In relation to unemployment in Ghana, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has said that significant regional, gender, and locality-based disparities persist. Among the regions, the GSS said that the Greater Accra recorded the highest youth unemployment, while Bono East recorded the lowest. Rural areas experienced higher levels of underemployment and labour underutilisation, while females continued […]

Despite strong employment numbers, job quality remains a major challenge, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has said. It stated that more than two-thirds of employed persons were in vulnerable employment, particularly women, rural workers, and those engaged in Agriculture. The Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, said this when he released the Labour Force Statistics 2025 […]

Looking ahead, strengthening Bank of Ghana’s independence, discontinuing quasi-fiscal activities, and deepening FX markets, while reducing the Bank of Ghana’s footprint, remain priorities, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The Fund stated that Ghanaian authorities have taken decisive steps to safeguard financial stability, including by implementing the strategy to restructure and reform state-owned banks, […]

His Royal Majesty, Wa Naa, Alhaji Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo VI, has thrown his weight behind the Gun Amnesty initiative aimed at ridding the country of illegal arms. Wa Naa made the call during the Minister’s visit to the region to commission the Upper West Regional Police Headquarters in Wa and engage with stakeholders to promote […]