Ghana’s financial sector is showing stronger resilience, with total assets rising by 23.3 per cent to GH¢647.25 billion in 2025, as the Bank of Ghana (BoG), sector regulator, tightens oversight of emerging risks.
The government has ruled out compensation for bondholders who incurred losses under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, Finance Minister, has said.
Ghana on Friday, May 15, exited its $3 billion loan-supported programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), going through three-years of austerity to restore macroeconomic stability, but “the grass is still not green” for the country.
The Government has affirmed its commitment to fully recapitalising the Bank of Ghana by 2032, following the passage of the Central Bank’s amended legislation by Parliament to ensure its long-term financial stability.
The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has announced a continuation of government intervention to cushion consumers against rising fuel prices at the pumps.
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA), in collaboration with the Western Naval Command (WNC) of the Ghana Navy, has intensified efforts to combat illicit fuel smuggling and trading along Ghana’s coastal areas.
The Government of Ghana has announced the successful conclusion of Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
A sharp disagreement has emerged over the future of Gold Fields’ flagship Tarkwa Mine, exposing growing tensions between calls for greater Ghanaian control of strategic mineral assets and concerns over investor confidence in the country’s mining sector.
Ghana, the world’s second-largest cocoa producer, will from July start raising $1 billion of bonds for cocoa bean purchases in the 2026-27 harvest season, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Sampson Ahi, on behalf of the Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, urged renewed commitment to Africa’s economic transformation through trade, industrialisation, agribusiness, and innovation, while highlighting the importance of faith and values in sustainable development.
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority has announced the postponement of the implementation of the revised Container Administrative Charge (CAC) following intervention by the Minister of Transport.
Young Ghanaians between the ages of 18 and 35 can now apply for loans for start-up businesses ranging from GH₵5,000 to GH₵500,000 under the government’s 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme (24H+), with free digital skills training and guaranteed internships also on offer.
