Ghana’s economy is projected to expand by 4.8 percent in 2026, with growth expected to edge up to 4.9 percent in 2027, as services, oil and gas production and ongoing …
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Attijariwafa Bank: the Moroccan banking giant taking over Société Générale Ghana
The announced agreement for the takeover of Société Générale Ghana by Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank, as agreed by both parties, will bring one of Africa’s largest banking groups into Ghana, replacing …
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Gold price slide threatens FX earnings, reserve accumulation
Ghana’s ambitious drive to rebuild its foreign-exchange reserves is entering a more difficult phase as a sharp correction in international gold prices threatens to reduce the value of the country’s …
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Banks may still move interest rates despite 14% MPR hold
Barely hours after The Bank of Ghana announced its decision on September 24 to leave the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) unchanged at 14 percent for at least the next two …
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Several new listed corporate bond issues under preparation
The successful issue of two sets of corporate bonds on the Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM) on August 19 by Petrosol Platinum Energy PLC appears to have opened the floodgates …
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Govt, private cocoa processors still locked in crucial negotiations
The Government of Ghana and private cocoa processing mills are now in the crucial stage of negotiations that will hopefully end in the creation of a mutually acceptable framework for …
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U.S. Treasury yields above 5% put Ghana Eurobonds under renewed pressure
The renewed surge in U.S. Treasury yields above the psychologically important 5 percent threshold is beginning to change the risk-reward equation for investors holding Ghana’s restructured Eurobonds, although the impact …
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Consumers brace for another fuel price shock next week
Ghanaian businesses and households alike, as well as government itself, are bracing up for new price shocks as the renewed surge in the Brent crude oil benchmark above US$100 per …
