Economy and Finance

Databank Research has maintained its end-of-year real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast at 4.5% ± 100 basis points. In its second half-year outlook, it expects increased infrastructure investment, particularly …

Ghana’s container traffic for 2024 increased to 1,701,246 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) from 1,226,635 TEUs recorded in 2023. Measured in TEUs, the increase represents a 27.8% uptick, highlighting a surge …

The United Kingdom (UK) government is encouraging Ghanaian businesses to view the UK as a strategic hub for trade partnerships that can drive mutual economic growth. According to the UK …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has sold one of its highest amounts of dollars for the market through a single 7-day FX forward auction. Market data seen by JOYBUSINESS showed …

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) is upbeat that the recent cuts in the Bank of Ghana’s policy rate will trigger a new phase of lending and growth for businesses. …

The Director of Agribusiness at the Presidency, Dr. Peter Boamah Otokunor, officially opened the 2025 Ghana Industrial Summit and Exhibition (GISE) and the Biannual Environmental Science & Technology Forum (BEST …

Ghana has spent 40 out of its 68 years since attaining political independence under International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes, the World Bank has revealed in its 2025 Policy Notes titled …

As part of its mandate in helping to shape the economic direction for growth of member nations, the World Bank has advised Ghana’s government to lean more on concessional external …

Ghana is enjoying a hyper rebound in foreign investor confidence, with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) surging by 381.9% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last …

The Agriculture Development Bank (ADB) has declared a remarkable financial turnaround, bouncing back from a significant loss in 2023, to profit in 2024.   At its Annual General Meeting (AGM) …