By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH Japan has one combined distinctive goal on the African agenda – investment, trade and development. This was indicated explicitly in most of the speeches and presentations at the three-day development summit, from August 20-22, attended by African leaders and top-level entrepreneurs in Tokyo. It offered a multifaceted agenda, an alternative to […] The post Japan

By Joshua AMLANU & Ebenezer Adjei NJOKU The domestic fixed income market is expected to experience slower yield compression in second-half 2025, as policymakers balance disinflation gains with need to sustain investor confidence ahead of a planned re-entry to the domestic bond market. According to Databank’s H2 2025 Market Outlook, Treasury bill yields – which […] The post Yield

By Kizito CUDJOE The recent Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA) amendment has sparked concerns among civil society organisations that transparency in the use of oil revenues may be undermined, as clear budget allocations are replaced with project lists lacking cost details. The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Budget Forum raised the concern, lamenting that unlike previous […] The post CSOs

By Kingsley Webora TANKEH The National Treasurer-Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Ralph Ayitey, has called on businesses to capitalise on the cedi’s relative stability in the exchange market to import capital goods like machinery for agriculture and manufacturing to boost production, stressing that local production is critical for economic stability. Speaking at the Youth Empowerment […] The post Capitalise

A high-powered delegation of women executives and innovators within Ghana’s fintech ecosystem, led by technology entrepreneur and digital transformation advisor Ethel Cofie, last Friday, paid a courtesy call on the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Matilda Asante-Asiedu. The delegation, made up of leading members of the Ghana Fintech and Payments Association (GFPA), […] The post Ethel

…Dean Adansi leads value-addition agenda as Lord Boateng, Governor Buah Saidy, and senior central bank officials join industry leaders in three days of high-level dialogue in London Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has concluded GHIBCONVERGE 2025, its flagship thought-leadership and impact forum, after three days of intensive debate on the future of African commodity trade and […] The post #GHIBCONVERGE2025