Extractive, hospitality sectors still in economic quagmire

Twenty-one days. That is the notice given to operators of Laboma, the unpermitted beach enclave that has flourished on state-vested military land beside a dying lagoon. The demolition will be filmed. There will be soldiers, a minister and, perhaps, a phrase about ‘political will’. Then, as surely as the tide, the shanties will return.

Following sustained improvements in the debt trajectory, macroeconomic stability and a clearer fiscal outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has signalled that Ghana’s debt distress rating should be upgraded from ‘high’ to ‘moderate risk’.

Ghana’s tourism sector generated an estimated US$4.34 billion in revenue from international tourist arrivals in 2025, Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has disclosed.

Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) raised US$75 million directly from commercial banks last week, testing a new financing model that allows it to fund gold purchases without using the Bank of Ghana (BoG) as an intermediary, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sammy Gyamfi, has said.

The Ghana Stock Exchange’s (GSE) record-breaking rally could face an adjustment of as much as 30 percent if Treasury bill yields stage a significant rebound, analysts have warned, as recent trading points to growing profit-taking and weaker investor participation after months of rapid gains.

CUTS International, Accra, a leading public policy think tank has called on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to suspend the escalating “delinquency” charges imposed on people who renew or replace a driver’s licence after its expiry date,

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) is seeking to deepen private-sector participation in the financing of educational infrastructure, as it works to mobilise additional resources to address critical infrastructure gaps across the country.

Stanbic Bank Ghana has been named Ghana’s Best Investment Bank at the prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, contributing to Standard Bank Group’s impressive tally of 17 awards across Africa.