BETAThe Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has encouraged Ethiopian businesses to use Ghana as a gateway to the West African market, citing the country’s strategic location and expanding industrial opportunities. Afua Tekyi-Mills, Head of Marketing and Communications at GIPC, said Ghana offered investors access not only to the domestic market but also to the wider […]
The decision by the Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) to cap container administrative charges (CACs) has been welcomed by shippers and port business groups as a long-awaited intervention against rising port costs. While concerns over the high cost of doing business at Ghana’s ports are legitimate, the debate surrounding CACs seems overly simplified. There is no doubt that businesses operating through Tema and Takoradi ports have struggled with increasing logistics and clearance costs over the years
Two years into a four-year initiative designed to empower rural Ghanaians, the Financial Inclusion for Last Mile Actors program has enrolled 77,868 participants and successfully transitioned 44,476 youth into dignified and fulfilling work, with young women making up 90 per cent of that total, according to data presented at the program's inaugural learning event in Accra. The event, held at the Accra Marriott Hotel, brought together over 230 stakeholders to assess progress on a multi-partner visi
All shareholders registered in the books of GOIL at the close of business on Tuesday, 9 June 2026, will qualify for the final dividend.
Investor confidence in Ghana’s indigenous industrial manufacturing capacity has received a significant boost following a major equity acquisition on the local stock market.
Zagadat Capital GH. Ltd has acquired a substantial stake of 17.31 per cent in Intravenous Infusions PLC, a pharmaceutical manufacturer listed on the Ghana Alternative Exchange, in a transaction that signals growing investor confidence in the country's healthcare manufacturing sector. According to a notice issued on May 18, 2026 and released to the market, Zagadat Capital, which has Nigerian musician and entrepreneur Oluwatosin “Mr Eazi” Ajibade as its Chief Investment Officer, acquired 47,514,77
Ghana has been officially named host of the 2027 World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Partnership Meeting, a global gathering that will bring together industry leaders, policymakers, and cocoa sector stakeholders to chart a new path for sustainable cocoa production. The announcement was made yesterday by Deputy Minister for Finance, Mr Thomas Nyarko Ampem, at the Four Points by Sheraton, Accra Airport. The 2027 Partnership Meeting will be the first time in over a decade that the prestigious event is hel
The Head of Marketing and Communications at the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Afua Tekyi-Mills, has called for stronger commercial engagement between Ghana and Ethiopia to unlock trade, investment and industrial opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). She said although Ghana and Ethiopia occupied strategic positions within Africa’s economic integration agenda, bilateral […]
Ghana is expected to launch its first non-interest banking institution this year in a move that could significantly broaden the country’s financial services landscape and improve access to alternative financing for businesses and individuals. The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Johnson Pandit Asiama, disclosed that one indigenous bank had formally applied for a non-interest banking licence, while four other financial institutions were preparing to submit applications to the central bank. Speaking
It pointed out that the expected decline in inflation should improve conditions for households, businesses and policymakers, supporting consumption, investment planning and policy stability. “This disinflationary trend is likely to be supported by tighter monetary and exchange rate policies, improved fiscal discipline, stronger agricultural production and better inflation-targeting frameworks”.
African climate and policy experts are calling for reforms to regulations and funding to climate issues. They warned that current frameworks could slow investment, weaken industrialisation, and reduce Africa’s global competitiveness in the climate financing space. Speaking at the Africa Climate Roundtable, Convener of the Africa Climate Forum, Prof. George Nwangwu, said regulation must be […]
Ghana’s banking sector may be showing signs of recovery, but Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Association of Banks, John Awuah, says the industry is far from declaring total victory.
The Bank of Ghana has staged a dramatic U-turn on its decision to jettison the previous government's policy of keeping CRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) on Forex in cedis. The decision was taken at the Bank of Ghana's Monetary Policy Committee meeting held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, and the reversed measure is to take effect on June 4, 2026.
IMF Mission Chief for Ghana, Ruben Atoyan, has revealed that Ghana will have access to the final tranche of US$318 million immediately after July 27, 2026.
IMF Mission Chief for Ghana, Ruben Atoyan, has revealed that Ghana will have access to the final tranche of US$318 million immediately after July 27, 2026.
Enterprise Properties Limited (EPL), the real estate subsidiary of Enterprise Group, has officially expanded its operations beyond the Enterprise Group ecosystem to offer professional real estate services to the wider Ghanaian market after 15 years of operating largely as an in-house property management company. This is to enable the company to leverage its experience, systems and professional expertise built over the years to meet the growing demand for structured and institutional-grade real e
Adansi Community Bank PLC, at the Adansi North District in the Ashanti Region, has recorded a profit before tax of GH¢31.3 million for the 2025 financial year. This represents a 28.6 per cent increase compared to the previous year’s GH¢24.3 million. The Board Chairman of the bank, Alexander Frimpong, who announced this at the bank’s 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Fomena, said the achievement underscored the bank’s ability to sustain growth even in the face of regulatory reforms and gl
African businesses could see faster payments, lower transaction costs and easier access to regional markets if the planned continental digital trade corridor under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) succeeds in addressing long-standing barriers to cross-border trade. In an exclusive interview with Graphic Business, the Executive Director of the AfCFTA Policy Network Group, Louis Yaw Afful, said the initiative represented a major shift in the way African countries trade with one ano
CUTS in the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) monetary policy rate will only boost economic growth if commercial banks pass on the reductions to businesses and the private sector through lower lending rates, a UK banking expert, Dr Sajid Chaudhry, has said. He said the persistent high lending rates continue to constrain borrowing, investment and business expansion despite recent policy easing by the central bank. Therefore, he said, affordable and accessible credit was critical to stimulating private sector
PLAYERS in the pensions industry are calling for renewed resolve to strengthen the resilience and long-term sustainability of the country’s pension industry. They say this was necessary to safeguard retirement income security for contributors and support national economic development. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Axis Pension Trust, Afriyie Oware, challenged stakeholders to critically assess whether the pension industry was adequately positioned to deliver meaningful retirement security