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Move to improve legal framework for borrowing and lending

Parliament is set to deliberate on a new law to replace the Borrowers and Lenders Act it passed 12 years ago, which has been described by the government and central bank as insufficient to transform the financial sector’s credit administration regime.

COPEC calls for reduction in LPG price from Ghana Gas 

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, COPEC, is calling on the Ministry of Energy to address some issues with Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, supplied by the Ghana National Gas Company, which have contributed to the increase in the price of the product in some parts of the country.

African finance ministers pledge to keep servicing commercial debts

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has convened a meeting between African finance ministers, the Africa Private Sector Working Group, and the African Union (AU) Special Envoy on COVID-19 as the search continues for solutions to ensure African economies enjoy continued market access and meet their private sector debt service obligations.

Hospitality sector offers investors high promise—Osório

Investment in hospitality-related real estate presents a unique opportunity for investors to strategically position themselves to benefit from post-COVID-19 expected growth in the hospitality sector in Ghana, despite the prediction of a year-long aftershock.

Ghana's debt stock now GHS236.1bn

Bank of Ghana’s Summary of Economic and Financial Data shows that the country’s debt stock in the first quarter of 2020, that’s from January to March is now 236.1 billion cedis.