The Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths Registry has been directed to accept names such as Nana, Papa, among others, as given by parents for registration.

The World Bank has approved a grant of US $ 50 million to the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture under the Ghana Tourism, Arts and Culture Sector Improvement Project.

Ratings agency Moody's has said it expects revenue of banks to shrink on the account of a slowdown in growth of loans advanced.

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS) has witnessed consistent growth in the value and volume of its various transactions since its inception and last year was no exception as the value of transactions increased from GH¢174 billion in 2016 to GH¢208 billion, representing a growth of 19 per cent.

The Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) has served notice that the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant will be shut down for routine maintenance.

The European Union (EU) and Ghana have entered into four financing agreements to support Ghana's development activities with a total grant package of 175 million Euros over a period of seven years.