Today's Ghana Business, Banking and Economic news

The Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, says the economy is on the track to recovery and with the assistance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it is expected that the country would avoid the slippery path of previous election years.

The chief executive of Google, Sundar Pichai, has been awarded $199m (£138m) in shares, a regulatory filing has revealed.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has charged governments in Africa to take statistics seriously and publish quality and reliable data regularly.

Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Trade and Industry Nasir Ahmed Yartey says it is near impossible for Ghana to unilaterally stay away from implementing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) external tariff meant to streamline the tax slapped on imported goods in member countries.

Deputy Minister of Transport Dr. Joyce Bawa Mogtari says the Ghana Airport Company has secured a $250 million syndicated loan facility from Ghanaian Financial Institutions to refurbish airports in the country.

Ghana's hopes of recording a rebound in cocoa production next year hang in the balance, following the intensification of the arid harmattan winds, which risk drying up cocoa pods and lowering the amount of beans the country will produce in the 2015/16 crop season.

New data provides the most comprehensive picture yet of digital financial services (DFS) access and usage in Ghana and Rwanda.

Huawei Technologies Ghana has presented prizes to winners of its “Huawei Instant Win Promotion” in keeping with its promise.

The country’s largest gold producer, GOLD Fields Ghana Limited (GFGL), has been adjudged the Mining Company of the Year at the maiden Ghana Mining Industry Awards (GMIA). The company was given the honour at the maiden edition of the GMIA,

Ghanaian spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai in Accra have threatened to sack foreigners from the retail business.