By Kingsley Webora TANKEH ([email protected]) In an effort to tackle the country’s spiralling youth unemployment and earn foreign exchange, government – through the Ghana Labour Exchange Programme (GLEP) – is aiming to export 800,00 to one million skilled and unskilled labour in three to four years. Briefing media on the programme in Accra, Minister of […] The post Gov’t

Aurelia Abena Attipoe, founder of The Pitch Hub, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Investor & Startup Mentorship Leadership Award at the 4th Ghana Philanthropy Awards. The ceremony took place on 30th October 2025 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, with her parents receiving the award on her behalf. The […] The post Founder of The Pitch Hub recognised

…A tragedy that shook the nation By Rita Adu BOATENG On Wednesday, November 12, Ghana was confronted with a heartbreaking incident that has left families grieving and a nation unsettled. Six young women—brimming with aspiration, purpose and the desire to serve—lost their lives in a stampede during the security services recruitment exercise at the El-Wak […] The post Six

…seeks to strengthen professional standards The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) Ghana has successfully wrapped up the 29th National Banking and Ethics Conference at its auditorium in Accra, bringing together top regulators, policymakers, and industry leaders under the theme ‘Building Future-Ready Banks: Ethical Leadership, Sustainable Finance, and Currency Stability amid Disruption’. The conference, one of […] The post Chartered

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is pushing for stronger reporting and assurance standards as Ghana prepares to introduce non-interest banking in 2026, arguing that transparency will be key to building confidence in the emerging sector. Speaking at the ACCA Business Leaders’ Forum on Sustainability & Non-interest Banking in Ghana held in Accra, ACCA […] The post ACCA

By Dr. Godwin GADUGA Esq. “The greatest leaders are those who build institutions that outlive them, not monuments to their own genius.” — Peter Drucker The modern corporate world remains fixated on the cult of the charismatic chief executive officer, that unique leader who dominates boardrooms with a magnetic presence, whose vision allegedly transforms organizations […] The post Rethinking

By Ephraim Ofori NUMOSUOR The government’s announcement of a 9percent upward adjustment in the base pay of public sector workers for 2025 has stirred a wave of conversation across Ghana’s economic and labor landscape. For many public servants, this represents long-awaited relief. For policymakers and analysts, it is a moment of delicate balance — between […] The post 9%

By Ernest Bako WUBONTO Ghana’s renewed push to expand dried-fruit exports to the European Union (EU) market is placing strong emphasis on job creation for young people and strict standardisation to meet stringent European requirements. At a high-level stakeholder engagement in Accra involving fruit producers, processors, exporters, European Union (EU) market (GEPA), Crop Services Directorate […] The post Job

Government has announced that it will establish Farmer Service Centres in fifty key agriculture districts to drive sector mechanisation. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson in presenting the 2026 national budget mentioned that government will provide agriculture machinery for 50 districts with some 4,400 machines and farm implements. The move is expected to create a […] The post Farmer

Why gov’t should consider a strategic Labadi–led turnaround of SSNIT’s hospitality assets By Professor Douglas K. BOATENG Ghana stands at a delicate but decisive moment in its hospitality and tourism evolution. Behind the fiscal pressures facing state-owned assets and the broader national reset agenda lies a strategic opening that could reshape the sector for decades. […] The post The Inconvenient Truth

Rubber processors in the country are content that there are genuine moves to restrict exports of raw rubber from Ghana. Indeed, the Rubber Processors Association of Ghana (RUPAG) has hailed the policy since it is expected to revive factories, protect thousands of rural livelihoods and stop massive foreign-exchange leakages. Captured in paragraph 1028 of the […] The post Editorial:Rubber

By Julien AYIPPEY When Ghana entered 2025, the national conversation was about how this government was going to keep us afloat. The focus was on stabilizing the cedi, moving out of a hyperinflationary economy, negotiating debt and restoring investor confidence post an unpleasant debt restructuring experience. Throughout the year, there has  been a meaningful turnaround as […] The post The

By Juliet ETEFE ([email protected]) Producer price inflation (PPI) fell sharply to 1.4 percent in October 2025 – marking the lowest rate recorded in four years, according to the Ghana Statistical Service’s (GSS) latest release. This figure represents a further decline from the 3.2 percent registered in September and extends the disinflationary trend observed across major […] The post Producer

Government is anchoring its 2026 fiscal strategy on a sweeping overhaul of the value-added tax system as authorities rely on enforcement and digitalisation rather than new taxes to lift domestic revenue. The reforms sit at the centre of government’s plan to raise non-oil revenue to 15.7 percent of GDP in 2026 from an estimated 15.1 […] The post  VAT reforms to drive 2026 revenue appeared first

The government is considering a state-led acquisition of Springfield Exploration and Production Limited’s interest in the West Cape Three Points Block 2 as it seeks to reverse declining oil output and prevent strategic petroleum resources from remaining idle. According to a statement from the Ministry of Energy, the move is part of a broader plan […] The post Gov’t weighs state-led

By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has defended its decision to set the effective value added tax (VAT) rate at 20 percent in the 2026 national budget, arguing that the figure represents a critical balancing act between providing significant fiscal relief to the private sector and meeting government’s ambitious revenue mobilisation […] The post MoF defends

Ghana is set to welcome the continent’s leading policymakers, investors, creative entrepreneurs, and cultural industry stakeholders as it hosts the maiden ‘AfCFTA Forum and Festival on Tourism, Creative and Cultural Industries’, branded Creatives Connect Afrika, from Monday 24th to Wednesday 26th November 2025 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra. Organised by the AfCFTA Secretariat in partnership with the Government […] The post Accra

The Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced the government’s decision to recapitalise the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) in the coming days. The announcement was made by the  Finance Minister as part of the 2026 Budget Statement (page 145, item number 1191) presented to Parliament on Thursday, November 13, 2025. The decision has been […] The post  ADB

A new Public Employment Centre (PEC) has been inaugurated to support job creation, career development, and skills enhancement in the Ahafo Region. The facility, funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Development Cooperation, was officially handed over to the Labour Department of the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment. The state-of-the-art Centre is […] The post New