Cocoa prices sank to 2-week lows today and are sharply lower on signs of adequate cocoa supplies. Last Wednesday, Barry Callebaut AG, the world’s biggest cocoa processor, said the global cocoa market is well supplied, leaving the market better prepared…
MTN Ghana is stepping up efforts to expand digital payments among informal businesses as it works with government to support a cash-lite economy, a company official said. The telecom operator used its two-day MoMoFest in Berekum in the Bono Region…
By the time the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act was passed in December 2025, Ghana’s virtual asset market was already up and running. Substantial financial activity is already taking place through virtual asset platforms, much of it beyond the traditional…
Growth demonstrated that a business was creating value; it did not, on its own, give lenders and investors sufficient confidence to commit capital. A bankable business is, therefore, one that is ready to attract funding, with credible financial records, the…
On 2 September 2026, the United Arab Emirates Cabinet convened at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi under the chairmanship of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The…
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) showed strong performance at the close of August 2026, with the Composite Index and Financial Stock Index recording returns of 71.90% and 70.09%, respectively. Trading activity continued to gain momentum with 133,867 transactions recorded, representing…
Amantin and Kasei Community Bank PLC increased lending by more than half in 2025 as higher advances and income helped the bank navigate a challenging economic environment and deliver a modest rise in profit. Advances surged 54.2 per cent to…
Ghana’s state-run cocoa marketer has warned, according to Bloomberg, that both adverse weather and disease could reduce Ghana’s cocoa output by up to a third. As Ghana stands among the world’s largest cocoa exporters, such a substantial reduction would directly…
By Eugene Davis Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama has reaffirmed the central bank’s view that, if properly implemented and regulated, non-interest banking and finance can complement conventional banking, widen access to financial services and mobilise more productive…
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has initiated high-level sectoral consultations with key ministries to transition the government’s proposed New Economy agenda from policy objectives into an actionable, multi-billion-dollar investment program. Dr Ato Forson led a senior Ministry of Finance…