Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada have entered a critical stage, with Canadian officials working against a deadline to prevent a fresh round of tariffs from being imposed by the Trump administration. Canadian negotiators have spent the past…
ITAS is designed to modernise tax administration in Ghana by bringing registration, filing, payments, compliance and other tax services onto one integrated digital platform. For thousands of Ghanaians, paying taxes is an important part of contributing to the roads, schools,…
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that Ghana’s 17th programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be the country’s final bailout arrangement with the Fund. Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson said the government is implementing measures…
The government has recorded its eighth consecutive oversubscription at the Treasury bills auction, with investors submitting bids worth GH¢11.279 billion against a target of GH¢5.993 billion. The auction, held on Friday, August 14, 2026, produced a subscription rate of 188.21%,…
CFTC prediction markets are facing increased regulatory scrutiny as the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission reviews so-called “mention markets” offered by prediction platforms, according to people familiar with the matter. Mention markets allow traders to speculate on whether specific words…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has severely disrupted maritime and air traffic, damaging critical infrastructure and interrupting transport corridors essential to the movement of energy and goods. The Fund said…
Parts of the Greater Accra Region experienced a prolonged power outage on Sunday, August 16, as the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) carried out emergency repairs on a damaged transmission tower at Ashaiman. GRIDCo said the outage, scheduled from 3:30…
Access Bank Ghana Plc has secured certification from Ghana’s Carbon Market Office (CMO) to operate as a carbon credit broker, positioning the bank to play a larger role in the country’s emerging carbon market and climate finance ecosystem. The certification,…
Absa Bank Ghana, in partnership with Impact Food Hub, has concluded the second edition of its Agribusiness Launchpad and Accelerator Programme, aimed at equipping agribusiness entrepreneurs with the skills and knowledge needed to build, scale and sustain their businesses. The…
Fuel prices are expected to move in different directions at filling stations from Sunday, August 16, 2026, with petrol and LPG projected to record reductions while diesel prices are likely to increase. Data from the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies…