Ghana will sell its first local-currency bond next week for the first time since its 2022 debt default, returning to the market to help finance its budget. According to Bloomberg, …
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Deloitte rates insurance industry underdeveloped, penetration still stands at 1.0%
Ghana’s insurance industry remains underdeveloped relative to its potential with market penetration still just at 1.0 percent, despite having 50 licensed insurers and reinsurers, the 2026 Deloitte Africa Insurance Outlook …
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Serene Insurance boosts Black Stars’ World Cup campaign with GH¢20m insurance cover and GH¢2m cash
Serene Insurance Limited, a member of the First Sky Group and a leading general insurance company has announced its support package towards the participation of the national men’s football team, …
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ExtractivesInvestmentsMiningTop Story
MIIF records highest ever mineral royalty inflows of GH¢5.43bn
The Minerals Investment and Income Fund (MIIF) has recorded total mineral royalty inflows of GH¢5.43 billion for 2025, the highest since its establishment. The figure surpasses the GH¢4.9 billion recorded …
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BoG moves to suppress emerging financial sector cyber threats
The Bank of Ghana (BoG), on Tuesday March 24, 2026, launched the revised Cyber and Information Security Directive (CISD 2026), aimed at strengthening the resilience of Ghana’s financial sector against …
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The secondary bond market activity softened over the week, with aggregate turnover declining sharply by 60.44 percent week-on-week to GH¢941.11 million. Trading activity was concentrated in the front-to-belly segment of …
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World Bank commits US$75m to restore Ghana’s cocoa farms
The World Bank has committed approximately US$75 million to a cocoa rehabilitation initiative aimed at restoring about 25,000 hectares of cocoa farms across Ghana, as the sector faces mounting pressure …
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For years, we have been told that Ghana’s state-owned enterprises are being monitored, evaluated, and improved under the supervision of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA). Thick reports are …
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The Ghana cedi slipped in the last two weeks as the demand for foreign exchange builds amid external pressures. The local currency depreciated modestly across both the interbank and retail …
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The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, has formally launched the 3i Africa Summit 2026, calling for deeper continental collaboration to build an integrated, interoperable …
