story by Bequin Akua Mayollen Ghana’s Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, is heading a high-powered government delegation to Washington, D.C., to attend the 2025 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group. The week-long meetings, which run from Monday, October 13 to Saturday, October 18, 2025, will bring together key global financial and …

Ghana has rolled out the 2025 edition of “December in GH”, a signature tourism and cultural initiative designed to promote the country as Africa’s leading destination for cultural festivities and diaspora reunions. The official launch, spearheaded by the Chief of Staff, Hon. Julius Debrah, and the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, highlighted the government’s …

The Ghanaian cedi has emerged as Africa’s top-performing currency so far in 2025, despite recent mild depreciation pressures, according to the World Bank’s latest Africa Pulse Report. The report highlights that the cedi has appreciated by over 20 percent against major foreign currencies since the beginning of the year — the strongest performance on the continent. The World Bank attributes …