IMF programme: second US$600m hits BoG account following first review

COCOBOD, the cocoa sector regulator, has released GH¢2.6billion to Licenced Buying Companies (LBCs) to expedite farmers’ payments, thereby clearing a significant portion of arrears owed.

The country’s inflation rate could potentially drop below the current 5.3 percent recorded in June this year, Databank analysts have suggested.

Forty-five years after its creation, the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme has registered 50,000 products for duty-free access, yet intra-regional trade barely clears 12 per cent. A hard look at the levies, legal obligations and political will standing between aspiration and market reality.

Air pollution is imposing a significant and growing economic burden on the country, with the Ghana Sustainable Cities Strategy estimating the cost at about US$2.5 billion annually.