The Gambia has taken a major step in its digital transformation agenda with the official launch of its first unified National Identity Management System (GAM ID), delivered through a Public-Private …
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Ecobank launches Rising Leaders Programme to groom next generation of African changemakers
Ecobank Ghana has launched its Rising Leaders Programme, an initiative designed to identify, mentor and equip young professionals with the skills, exposure and networks needed to drive Africa’s future development. …
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has released GH¢2.6 billion to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to facilitate payments to cocoa farmers, with more than half of the amount earmarked to clear …
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With Ghana’s 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review now just a few weeks away, the organized private sector, represented by the various key business associations, has begun concerted lobbying of government’s economic …
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Finance Ministry credits GH¢350m to flood relief and mitigation accounts
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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Inflation rises to 5.3% in June as transport, services and domestic cost pressures drive uptick
Ghana’s year-on-year inflation rate increased to 5.3 percent in June 2026, up from 3.7 percent in May, marking the third consecutive monthly increase since inflation fell to a low of …
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OMCs begin fuel price cuts as GOIL reduces petrol to GH¢12.79 per litre
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started implementing fuel price reductions for the first pricing window of July, with market leader GOIL leading the adjustments after slashing the pump price of …
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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 …
