By Seade CAESAR Ghana’s gold trade with the UAE emerged in the early 2000s as Dubai Multi Commodities Centre positioned Dubai as a global bullion hub. Historically, Ghana exported mainly to Switzerland and the UK, but Dubai’s tax-free gold market, refining capacity, and access to Asian buyers gradually redirected Ghanaian gold flows into the Gulf. […] The post Ghana-UAE

Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Wamkele Mene, has stated that the AfCFTA has entered a critical new phase focused on implementation and practical delivery, marking a major step forward in Africa’s economic integration agenda. Speaking during the Africa Investment and Trade Conference in Algiers (AFIC12) held on 9 May 2026 […] The post AfCFTA

On the sidelines of the Africa Investment and Trade Forum (AFIC12) in Algiers, Mr  Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, met with  Noureddine Ouadah, Minister of knowledge Economy, Start-Ups and Micro-enterprises of Algeria to discuss strengthening collaboration in support of Africa’s growing start-up and SME ecosystem. The meeting highlighted the […] The post AfCFTA

By Dr. Alexander Quaicoe  For nearly thirty years, Ghana’s Free Zones Programme has been one of the country’s most ambitious tools in trade and industrial policy. Established under the Free Zones Act (Act 504) in 1995 and launched in 1996, the programme aimed to shift Ghana from a closed, import-substitution economy to one that focuses […] The post Technical

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Ghana Stock Exchange has something it has sorely lacked, that is, momentum. Three initial public offerings in six months across financial services delivery, petroleum and manufacturing, GH¢2.1 billion in fresh capital raised, and a composite index that has more than doubled in the space of a […] The post Editorial: Do not waste the GSE momentum appeared

Sterilisation costs nearly doubled in a non-crisis year, pushing the central bank’s losses to the second-largest in its post-redenomination history. The orthodox defence, that disinflation costs money, has international company. Whether Ghana’s losses fit that orthodoxy is now Parliament’s question. The Bank of Ghana closed 2025 with a net loss of GH¢15.63 billion, the second-largest […] The post Bank

GCB Bank PLC has officially selected five loyal customers qualified for all-expenses-paid trips to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, concluding its five-month ‘Pa To Pa’ retail banking promotion. The reward package covers round-trip airfare, accommodation, match tickets, visas and feeding money. The ‘Pa To Pa’ campaign was launched in […] The post GCB

…Plans separate fintech law as Africa digital finance drive gains momentum By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU The Bank of Ghana plans to establish a continental fintech sandbox, launch a national innovation hub and introduce a separate legal framework for fintech regulation, as the central bank steps up efforts to position Ghana as a regional digital finance […] The post BoG to launch continental

… as listing revival gathers pace By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is on course to record its most active period of primary equity issuance in nearly a decade, with three initial public offerings in the space of six months set to add around GH¢10.88 billion to the exchange’s total market […] The post 3 IPOs in 6 months add GH¢11bn to GSE market

…as Green City project offers hope to workers By Elizabeth PUNSU, Kumasi President John Dramani Mahama has announced a GH?3billion revolving housing fund to make home ownership more accessible to public sector workers. He made this known at the sod-cutting ceremony for the Green City Housing project at Dedesua in the Ashanti Region. Speaking at […] The post President announces

Stanbic Bank Ghana has announced a GH?3million commitment to support the Black Stars of Ghana in their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign, which will be hosted across the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico. The announcement was made at a presentation ceremony at the Ministry of Finance at Kanda in Accra. The contribution makes […] The post Stanbic Bank commits GH?3m to

The Automobile Assemblers Association of Ghana (AAAG) says the industry is on its knees following the removal of key tax incentives in the 2026 national budget. According to the Association, the 2026 National budget presented by the Finance Minister, Mr. Cassiel Ato Forson eliminates the 20 percent VAT exemption on applicable duties for locally assembled […] The post Removal

The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), in collaboration with key state institutions within Ghana’s extractive sector, has revived a inter-agency committee aimed at strengthening the monitoring, verification and collection of mineral royalties and other mining-related revenues due the state. The committee comprises representatives from MIIF, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) the Minerals Commission, the Ghana […] The post MIIF

By Eddy Acquah & Kojo Tabiri, Esq. In 2023, we made a publication on the skyrocketing prices of real estate in Accra and their exclusionary impact on the average Ghanaian, several structural concerns were clearly identified. Those concerns remain largely unresolved. Property prices continue to rise faster than incomes, rental terms remain punitive, and state […] The post The

By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) Volta/Oti regional office achieved a 98.67 percent complaint resolution rate in the first quarter of 2026 – the highest performance recorded in the last half-decade, amid a sharp surge in consumer grievances against utility providers. Of 904 complaints lodged against the Electricity Company of Ghana […] The post PURC

By Dr. Kofi Anokye Owusu-Darko Ghana’s efforts to expand pension coverage have increasingly turned toward the informal sector, where the majority of the workforce remains outside formal retirement protection systems. Despite ongoing digital transformation across the financial sector, participation continues to lag behind expectations. The challenge is not simply one of access. It is also […] The post Governing

By Kizito CUDJOE The country is pushing to unlock new climate financing through carbon markets, betting on its forest resources and emerging policy frameworks to attract investment – but gaps in technical capacity risk slowing progress. The Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability, Baba Seidu Salifu, said weaknesses in project development, measurement, reporting […] The post Economy

Building Investor Confidence, Transparency, and Global Competitiveness in Ghana’s Capital Market The Ghanaian investment industry has experienced significant growth over the past two decades. Pension reforms, the emergence of fund management companies, increased participation in the capital markets, growth in collective investment schemes, and rising institutional investments have transformed the financial landscape. Yet despite these […] The post Why

By Elikem Desewu End of easy money exposes past imbalances and opens a new path for real sector growth. In a defining shift in the economy of Ghana, the sharp decline in Treasury Bill (TB) rates under the policy direction of the Bank of Ghana is doing more than stabilizing inflation, it is resetting the […] The post Low TB rates: Ghana’s true test for banks appeared first on The

By Justice AMEGASHIE There is a paradox at the heart of banking technology: the better it works, the less visible it becomes. When a customer transfers money and it arrives instantly, they do not think about the systems that made it possible. When a customer checks their balance at midnight, they do not consider the […] The post Resilience by design: Bank