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The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has introduced a new Foreign Exchange (FX) Operations Framework aimed at enhancing transparency, strengthening market confidence, and ensuring greater stability in the country’s foreign exchange market. The framework, approved by the BoG Board, represents a major policy shift that clarifies the objectives, principles, and operational procedures guiding the central bank’s FX interventions. It adopts a …

By Adoa News, November 11, 2025 Some labour unions have expressed deep disappointment over the 9 percent salary increase announced for all public sector workers under the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) for the 2026 fiscal year. The unions, including branches of the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of …

Ghana’s inflation rate has fallen to 8.0% in October 2025, marking the lowest level since June 2021 and continuing a tenth consecutive month of decline. According to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), this represents a 1.4 percentage point drop from September’s 9.4% and a sharp improvement from the 23.8% recorded in December 2024, highlighting the easing of price pressures in …

As Ghana marks 60 years of its national currency, the Minority in Parliament has called for former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to be acknowledged for his contributions to the stability of the Ghana Cedi. The Bank of Ghana on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, launched a year-long celebration of the milestone at the Accra International Conference Centre, under the theme: …

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has cautioned businesses and the general public against trading or pricing goods and services in foreign currencies, particularly the US dollar, stressing that the Ghana cedi remains the country’s only legal tender. Speaking at the official launch of the Cedi@60 celebration in Accra, Dr. Forson urged Ghanaians to demonstrate patriotism by preserving …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will today, Tuesday, October 28, officially launch a year-long celebration to mark 60 years of the cedi, Ghana’s enduring symbol of economic sovereignty and national identity. The official launch of the Cedi@60 commemoration will take place at the Accra International Conference Centre under the theme: “60 Years of the Cedi: A Symbol of Sovereignty, Stability, …

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Trade and Industry Committee and MP for New Juaben South, Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi, has cautioned that the John Mahama administration is allegedly planning to cancel the One District, One Factory (1D1F) initiative introduced under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He warned that any such move would have serious financial implications for the state …

The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has announced that the government will commence the distribution of birds under its flagship poultry initiative, the ‘Nkoko Nkitinkiti’ Programme, from mid-November 2025. According to the Deputy Minister, this marks the first phase of the initiative, under which the government plans to distribute three million birds to farmers and households across …

The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has renewed its call on the government to simplify and consolidate Ghana’s complex tax regime as part of broader efforts to reduce the cost of doing business and enhance private sector growth. According to the Chamber, the introduction of a single, transparent Value Added Tax (VAT) rate system will not only …

The year-on-year Producer Price Inflation (PPI) for all goods and services in Ghana stood at 3.2% in September 2025, according to the latest data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). This marks a 0.2 percentage point increase from the 3.0% recorded in August 2025. However, it reflects a sharp decline of 27.3 percentage points compared to the same period …