President John Dramani Mahama, on March 5, 2026, commissioned two major industrial facilities in Tema, marking a significant boost to Ghana’s manufacturing sector and industrial transformation agenda.
China, the U.S. and other Western governments have mounted an unusually coordinated push to get Ghana to halt a gold royalty hike they say could harm some of the world's biggest miners, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter and a letter from an industry body.
Ghana has signed a debt restructuring agreement with Belgium as part of ongoing efforts to stabilise the country’s public finances following the severe economic crisis of 2022–2023.
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured customers and stakeholders that its metering and billing systems meet strict national and international standards, following recent concerns raised by some prepaid customers.
Year-on-year inflation rate eased further to 3.3 percent in February 2026, marking the 14th consecutive monthly decline and the lowest level recorded since the 2021 CPI rebasing, the Ghana Statistical Service has announced.
The Chief Executive of the Minerals Commission, Isaac Andrew Tandoh, has proposed the setting up of the largest convergent centre in Africa for dialogue in the minerals sector.
The Ministry of Finance has announced the expiration of restrictions on new domestic bond issuance, paving the way for government to return to the local bond market after three years of suspension.
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has moved to calm fears among Ghanaians, assuring the public that the country has enough fuel stock to last several weeks despite the escalating Middle East crisis following recent Iran attacks and regional tensions.
President John Dramani Mahama has described the energy sector as having been in a severe financial crisis, burdened by roughly GH¢80 billion caused by prolonged non-payment for gas, high commercial and technical losses in distribution, and weak collections by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
Ivory Coast plans to bring forward the start of its cocoa mid-crop season for the first time ever, allowing the regulator to sharply reduce its set price paid to farmers in hopes of boosting sales, two government sources and two regulator sources told Reuters.
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has issued a compliance notice to all licensed gold buyers, urging strict adherence to reporting obligations set out in their licensing conditions.
Ivory Coast will have accumulated about 200,000 metric tons of unsold cocoa by the end of March, when its main crop concludes, unless the government cuts state-regulated farmer prices to unlock sales from farmers to traders, industry experts and global trading executives said.
The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has unveiled Ghana’s first-ever comprehensive national policy specifically designed to deliberately and sustainably build the country’s external reserves and secure long-term macroeconomic stability.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has interdicted five officers of its Customs Division with immediate effect following preliminary findings from an internal enforcement operation.
