - Communications Minister
More than 1000 of the 2016 Cell Sites being constructed across the country by the government to improve internet penetration to bridge the digital divide have been completed,… Read more »
Ghana: Provide Tax Incentives to Private Sector to Create Jobs - Prof. Bawah
The Director of the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) of the University of Ghana, Professor Ayaga Bawah, says government must provide tax incentives to the private… Read more »
July 18, 2023
Ghana: Jubilee Field Producing Over 100,000 BOPD
Tullow is delighted to provide an update on production from its Jubilee field following the recent start-up of the Jubilee South East (JSE) Project offshore Ghana. Read more »
Ghana: MTN Poised to Invest U.S.$1 Billion in Network Expansion Over 5-Year Period
MTN Ghana is investing $1 billion in network expansion in the country over a period of five years. Read more »
Ghana: 1.5 Million Young Persons Not in Education, Employment, Training ...2022 3rd Quarter Labour Statistical Report
One in every four, representing 24.2 per cent of young persons between 15 and 24 years were not engaged in education, employment, or training during the third quarter of 2022, the… Read more »
Africa: Renewable Energy in Africa Will Drive Economic Growth - Access Bank Md
Access Bank Ghana participated in the Climate Finance for Sustainable Energy Transition in Africa Conference last week at the University of Ghana, Legon. Read more »
Ghana: Vodafone Ghana Rewards 'Dream Car Promotion' Winners
In the ninth edition of its 'Dream Car Promotion', Vodafone Ghana has awarded a brand-new Suzuki Swift GLX to Michael Archer, a resident of Suhum. Read more »
Ghana: Creating Jobs for Youth Security Tool
The Government has secured a loan of $200million from the International Development Association of the World Bank for the Ghana Jobs and Skills Project. Read more »
Ghana: Rice Farmers Advocate Cultivation of New Varieties
Rice farmer groups in the Greater Accra and Volta regions are advocating the cultivation of new varieties of rice to enable access to improved rice seeds. Read more »
July 17, 2023
Ghana: A New VALCO Beckons - Govt Seeks Strategic Iinvestor to Galvanise Integrated Aluminium Industry
The Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) was established as a collaborative venture between the Government of Ghana and Kaiser and Reynolds of the United States of America. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Develops Draft Electric-Vehicle Policy
Ghana has developed a draft Electric-Vehicle Policy, to guide the development and upscale of electric vehicles in the country to decarbonise the transport sector. Read more »
Ghana: Boankra Inland Port Ready Nov 2024 - Concessionaire
The Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal (BILT), popularly known as the Boankra Inland Port project in the Ejisu Municipality in the Ashanti Region will be completed and handed… Read more »
Ghana: Dollar-Dominated Domestic Debt Restructuring - Govt to Exchange $809 Million ...to Bring Ghana On Path of Debt Sustainability
As part of efforts to bring the country on the path of debt sustainability, the government has announced a new Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) for dollar-denominated bonds… Read more »
Ghana: Tullow Ghana Limited, Partners Begin Jubilee Oil Production
Tullow Oil and its partners have commenced production of oil and gas from the Jubilee South East (JSE) project as part of the Greater Jubilee oil field located offshore Ghana. Read more »