President John Dramani Mahama has described the energy sector as having been in a severe financial crisis, burdened by roughly GH¢80 billion caused by prolonged non-payment for gas, high commercial and technical losses in distribution, and weak collections by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
Ivory Coast plans to bring forward the start of its cocoa mid-crop season for the first time ever, allowing the regulator to sharply reduce its set price paid to farmers in hopes of boosting sales, two government sources and two regulator sources told Reuters.
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has issued a compliance notice to all licensed gold buyers, urging strict adherence to reporting obligations set out in their licensing conditions.
Ivory Coast will have accumulated about 200,000 metric tons of unsold cocoa by the end of March, when its main crop concludes, unless the government cuts state-regulated farmer prices to unlock sales from farmers to traders, industry experts and global trading executives said.
The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has unveiled Ghana’s first-ever comprehensive national policy specifically designed to deliberately and sustainably build the country’s external reserves and secure long-term macroeconomic stability.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has interdicted five officers of its Customs Division with immediate effect following preliminary findings from an internal enforcement operation.
The Minister for Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has laid the Value for Money Office Bill before Parliament, describing it as a decisive step to address long-standing inefficiencies in Ghana’s public financial management system.
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has held a strategic meeting with the 24-Hour Economy Authority to discuss the pilot implementation of the government’s 24-hour economy programme within Ghana’s downstream petroleum industry.
Government has announced a sweeping ban on the land transit of cooking oil through Ghana’s borders, directing that all such consignments must henceforth be routed exclusively through the country’s seaports.
Ghana’s financial regulators have issued a stern warning to virtual asset operators, directing them to immediately halt public advertising of digital asset and stablecoin products and remove existing billboards within 48 hours or face sanctions.
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has dismissed LPG Shortage Claims circulating in sections of the media, assuring consumers that there is sufficient stock to meet national demand.
Domestic steel manufacturing will become strategically important for Ghana’s mining sector as the country expands mineral processing initiatives and enforces local content requirements.
Ghana has maintained its position as the world’s leading country in mobile money regulation, according to the 2025 Mobile Money Regulatory Index released by the GSMA.
