Business

The Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs Dr. John Kwakye has asked Ghanaians to be prepared for higher food prices in the coming days. This is on the back of the European Commission extending until September 15 an arrangement whereby five of Ukraine’s EU neighbors can restrict …

Fitch Solutions has confirmed its position that economic activities in Ghana will get worse before getting better in 2023. This is coming despite the expansion of the economy by 4.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023. According to the UK-based firm, the relatively appreciable growth rate in the first …

The Bank of Ghana has added over 7.70 tonnes of monetary gold to the existing 8.7 tonnes of gold reserves as of June 30, this is according to the Governor of the Bank of Ghana Dr. Ernest Addison He said this has been made possible through the domestic gold purchase …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has introduced a cashless system and PowerApp to enhance customer experience. The General Manager of External Communications at ECG, Charles Nii Ayiku Ayiku, shared details during a stakeholders’ engagement with Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). Cash payments will no longer be accepted at ECG offices, …

The Head of Corporate and Investment Banking at Stanbic Bank, Tim Mugodi, has emphasized the need to grow the capacity of local industries if the country wants to grow the economy. Mr. Tim Mugodi said this at the 2023 second quarter edition of the Graphic Business/Stanbic Breakfast Meeting in Accra. …

The Bank of Ghana has taken strict action against Fidelity Bank and First National Bank Ghana Limited, imposing a combined penalty of 1000 penalty points each. The penalties have been levied due to the banks’ breach of sections 3.4, 3.5, and 3.9 of the Ghana Interbank Forex Market Conduct rules. …

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture says it is working assiduously to make Ghana the lead exporter of Soyabean in the world by 2030. The Ministry projects to achieve this feat through the implementation of strategic measures in the soya bean production value chain ensure that the country meets its …

According to the Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana’s economy experienced a notable growth of 4.2 percent in the first quarter of 2023 when compared to the corresponding period in 2022. The key drivers of this GDP growth in the first quarter of 2023 were the sub-sectors of Public Administration, Defense & …

The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) went down by 4.0% in May 2023 to 30.3%, data from the Ghana Statistical Service revealed. The month-on-month change in the PPI between April 2023 and May 2023 was however -2.7%. The PPI in the industry-less construction sector decreased to 32.5% in May 2023, from …

The government has pledged to expand the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) program to all 2.5 million extremely poor individuals by 2024. According to Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, this is in line with its tradition of compassion and care for the underprivileged. “We expect to strengthen social protection through increases …