The World Bank is pressing the government to urgently operationalise the 120-bed Weija Pediatric Hospital, warning that several critical activities remained incomplete even after the closure of the COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project that financed the facility. The hospital was constructed and equipped under the World Bank-supported project at a cost of US$10.15 million. […] The post World

Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC (GGB PLC) has announced the return of its Annual Golf Championship, now evolved into a fully integrated, multi-portfolio sporting occasion. The exclusive 2026 Guinness Ghana Annual Golf Championship will take place on 30 May at Achimota Golf Club, Accra, bringing together 120 of Ghana’s most distinguished golfers, business leaders, and industry […] The post The

SEND Ghana is calling on government to speed up the distribution of seeds, fertilisers and other farm inputs to farmers as the planting season begins, warning that delays could affect food production and threaten food security. In a statement issued in Accra, the policy research and advocacy organisation said information gathered from farmers in the […] The post Delays

By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY, Sekondi The Board Chairman of Ahantaman Community Bank, Rt. Rev. Daniel De-Graft Brace, has called on government to declare a state of emergency on illegal mining activities He warned that the continued destruction of the country’s water bodies poses a serious threat to national development and public health. According to him, […] The post Declare

By Ernest Bako WUBONTO Africa is at risk of becoming the world’s biggest workforce or its largest criminal force by 2030, if job creation fails to keep pace with the continent’s teeming youth population, an employment and labour expert has cautioned. With Africa’s youth population projected to be the largest in the world by 2030, […] The post Without

By Rejoice Esi Asante (PhD) ([email protected]) The month of May is dedicated to mental health awareness, where the world focuses on moving from awareness of mental health issues to active care, particularly through initiatives. The Key theme for 2026, highlights personalized self-care, building community support networks, and addressing AI-related risks to mental health, with campaigns […] The post Caregiving

By Sandra Agyeiwaa OTOO Executive Director of the Centre for International Maritime Affairs, Ghana (CIMAG), Albert Derrick Fiatui, has commended Ghana’s successful exit from the International Monetary Fund-supported programme, describing it as a major step toward economic stability and growth within the maritime and port sectors. According to him, the country’s completion of the Extended […] The post CIMAG

By  Emmanuel K. Gadasu When the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) temporarily banned ChatGPT in March 2023, it issued the ban against OpenAI, a legal person. Not against the AI itself. That instinctive regulatory move, barely noticed in the global debate that followed, reveals everything about where the law currently stands on one of jurisprudence’s […] The post ICT

Ghana joined the global community in observing the annual Open Gov Week which was marked this year from May 18 to May 22 spearheaded by the Right To Information Commission (RTIC). At a forum held to climax activities to celebrate the Week, the Executive Secretary of the Right To Information Commission. Ms. Genevieve Shirley Lartey […] The post RTIC marks open government week appeared first on The

By holding the policy rate at 14 percent while raising the cash reserve ratio, the Monetary Policy Committee has done something more interesting than it first appears — it has split one hard decision into two. Good strategy, the old military thinkers liked to say, is not about having the strongest weapon. It is about […] The post MONETARY POLICY: Steady hand,

In the previous articles of this series, attention was given to understanding the proposed 24-Hour Economy, business opportunities, leadership, financing, governance, operational readiness, and   investment participation. The series also demonstrated through a practical example (case study of LSP Fragrance), how even small and informal businesses can benefit from the policy when properly positioned. However, business […] The post A

To His Excellency John Dramani Mahama President of the Republic of Ghana Jubilee House Accra, Ghana Subject: An Appeal to Complete the Republic by Aligning Chieftaincy with Constitutional Government Your Excellency, Senior Brother, I take the liberty of addressing you at a moment which, in the life of a nation, does not come often. Ghana […] The post Re-imagine Ghana with

The 2027 World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Partnership Meeting will be held in Accra and the country seeks to use the unique opportunity to push for fairer financing arrangements for cocoa-producing countries, and attract investment into local cocoa processing. Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) together with the World Cocoa Foundation announced Accra will host the global cocoa […] The post Editorial:

Atlantic Meridian EV, Ghana’s only end-to-end EV 360° ecosystem, names the trusted broadcaster as Brand Ambassador to turn electric curiosity into mass-market adoption. Atlantic Meridian EV (AMEV), Ghana’s first end-to-end electric mobility company, has appointed broadcaster and media personality Giovani Caleb as its official Brand Ambassador, a deliberate move to convert the country’s rising EV […] The post Atlantic

…lessons for the Bank of Ghana www.linkedin.com/in/drphiliptakyi2020 The Bank of Canada’s implementation of a real-time Payment Service Provider (PSP) registration framework represents a significant milestone in the evolution of financial regulation. While often framed as a compliance mechanism, PSP registration is better understood as a regulatory infrastructure innovation that formalizes the role of non-bank financial […] The post Financial

Once more, the arrest and detention of Kwame Baffoe (Abronye), the Bono Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has compelled me to return to the critical topic of the resurgence of the culture of silence in our body polity. This basic question came to mind when I chose to comment on the topic […] The post DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE with Amos SAFO: Is Abronye’s mouth

By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU The Bank of Ghana is intensifying efforts to strengthen the legal and operational foundations of the country’s financial markets as policymakers seek to support liquidity growth, deepen the fixed-income market and reduce systemic risk through wider adoption of globally recognised repo and derivatives frameworks. Speaking at a market training programme organised […] The post BoG

By Elsie Appau-Klu Esq For any nation to deliver on its promise to citizens, it must mobilize the resources to fund essential services. In Ghana, taxes account for over 60% of total government revenue. They build hospitals, stock classrooms, construct and pave roads, and secure communities through the provision of amenities and social facilities. Yet […] The post Modified

By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU The Bank of Ghana has signalled that strengthening economic resilience, rather than relying on volatile foreign capital inflows, is becoming the central policy priority for emerging economies as geopolitical tensions, rising inflation risks and tighter global financial conditions reshape international markets. Speaking at the 64th ACI Financial Market Association (FMA) World […] The post Resilience,

… as banking assets hit GH¢493.9bn in April By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU Private sector lending witnessed a marked uptick by April 2026, as falling interest rates shifted the economics of credit deployment away from government paper and toward private borrowers, the latest Bank of Ghana (BoG) data has shown. Real private sector credit grew […] The post Inflation-adjusted private sector