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Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that Ghana outperformed several of its major macroeconomic targets during the first half of 2026, attributing the gains to the government’s fiscal reforms and economic management policies. Presenting the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 23, Dr. Ato Forson said the country’s first-quarter economic performance reflected broad-based improvements in …

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has assured bondholders that the government will honour its next GH¢10.8 billion payment under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) on August 18, 2026, saying the obligation will be settled on time and in full. Presenting the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 23, Dr Forson said the payment reflects the …

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has declared that Ghana will not return to the economic difficulties that led the country to seek international support, insisting that government reforms have restored stability and placed the economy on a stronger footing. Presenting the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 23, Dr Forson said fiscal discipline had been re-established, …

The government will allocate funding in the 2027 national budget to implement a long-term solution to the persistent flooding that affects Accra and other flood-prone communities across the country, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced. Presenting the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 23, Dr. Ato Forson said the move forms part of the government’s …

The government will maintain its 2026 budget at GH¢357.1 billion, with no changes to the total appropriation approved by Parliament, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced. Presenting the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 23, Dr Ato Forson said the government was instead adjusting spending priorities within the existing budget to better align resources with …

The Secretariat of the 24-Hour Economy Programme has dismissed claims that the government’s flagship policy has failed to produce tangible results, insisting that the initiative is already attracting major investments, creating jobs and expanding round-the-clock operations across key sectors of the economy. In a statement responding to comments by the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong …

Customers of the defunct Gold Coast Fund Management are urging the government to make a full budgetary allocation in the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to settle their outstanding investments, insisting it is time to fulfil President John Dramani Mahama’s campaign pledge to compensate affected investors. In a statement issued on Thursday, July 16, the Aggrieved Customers of Gold Coast Fund …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revoked the Dedicated Electronic Money Issuer (DEMI) licence of Zeepay Ghana Ltd with immediate effect, citing persistent regulatory breaches and failure to comply with directives issued by the central bank. In a public notice dated July 14, 2026, the BoG said the action was taken under Section 13 of the Payment Systems and Services …

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson will present the 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 23, Deputy Majority Leader Kweku Ricketts-Hagan has announced. The date was confirmed on Tuesday, July 14, when deputy majority leader, Hon. Ricketts-Hagan presented the Business Statement outlining parliamentary business for the coming week. He told the House that while the Finance Minister …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed former Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro as its next Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department, entrusting the respected monetary economist with leading the institution’s economic analysis at a time of heightened global uncertainty. Tenreyro will assume office on August 10, 2026, succeeding Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, who recently returned to academia after …