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The Central Bank’s Summary of Economic and Financial Data revealed a minimal decrease in the number of active mobile money accounts from 18.9 million to 18.6 million between March and April this year.

The Electricity Company of Ghana and Ghana Water Company Limited have proposed an astronomic increase in tariffs for the year 2022. ECG is demanding a 148% increase in electricity tariff, whilst the Ghana Water Company Limited wants 334%.

Year on year inflation is expected to worsen further in the coming months in the wake of the decision by the Public Utility Regulation Commission to hike tariffs of electricity and water as well as increase in transport fares by the transport operators in the country.

The firms; Fan Milk, GOIL, ESLA PLC and SIC Insurance have between May 13th to June 15th, 2022 for the submissions of their unaudited financial statements.

Adnan Adams Mohammed The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun working with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) regarding the…

Although the expected growth of 5.2% is the lowest among other economic researchers, the World Bank has projected a growth of 5.5% for 2022. Also, the parent company of Stanbic Bank, Standard Bank has predicted an economic growth rate of about 6.2% in 2022 and 6.8% in 2023 amidst tough times for the Ghanaian economy.

According to the chamber, per the current law, salaries that are paid via mobile money would attract the 1.5% charge, whereas salaries paid through banks will not attract any E-levy. They described such move as discriminatory.

In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the Fund said the Ghanaian economy will expand by 5.1% in 2023, 0.1% lower than the 2022 forecast, whilst it return to the pre-pandemic levels of 7.5% in 2027.

World Bank has indicated that, the world faces a “human catastrophe” from a food crisis arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Bank is worried at the rate in which food prices are rising, saying it would push hundreds of millions of people into poverty and lower nutrition, if the crisis continues

Looking into Ghana’s fiscal position following increased spending on health and household support due to COVID-19 pandemic, Ghana’s fiscal deficit would widen to an estimated 11.3% in 2021. This is well above historical level