Post-Budget Review: Embracing change for growth

The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has urged the government to retain full ownership of the planned second Gas Processing Plant (GPP Train 2) of the Ghana National Gas Company, warning that any move to transfer the strategic asset to a private operator could undermine energy security and long-term economic interests.

The domestic insurance industry risks losing the full benefits of a new marine cargo insurance regime unless insurers rebuild confidence through faster, fairer and more transparent claims settlement, industry players have warned.

The country risks losing billions of dollars in mining investment and ceding ground to regional rivals unless it eases its fiscal burden and restores investor confidence in the security of mining leases, the Ghana Chamber of Mines has warned.

Ghana is part of some sixteen national governments from across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the Pacific to adopt the Mombasa Declaration at the 11th Our Ocean Conference, committing to advance global fisheries transparency and strengthen efforts aimed at combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.