Ghana’s cocoa sector is facing growing uncertainty ahead of the 2026/2027 purchasing season, with distressed farmers appealing to President John Dramani Mahama for urgent intervention over funding challenges, producer prices and proposed changes to the cocoa industry. The Young Cocoa…
The most immediate challenge facing Ghana’s upstream petroleum sector is the decline in oil production and the depletion of the country’s reserves, Energy and Green Transition Minister Dr John Jinapor has said. Speaking at the annual general meeting of the…
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have agreed to harmonize their cocoa farm-gate pricing policies as part of efforts to improve farmer incomes, reduce market distortions and strengthen the position of the two countries in the global cocoa market. The agreement was…
Ghana’s Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rose to 4.0% year-on-year in July 2026, signaling a moderate increase in upstream price pressures across key sectors of the economy, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The July rate represents a 0.5 percentage-point…
The Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPA) and the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) have agreed on measures to strengthen the protection of Ghana’s informal retail sector, which is legally reserved for Ghanaian citizens under the GIPA Act, 2026 (Act…
Oil prices climbed above $91 a barrel on Tuesday as stalled negotiations between the United States and Iran heightened concerns over potential disruptions to global energy supplies. Brent crude futures rose 27 cents, or 0.3%, to $91.14 per barrel by…
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,…
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…
The government has allocated GH¢5 billion, equivalent to about US$429 million, to support continued gold purchases for Ghana’s reserves, shifting the financing burden from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to the national budget. The allocation, contained in Finance Minister Cassiel…