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Robust security measures and minimal transaction costs will be critical for successful adoption of the first central bank digital currency (CBDC) – the eCedi – according to findings from the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) recently concluded pilot…

The Ministry of Energy has officially requested that Parliament suspend consideration of the contentious Ghana Energy Regulatory Authority Bill. The bill proposes the merger of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern…

The Ghana Association of Banks, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, has launched the YouStart Commercial Model, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing youth unemployment and promoting entrepreneurship in Ghana. In a…

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has held bilateral engagements with two important development partners on the country’s economic recovery and stability.  The Central Bank Governor engaged representatives from…

Finance Minister Dr Mohammed Amin Adam has emphasised the importance of intra-African trade as a critical component of Ghana’s economic recovery and resilience against external shocks. Speaking at a meeting in Washington D.C. between…

Ghana recorded financial losses exceeding GH₵ 4.9 billion in 2023 due to irregularities within public institutions, according to a report released by policy think tanks IMANI Africa and Oxfam Ghana. The report, part of the Fiscal…

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has explained that its positions on Springfield Afina drilling appraisal are not intended to harm Springfield but highlight issues of national interest, which have been undermined by recent…

Dear readers, I am back again to continue my journey of creating more fraud awareness. As we have observed these days, the Chartered Institute of Bankers now call bankers “trusted professionals”, and of course that is what banking has…

There is a perception that the southerners or better still those who hail from Southern Ghana have about our brothers and sisters from the five regions in Northern Ghana and I am compelled to add my small voice.  What is that narrative…

Excluding Nigeria, Ghana, and countries in the West and Central Africa are projected to expand by 4.8% in 2024 and 5.1% in 2025-2026. According to the October 2024 World Bank Africa Pulse Report, this will be on the back of strong…