President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Dr. Zanetor Agyemang-Rawlings, MP for Korle Klottey, and Mahama Ayariga, MP for Bawku Central and former Majority Leader, for appointment as Ministers of State, subject to prior approval by Parliament.
In a world obsessed with investment returns, one of the most sustainable yet extremely high-yield investments a country can make to improve its economy is the simple act of breastfeeding.
The Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management, Ghana (CIHRM Ghana) has conferred Chartered Human Resource Management Practitioner status on 35 professionals and admitted 182 new Associate Members at its 16th Conferral and 20th Graduation Ceremony held at the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) in Accra.
For Ghanaian business leaders, the marketing landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation since the advent of the internet.
The Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA) has begun a nationwide sensitisation of shippers on the mandatory registration of shippers on the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) in accordance with the Ghana Shippers' Authority Act, 2024 (Act 1122).
There is a common misconception that a successful Board is one where everyone agrees.
Borrowing allows a government to spend before collecting the full cost from citizens.
Academic City University has been named Leading Innovation-Driven University – Ghana – 2026 by Global Brands Magazine in recognition of its outstanding contribution to innovation-driven higher education,
There's a part of every business meeting that happens before anyone says a word about business.
For nearly seven decades—and longer when factoring in the colonial era—Ghanaians have been sold a grand illusion: that casting a ballot every four years constitutes "democracy," and that the political parties competing for those votes represent the nation.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bui Power Authority (BPA), Kow Eduakwa Sam,
There is a popular Akan saying: "Sɛ ɔpanyin dware wie a, na nsuo asa."
Environmental degradation, poor sanitation, and ineffective waste management are no longer merely environmental concerns; they have become serious economic and public health challenges confronting Ghana.
UBA Ghana has emerged as the highest-ranked bank for customer satisfaction in the 2025 Ghana Customer Satisfaction Index (GH-CSI), recording an impressive score of 98.7 percent.
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has rolled out a nationwide support programme to help small-and medium-sized enterprise (SME) strengthen their operations, improve access to finance and expand into formal markets.
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is increasingly shifting from the negotiating table to practical implementation,
GCB Bank, Ghana’s number one bank has been appointed to play a leading role in Ghana's preparations for some of the world's biggest international trade and investment exhibitions,
GCB Bank PLC has been has appointed to the National Planning Committee and several technical sub-committees overseeing Ghana's participation in the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2026, one of the world's premier trade and investment platforms.
Ethiopia has taken another significant step in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),
The year-on-year inflation rate declined to 4.6 percent in July 2026, down from 5.3 percent in June,
Community Banks traditionally known as rural banks currently consist of 147 licensed institutions with about 1000 branch network nationwide.
Annual inflation has declined to 4.6 percent in July 2026, reversing the increase recorded a month earlier.
Central to government’s strategy for boosting foreign exchange reserves through domestic gold purchases, GoldBod is facing mounting pressure to strengthen transparency, tighten cost controls and improve governance.
The success of ongoing microfinance reforms depends less on higher capital thresholds and more on strengthening corporate governance, institutional competence and risk-based supervision, investment banker Dr. Sam Ankrah has said.
Ghana's Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has entered into a Letter of Intent with the United Nations Educational,
The Precision Quality Internship (PQI) Programme, a six-month upskilling and transition-to-work programme for Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) graduates, celebrated the graduation of 526 interns at the Ho Technical University, under the theme "Smart Skills. Sustainable Communities."
Telecel Ghana has underscored the need for stronger digital infrastructure, cross-sector partnerships and robust ethical standards to ensure data and artificial intelligence (AI) are deployed responsibly in advancing Ghana’s digital transformation.
Ghana has entered the final stage of assessing its implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Protocol on Trade in Goods, with senior government officials, private sector representatives, technical experts and the AfCFTA Secretariat meeting in Ada to validate the country's implementation review.
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the Government of Burundi have agreed to develop a joint country implementation roadmap aimed at accelerating Burundi's participation in Africa's single market and expanding opportunities for the country's private sector.
If we keep breaking our own record for returning to the IMF, future generations may not remember our excuses. They will remember the debts, the lost opportunities and the courage we lacked to break the cycle.
Ghana’s state-owned enterprises control major public assets and provide essential services, yet some continue to accumulate losses and debts that taxpayers ultimately bear. The real policy challenge is to distinguish enterprises that create measurable public value from those that survive through repeated government support.
As a buyer, you’re convincing yourself that the money you’re parting with is going towards a vehicle that will reliably serve your needs today and still hold enough value to be sold tomorrow. The seller, on the other hand, has the equally important task of convincing you that the car is worth every Cedi you’re paying.
When Ghana introduced the Ghana Automotive Development Policy in 2019, government made an ambitious industrial promise.
The remarkable rise of influencer marketing is often credited to the rapid expansion of social media platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn and X. While these digital platforms have undoubtedly accelerated its growth, the true foundation of influencer marketing lies much deeper in the psychology of human behaviour.
Try something before you read on. Say this out loud, exactly as written: "So, um, basically, I think we, like, probably have a fairly good rate, if that makes sense."
AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine and the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, have deepened their drive to accelerate digital transformation in Ghana’s mining sector with the commissioning of a US$750,000 Smart Systems Centre to train the next generation of technology-driven mining professionals.
Revenue mobilisation is central to Ghana’s development agenda. Despite a robust legal framework anchored in the 1992 Constitution, the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896) and the Revenue Administration Act, 2016 (Act 915), Ghana continues to experience significant revenue leakages.
MTN Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through investments in digital and financial literacy, positioning businesses for growth, sustainability and greater competitiveness.
African governments must harness the rapid expansion of the continent's digital and infrastructure economies to boost domestic revenue and reduce their reliance on borrowing if they are to escape recurring debt crises, Dr. Lyla Latif, a global tax and technology governance expert, has said.
Pensions are often presented as a technical subject involving contributions, investments, actuarial calculations and benefit payments.
Who owns a nation’s reputation? It sounds like a simple question, yet I have rarely seen it asked in discussions about nation branding. Governments spend millions promoting their countries, while citizens, businesses and artists shape how the world experiences them. But when we talk about ownership, we often stop thinking too soon.
Republic Investments says all its collective investment schemes outperformed their respective benchmarks in 2025, led by the Republic Equity Trust, which delivered an annual return of 84.2 percent as Ghana’s stock market staged a sharp recovery amid improving macroeconomic conditions and declining interest rates.
President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to working with the Regent of Dagbon and the Dagbon Traditional Council to preserve the peace and development legacy of the late Ya-Na Abukari II.
Access to finance remains a major constraint on the growth of youth- and women-led agribusinesses in Ghana, prompting AGRA Ghana and the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) to launch initiatives aimed at connecting promising enterprises with investors and growth capital.
Advocacy for Ghana’s business banking sector has weakened sharply - with the industry’s ‘Net Promoter Score’ (NPS) dropping from 72 percent in 2024 to 51.6 percent in 2025, according to the Ghana Customer Satisfaction Index (GH‑CSI) 2025 report.
Leadership is often celebrated for its vision, influence and ability to inspire. Yet, at its core, leadership is defined by something far less glamorous but infinitely more important: the willingness to make difficult decisions. Every organisation eventually reaches moments when its future depends not on preserving what is familiar but on having the courage to abandon what no longer serves its purpose.
Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has hailed Ghana’s growing automotive industry after touring Zonda Tec Ghana Limited’s vehicle assembly plant in Tema, describing the company’s operations as evidence of Africa’s capacity to build a competitive manufacturing base.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bui Power Authority (BPA), Kow Eduakwa Sam, has called on African electricity utilities to invest in smarter, more resilient power systems to accelerate the continent's clean energy transition.
The governments of Ghana and Malta have launched Project Ethics, a joint initiative aimed at strengthening ethics education and values-based learning among children and young people through curriculum support, teacher training and digital learning resources.
Region17Gh, aimed at mobilizing the intellectual, professional, entrepreneurial, financial and cultural resources of Ghanaians living abroad to support national development, has officially been launched in Washington, D.C., under the auspices of the Embassy of Ghana in the United States.
