Ghana Cocoa Gets $134M Lifeline (Access Bank, IFC Deal Eases LBC Cash Crunch!)

A risk-sharing agreement between Access Bank Ghana PLC and the International Finance Corporation on January 23, 2026, gave Ghana’s cocoa sector an extra $134 million. This was done to help Licensed Buying Companies deal with cash flow problems caused by delays in COCOBOD’s syndicated loans. Mrs. Matilda Asante-Asiedu, the Bank of Ghana’s Second Deputy Governor,…

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Youth Minister, YEA Board Meet to Boost Job Creation (Focus on Sustainable Empowerment)

George Opare Addo, the Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, met with the Board of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) for a strategic review meeting. The goal was to make job creation programs stronger and help Ghanaian youth get better long-term jobs. The meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, was similar to one that took…

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Osei Asare: Ofori-Atta Managed Economy Well Pre-COVID (Growth, Stability Marked His Tenure)

Abena Osei Asare, the MP for Atiwa East and a former Deputy Finance Minister, has defended Ken Ofori-Atta, the former Finance Minister. She said that before the COVID-19 pandemic, he did a good job of running Ghana’s economy. On Adom TV’s Badwam, she talked about how Ghana’s economy grew quickly between 2017 and 2020, with…

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Trade Minister Hails AGOA Extension (Says Diplomatic Push Secured US Market Access for Ghana)

Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, says that her ministry’s ongoing technical, diplomatic, and political work has led to the recent three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The U.S. Senate’s decision comes after the program ended in September 2025, which took away Ghana’s duty-free and quota-free access to…

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Fuel Prices Drop Again—Petrol Now as Low as GH¢9.89/L as Cedi Gains, Competition Heats Up!

Several oil marketing companies have lowered fuel prices in Ghana’s second pricing window of January. This has made the downstream petroleum sector more competitive as companies respond to good market conditions. Zen Petroleum has set the same prices across the country: petrol costs GH¢9.94 per liter and diesel costs GH¢11.21. JP Oil, TotalEnergies, Shell, PETROSOL,…

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