Today's Ghana Business, Banking and Economic news

The average base rate among commercial banks in the country has reduced to 25.7% - representing a 3.4% change from the previous 26.6% recorded in September.

Efforts by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) in attracting investment into the country has yielded little results in the northern regions of Ghana.

The 2017 version of Ecobank Research’s Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) Guidebook, which provides expert knowledge and analysis on African markets for investors and businesses, has been launched at AfricaFICC.

Ghana will be playing host to exhibitors from over 20 countries at the 4th West Africa’s International Trade Show next month.

The Ministry of Energy has hinted that on completion of the 225kva Bolgatanga-Ouaguadougou interconnection project, Ghana will be exporting about 100MW of electricity daily to the neighboring, Burkina Faso.

The Ministry of Finance has disclosed that the proposed electronic Point of Sale systems for tracking tax revenues in the country will be launched by July next year.

Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby, has described the government's decision to announce electricity tariff as needless.

Ghana’s Institute of Energy Securities (IES) has confirmed earlier predictions of an increase in fuel pump prices across the country.

The Association of Spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai in Accra say government did not factor their needs into the 2018 budget.

Kasapreko has been named Ghana’s No. 1 beverage company by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI).

Ghana loses about 318,514 tonnes of maize annually to post-harvest losses according to a 2016 study by Dr Bruno Tran, an expert in post-harvest losses management with the Africa Post-Harvest Losses Information System , APHLIS

Ghana’s five-year broadband policy is now considered for scrutiny by the country’s Broadband Communications Chamber (BBCC).

HFC Bank Ghana - a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, has been adjudged the country’s Best Pension Custodian Bank.

Electricity tariffs for domestic consumers could go down by as much as 13 percent if proposals by the government in the 2018 budget are implemented.

The government hopes to achieve an overall Gross Domestic Product, GDP, growth of 6.8 percent for the 2018 fiscal year.