Source: JoyNews The policy think tank IMANI-Africa has asked President John Dramani Mahama to make Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson stop being the Acting Defence Minister at the same time. The group warned that merging these portfolios could make it harder to keep an eye on the budget at a time when Ghana’s economy needs…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that Ghana has seen more than $10 billion in cryptocurrency transactions as of November. This shows how quickly virtual assets are growing in the country. Mensah Thompson, Deputy Director-General of the SEC, talked about how the government regulates digital assets on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Tuesday, January 30….
After the Value Added Tax Act, 2025 (Act 1151) was passed, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) announced major changes to the country’s Value Added Tax (VAT) system. These changes will go into effect on January 1, 2026.The GRA sent a notice to all taxpayers who are registered for VAT saying that the new law makes…
Sammy Gyamfi, the CEO of GoldBod, says he will respond to claims that Ghana’s Gold for Reserves program is losing money on January 5, 2026. The Minority Caucus in Parliament says that the state could lose almost $300 million. On Monday, December 29, 2025, Mr. Gyamfi posted a statement on social media saying that his…
Eric Afful, the head of Parliament’s Economy Committee, said that the reported $214 million “loss” under the Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) program should not be called a loss but a cost of doing business for the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod). He said this in response to worries raised by the Minority in Parliament about how the program…
The Ghana cedi is in its strongest position in ten years as it enters the last days of 2025. This is a big boost to the local economy.The currency has gone against the usual trend of losing value at the end of the year, which is a big change that is giving the private sector…
Bright Simons, the Honorary Vice President of IMANI Africa, said that GoldBod helped keep the Cedi stable in 2025, but it wasn’t the main reason. He said that no one thing controls exchange rates. “Gold makes up a huge part of Ghana’s exports, and exports are a big reason why exchange rates change. We should…
The Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Bill has been signed into law by President John Dramani Mahama.This happened after Parliament passed the VASP bill after a long and careful review.Mensah Thompson, the Acting Deputy Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, made this announcement on his Facebook page on Tuesday, December 30.The Bill makes it…
