The 24-Hour Economy Authority Bill, 2025, was passed by Parliament to set up a regulatory body that will make Ghana’s 24-hour economy official and put it into action. This is part of the government’s plan to change the economy. The 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme will be run by the authority. Its goals…
Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Finance Minister and Acting Minister for Defense, praised the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for their dedication and strength. He said that their unwavering commitment has kept Ghana strong and united despite security problems at home and abroad. At the GAF’s end-of-year West African Social Activity (WASSA) at Burma Camp on…
Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Minority Chief Whip and Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP, has named former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) strongest and most electable leader ahead of the 2028 general election. He has called on party members to support him for unity and electoral success. Annoh-Dompreh spoke during Dr. Bawumia’s re-election campaign…
Ghana’s much-needed industrial transformation is collapsing before our eyes, not because the idea was weak, but because the current NDC administration has quietly dismantled one of the country’s most promising economic engines, which is the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative. Instead of strengthening a productive national policy that created jobs and spread industrial growth,…
Ghana’s mineral sovereignty is under threat. What should be a transparent process for leveraging Ghana’s lithium, a critical mineral at the heart of the global green economy, has instead become a secretive negotiation table, restricted to elites with political connections, while ordinary Ghanaians and affected communities are kept in the dark. This is not governance;…
The secondary bond market stayed small, with turnover rising 0.35% week-on-week to GH¢1.59 billion. This was mostly because of the February 2027 benchmark, which saw its volumes rise 57.7% to GH¢824.61 million. The 2027–2030 segment saw the most trading, with 70.2% of volumes and a weighted-average yield of 15.06%. The 2031–2034 segment saw 21.3% of…
Some analysts think that Ghana’s economy could get a lot better if the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) starts working. This organization was set up to turn gold mined in Ghana into formal foreign currency. This gives the country reserves that don’t come from debt and can help keep the exchange rate stable and make payments…
The Ghana Reference Rate (GRR) dropped to 15.68 percent on January 7, 2026, and commercial banks have started lowering interest rates on both new and existing loans. This change comes after a small drop from the 15.9 percent recorded in December 2025, and it is already being seen across the banking sector, especially in loans…
Investor interest in government bonds grew as the total number of bids received was about 20.41% higher than the target. The Bank of Ghana’s auction results showed that GH¢9.1 billion was accepted against a target of GH¢7.5 billion. The 91-day bill got the most bids, with GH¢6.54 billion offered and GH¢6.53 billion accepted. The 182-day…
Ghana in 2025–2026 has witnessed a disgraceful collapse in basic public service delivery under President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, most glaringly exposed in the systemic failure to pay and regularize thousands of newly recruited teachers, the very professionals entrusted with shaping the nation’s future. This isn’t mere administrative drift; it’s a crisis of governance that…
