Economy and Finance

Two prominent Ghanaian academics, Emeritus Professor Ernest Aryeetey and Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, have raised concerns about the country’s over-reliance on Bretton Woods institutions, specifically the International Monetary Fund (IMF) …

The Volta Region is set to host the inaugural Volta Economic Forum 2025 this week, at the Reddington Beach Resort in Keta. This landmark event aims to position the region …

The Bank of Ghana has identified weak revenue performance, pressures from employee compensation, and increasing energy sector payments as major fiscal risks that could impact the country’s economy for the …

Ghana retains its position as the country in Sub-Saharan Africa with the third highest policy rate, according to the World Bank’s October 2025 Africa Pulse Report. Despite a 7.5 percentage …

The number of jobs advertised in selected print and online media, which partially gauges labour demand in the economy, decreased in August 2025, data from the Bank of Ghana has …

Ghana’s local currency, the cedi, is poised to make history as it records its first-ever annual appreciation against the US dollar since its redenomination in 2007. According to Bloomberg data, …

Ghana’s economic prospects are looking up, with Fitch Solutions revising the country’s 2025 growth projection upward to 4.9 percent from its earlier projection of 4.2 percent. As contained in its …

Ministry of Finance officials, led by the Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, will this week continue the intense work they engaged in last week towards preparing a national budget for …

By Adnan Adams Mohammed (Certified Islamic Finance Professional and An Award-winning Finance Journalist) I am compelled to respond to a ‘purported’ academic article written by Dr Atuahene Akwasi Atuahene titled …

Key managers of Ghana’s economy have buzzed international investors and development agencies with assurance of sustaining the current economic reforms and gains. In separate sessions of meetings with development partners, …