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New electricity and water tariffs take off

Ghanaians will from today February 1, 2023, start paying more for electricity and water following the upward tariff adjustment announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) last month.

BoG increases monetary policy rate to 28%

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has increased the Policy Rate by 100 basis points (1 percent) to 28 percent, citing the need to drive inflation downwards.

Fuel prices to go up by 7-13%

The Institute of Energy Security (IES) has predicted that the price of fuel at the pumps may rise between 7% and 13%, effective February 1, 2023.