The Government of Ghana through the Ghana Gold Board, working under the joint-direction of the Minister of Finance and Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, has reached a landmark agreement with the Ghana Chamber of Mines to buy 30% of the gold output of all large-scale mining companies in Ghana, effective 1st July, 2026.
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced stringent new sanctions against customers who issue dud cheques, introducing escalating penalties that include a three-year ban on cheque issuance and restrictions on access to new credit facilities for repeat offenders.
The Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy of Spain in Accra successfully hosted the eighth edition of Taste Spain Accra, a gastronomic and trade exhibition, aimed at deepening commercial ties.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an upward adjustment in electricity and water tariffs, meaning consumers will pay more for utility services effective July 1, 2026.
Ghana and Burkina Faso have commenced a week-long series of bilateral engagements aimed at advancing the reaffirmation and joint management of their common land boundary.
Ghana’s non-traditional exports have exceeded the US$5 billion mark for the first time, recording about 30 per cent growth over the previous year, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has announced.
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, is expanding its operations in Ghana with the introduction of four additional weekly services between Dubai and Accra from July 12, 2026.
Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Tuesday urged commercial banks to increase support for Ghanaian entrepreneurs and export-oriented businesses to help transform the country’s recent economic stability into broad-based prosperity.
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced the conversion of all Rural Banks into Community Banks as part of a major reform aimed at strengthening financial inclusion and modernising community-level banking across the country.
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have agreed to harmonise cocoa producer pricing policies as part of efforts to improve farmers’ incomes, strengthen market stability and enhance cooperation in the cocoa sector.
The Ghana Gold Board has signed a landmark agreement with the Ghana Armed Forces and the Forestry Commission to commence a nationwide Land Reclamation, Rehabilitation and Reforestation programme.
Shipowners will not resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz for weeks until they are confident that the U.S.-Iran deal is "material", the chief executive of Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines told the Financial Times in an interview published on Tuesday.
The government has appointed a new governing board for the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) and plans to revise the law governing the institution as part of broader efforts to strengthen public financial management and curb losses from weak oversight in state institutions.
