News Ghana: World Bank identifies transport sector as major constraint to Ghana’s economic growth
The World Bank has identified Ghana’s transport sector as a major constraint to economic growth, competitiveness and job creation, citing significant gaps in road and rail infrastructure and weaknesses in sector management. World Bank Division Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, Robert R. Taliercio, said the challenges were limiting economic opportunities and restricting access to markets. He was speaking in Accra at the launch of the World Bank’s Tenth Ghana Economic Update. “This is not just an infrastructure story. It’s a growth story, competitiveness story, and a job story. The sector is functioning well below its potential, unfortunately,” he said.
News Ghana: Bawumia defends Gold-for-Reserves programme as answer to Ghana’s forex crisis
Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has defended Ghana’s Gold-for-Reserves programme, describing it as an unconventional but necessary response to the country’s foreign exchange crisis following the Russia-Ukraine war.
News Ghana: Ghana wants investment, not aid from development partners – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama says Ghana is seeking a new form of partnership with international development partners, with greater emphasis on investment rather than aid.
News Ghana: The Green and Smart Premium: Why prime Ghana real estate is moving beyond luxury finishes
Ghana's prime real estate market is changing. For years, luxury property was mostly defined by location, architecture, imported finishes, swimming pools, security, and brand prestige. These things ...
News Ghana: Ghana tightens gold exports, orders local refining from September
Ghana will require artisanal gold bought by self financing aggregators to be refined locally before it can be exported from September 1...
News Ghana: Ghana to ban export of unrefined artisanal gold from September 1
Ghana will ban the export of unrefined artisanal gold dore purchased under approved off-take arrangements from September 1, 2026, requiring the gold to be refined locally before it can be shipped out of the country.
News Ghana: Add value to cotton before export – Trade Minister urges Ghana
Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has called for a deliberate effort to add value to Ghana’s cotton before it is exported, arguing that the country stands to gain significantly by developing a strong domestic textile and apparel value chain.
News Ghana: Northshore Apparel Hub to strengthen Ghana’s garment and apparel exports – GEXIM CEO
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM), Sylvester Adinam Mensah, says the Northshore Apparel Hub will help strengthen Ghana’s position in the global garment and apparel market.
News Ghana: Ghana’s new vehicle tax aims to tackle pollution – expert unpacks how it’ll work and suggests reforms
Ghana has introduced an annual carbon levy on vehicles and industrial emissions. It’s only the third African country to introduce an explicit carbon tax, after South Africa and Mauritius. The tax is ...
News Ghana: Standard Bank and UnionPay expand e-Commerce for merchants in Ghana, eight other African markets
Nine African countries including Ghana will benefit from a partnership between Standard Bank Group and Union Pay International (UPI).
News Ghana: Petrobras begins talks for four offshore exploration blocks in Ghana
The company previously submitted an expression of interest for these areas, located off the west coast of Africa.
News Ghana: FirstBank Ghana deepens partnership with private schools
FirstBank Ghana has held a strategic engagement with members of the Ghana National Union of Private Schools (GNUPS) as part of efforts to...
News Ghana: FirstBank Ghana deepens private education partnership with tailored financial solutions
FirstBank Ghana has strengthened its partnership with Ghana’s private education sector following an engagement with members of the Ghana National Union of Private Schools (GNUPS) to explore financial solutions to challenges confronting private schools.
News Ghana: Building The Real Wakanda: Ghana’s Asante King Brings An Investment Pitch To Washington
The Asantehene’s Washington visit will merge African tradition, diaspora influence and a $500 million push to turn Ghana’s development ambitions into investable infrastructure.
News Ghana: Ghana clears upstream disputes as $3.5bn investment pipeline takes shape
Ghana’s upstream petroleum industry is poised for a fresh wave of investment after the government resolved outstanding disputes with key oil and gas operators, removing a major source of uncertainty that had weighed on investor confidence.
News Ghana: Ghana secured US$2.6bn FDIs in 2025 – GIPC Report
The 2025 Report which will be launched in Accra today by the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority, assesses Ghana’s investment performance in a year, marked by macroeconomic stabilisation, renewed investor engagement and widening pipeline of sector opportunities.
News Ghana: AFRICA-FX-Ghana's currency back under pressure, Uganda's on front foot
ACCRA, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Ghana's currency is expected to slide against the dollar in the next week to Thursday, while Uganda's should strengthen and those of Zambia, Nigeria and Kenya may be little changed, traders said. GHANA Ghana's cedi will probably fall as corporate demand for foreign-currency continues to outpace supply. LSEG data showed the cedi trading at 11.00 to the dollar, compared
News Ghana: Ghana’s Next Financial Revolution Is Turning MoMo Data Into Credit — BoG
Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Mrs. Matilda Asante-Asiedu, has called for stronger coordination among regulators, financial institutions and technology providers to build financial ...
