The Ministry of Finance has credited the designated National Disaster Management Committee accounts with GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund to finance emergency flood relief and mitigation measures following severe …
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GRA extends June tax filing deadline to July 6 after floods disrupt business operations
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has extended the deadline for filing second-quarter Corporate Income Tax (CIT), Personal Income Tax (PIT) and May 2026 Value Added Tax (VAT), National Health Insurance …
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Illegal lottery activities cost Ghana over GH¢1bn annually – NLA
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has disclosed that Ghana is losing more than GH¢1 billion every year to illegal lottery operations, highlighting the growing threat the illicit industry poses to …
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Borrowers face tighter, higher cost financing conditions
The launch of Ghana’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap on June 30, 2026 represents a major evolution from Ghana’s Sustainable Banking Principles introduced in 2019. Whereas those principles largely encouraged banks to …
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BoG unveils sustainable finance roadmap to ensure stability, unlock green investment
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has launched a Sustainable Finance Roadmap aimed at embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations across Ghana’s financial sector. It is also to help strengthen …
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President authorises GH¢300m emergency flood relief, mitigation fund after heavy rains
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate release of GH¢300 million from the Contingency Fund to support emergency flood relief operations and finance mitigation measures following severe flooding in …
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Banking & FinanceFeature / AnalysisInvestmentsNews
Access was just the beginning: Making banking matter is the real challenge
Banking has quietly become one of the most powerful forces shaping modern life. Beyond deposits and withdrawals, it now influences how quickly people can respond to emergencies, seize opportunities, grow …
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Stanbic Bank intensifies climate action with 50,000 tree planting initiative
Stanbic Bank Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental sustainability with a large-scale tree planting exercise aimed at supporting Ghana’s climate resilience efforts and reducing carbon emissions. The initiative, which …
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The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has assured businesses of uninterrupted services despite ongoing heavy rains that are disrupting transport and commercial activity across Accra and other parts of the country. …
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Business incubators as a de-risking tool for SME financing in Ghana
Ghana’s banking sector continues to navigate a difficult credit environment. While progress has been made in reducing non-performing loans (NPLs), levels remain elevated, posing ongoing risks to financial stability, credit …
