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Ghana’s 1,400bps rate cut leads Africa
Ghana’s Bank of Ghana cut its benchmark rate by a cumulative 1,400 basis points from 28% in January 2025 to 14% by March 2026, the most aggressive monetary easing in Africa, according to the AfDB’s 2026 African…
Ghana pitches Voltaian Basin to Canada
Ghana’s Petroleum Commission Acting CEO Emeafa Hardcastle led discussions at the 2026 Global Energy Show in Calgary pitching investment…
Ghana-Jamaica pact ends two-decade silence
Ghana and Jamaica concluded the Third PJCC Ministerial Session in Accra on May 27, signing four bilateral agreements in health, defence, education…
Ghana’s FDI quadruples to $2.61bn
Ghana attracted $2.61 billion in FDI in 2025, more than four times the $652 million in 2024, according to provisional GIPC data released in late May…
Ghana’s AgriConnect plan targets 2.6m jobs
Ghana launched the AgriConnect Compact on June 3 with World Bank, IFAD and IFC support, targeting 2.6 million jobs by 2035 and food security for…
IShowSpeed flies the Ghana flag worldwide
IShowSpeed released “Champions,” an unofficial 2026 World Cup anthem prominently featuring Ghana’s flag, traditional dancers and Afrobeats energy.…
Ghana rises to Africa’s 8th economy
Ghana’s nominal GDP has grown to $118.29 billion in 2026, making it Africa’s eighth-largest economy after climbing two places in the continental…
Ghana pushes miners for 30% gold
Ghana’s central bank is pushing large-scale gold miners to sell 30% of annual output to the state, up from 20%, as part of an accelerated…
Ghana hits 7.7% growth, fastest since debt crisis ended
Ghana’s economy grew 7.7% in February 2026, nearly double the 3.9% rate a year earlier, with industry leading at 9.6% growth driven by mining and…
Ghana evacuates citizens from South Africa
Ghana’s President Mahama approved the immediate evacuation of distressed Ghanaian citizens from South Africa on May 14 following the latest wave of…
Ghana plans 1,200MW plant after Akosombo fire crisis
Ghana’s President Mahama announced on May 2 that construction will begin before end-2026 on a state-owned 1,200-megawatt gas power plant, the…
Ghana’s cedi posts best Q1 in six years
Ghana’s cedi posted its best Q1 performance in six years in 2026, falling only 4.4% as inflation hit 3.2%, GDP grew 6% in 2025, and debt-to-GDP fell…
Ghana fund hits $35m close to back West Africa SMEs
Ghana’s Ci-Gaba Venture Capital Fund hit a $35m first close toward a $91m target, mobilising domestic pension fund capital into West African SMEs in…
Ghana earns MTN twice what Nigeria does per user
MTN Ghana’s ARPU hit $6.76 in 2025, nearly double Nigeria’s $3.60, as Ghana’s cedi appreciation and disinflation converted macro stability into the…
Ghana scraps visas for all 1.4bn Africans
Ghana will grant free e-visa access to all African passport holders from May 25, 2026, Africa Day, becoming the fifth African country to offer…
Tomatoes flow again as Burkina lifts Ghana ban
Burkina Faso has lifted its March 16 tomato export ban to Ghana after WTO-margins diplomacy, restoring supply to a market that spends $100 million…
Ghana’s gold boom drives 134% stock market surge
Ghana’s stock exchange surged 134% in 2025 as gold exports hit $20.9 billion, the Ghana Gold Board captured $8 billion in previously informal…
Ghana hits 3.2% inflation, 15th straight drop
Ghana’s inflation fell to 3.2% in March 2026, the 15th consecutive monthly decline, continuing one of Africa’s most sustained disinflation sequences…