Trade surplus triples to GH¢148bn on gold export boom

The country’s merchandise trade has expanded nearly nine-fold in dollar terms over the last 21 years, rising from US$6billion in 2004 to US$52.5billion for 2025 as stronger exports pushed the country to its largest trade surplus on record.

The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has said the Ministry is in the final stages of getting the reforms to the oil and gas regulatory regime finalised.

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.

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,

Access Bank has signed a strategic financing partnership with Mantrac, the authorised dealer of Caterpillar equipment, to expand access to capital for contractors and mining companies across the country.

The government, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has launched the Ghana Agricultural Fund for Education and Transformation (GAFET),

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to widen the national tax net by intensifying efforts to bring more businesses and individuals, particularly those in the informal sector, into the tax system.

The Canada Ghana Chamber of Commerce (CanCham) will convene chief executives, financiers, policymakers and investors at CEOs’ Connect 2026 on Thursday, 20 August 2026 in  Accra,