The Ghana Education Trust Fund has sent out three checks worth GH₵199,471,691 to pay off debts owed to suppliers of perishable goods for the Free Senior High School program (FSHS) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. The payments cover the months of October 2025 to February 2026 for FSHSs and October to…
Dr. George A. N. Donkor, President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), has said that he wants to raise about UA 2 billion (US$2.69 billion) to pay for the Bank’s Growth, Resilience, and Optimization (GRO) Strategy from 2026 to 2030. This strategy aims to change the economy of West Africa. He said…
Speaker Alban Bagbin has ruled that a Private Member’s motion filed by Minority MPs led by Abena Osei-Asare, asking for a parliamentary investigation into the alleged sale of gold reserves by the Bank of Ghana, is not valid. This was reported in a memo from the Clerk to Parliament dated April 7 and sent to…
Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister of Finance, has said that the government has started the process of hiring people to work in the public sector. This is part of an agreement with Organized Labour that was made on November 9, 2025, and is meant to increase the number of staff in state agencies. This…
Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin led the New Patriotic Party Minority Caucus in Parliament to meet with people from the International Monetary Fund to talk about recent changes in Ghana’s economy. Adrian Alter led the IMF group, which also included other officials. Mohammed Amin Adam and Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, two important members of the Minority, were at…
The heads of major U.S. airlines, such as American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and JetBlue, have asked Congress to end the ongoing government shutdown. Since February, employees of the Department of Homeland Security, including those who work for the Transportation Security Administration, have not been paid. They said that staffing shortages are already…
The Bank of Ghana says that Ghana’s foreign reserves have grown to about $14.5 billion, which is enough to cover imports for 5.8 months. This is up from just over $13 billion in January 2026. According to Governor Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, this shows that the overall economy is getting better. For example, inflation fell…
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has said that the government will not get involved in the judicial process when it comes to prosecuting corruption-related crimes as part of its anti-corruption initiative, Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL). The Abura Asebu-Kwamankese MP said that the government is committed to respecting…
Ghana has started Africa’s first Food Innovation Hub (FIH) as part of the World Economic Forum’s effort to change blue food systems and improve food security across the continent. The hub will speed up new ideas in fisheries, aquaculture, seaweed production, processing, cold chain logistics, and trade. It will also help businesses grow, create jobs,…
The Ministry of Finance has put an end to what it called “systemic abuse of public funds” after the Ghana Audit Service found GH¢8.1 billion in problems in its report on arrears and payables as of the end of 2024. Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem spoke on behalf of Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson…
