By Joshua AMLANU & Ebenezer NJOKU Fitch’s recent upgrade of Ghana’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating from ‘Restricted Default’ to ‘B-minus’ is a welcome, albeit expected, development. But the country remains in speculative-grade territory and must intensify reforms to exit the danger zone, Courage Boti, Manager-Macroeconomic Research, GCB Bank, has said. Speaking to B&FT following […] The post Fitch

By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU The country risks losing more than US$1.2billion in export revenues to the United States over the next five years if a recently imposed 10 percent tariff remains in place, the latest projections by Emerging Markets Advisory Limited (EM Advisory) have shown. The tariff, part of sweeping trade reforms introduced by U.S. […] The post Export exposure to

Fidelity Bank Ghana has once again positioned itself at the forefront of Ghana’s export-led growth agenda, with a strong call for cutting-edge sustainable solutions to unlock the full potential of the horticultural sector. Speaking at the Ghana Horticultural Expo 2025, under the theme ‘Innovation, Sustainability, and Digital Transformation for a Competitive Horticultural Sector’, Julian Opuni, […] The post Horticulture

By Elizbeth PUNSU, Kodie Kwabre Area Rural Bank PLC in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region, has put up an outstanding operational performance, recording a whopping 383% growth in profit before tax for the year 2024 under review. This marks the first time in the Bank’s six-year history that it has recorded […] The post Kwabre Area Rural Bank posts 383% growth in profit

Visa has  appointed Aminata Kane as Senior Vice President, and Head of Western and Central Africa, effective September 4, 2025. Based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Aminata will lead Visa’s newly established sub-regional team, covering 23 markets across four key offices in Abidjan, Accra, Kinshasa, and Lagos. Kane is a recognized leader in digital financial services […] The post Visa