By: Iddrissu Jara The free fertiliser programme for Ghana’s cocoa farmers – cancelled in 2018 by the former Akufo-Addo administration – is making a grand return, with government allocating a massive GH¢5.1 billion in the 2026 Budget to revive the initiative. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson announced the measure in Parliament on Thursday, November […]
By: Iddrissu A. Jara The Acting Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr. Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, has announced that GRA is undertaking an ambitious initiative to incorporate eight million new taxpayers into the national tax system. This initiative is part of a significant effort to broaden the country’s revenue base and enhance domestic […]
By: Nana Kwasi Roka The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr. Simon Madjie, has chalked a historic double win for Ghana at the 29th World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) World Investment Conference held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Mr. Madjie defeated Zimbabwe’s Investment Promotion Agency (ZIDA) to […]
By: Nana Kwasi Roka The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has assured the travelling public and airline operators of uninterrupted air traffic services despite a looming strike by members of the Ghana Air Traffic Safety Electronics Association (GhATSEA). In a press release dated Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the Authority said it has activated comprehensive contingency […]
By: Nana Kwasi Roka The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has officially opened applications for the issuance of licences for Jewellery and Fabrication (Categories A, B and C) as well as Refinery operations, effective Wednesday, October 22, 2025. The move forms part of GoldBod’s mandate under the Ghana Gold Board Act, 2025 (Act 1140) to formalize […]
Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has continue to make significant gains in government economic mobilization drive. The board has over the period of 10 months raked in about $8 billion for the country. This was contained in its report from January to October, 2025. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has disclosed that Ghana earned […]
Unrest is mounting within the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) following revelations that its Chief Executive Officer, Ing. Mark Awuah Baah, has remained in office despite reaching the statutory retirement age. A letter sighted by this paper, dated January 15, 2025, clearly directed Ing. Baah to proceed on compulsory retirement by June 15, 2025, in accordance […]
By: Nana Kwasi Roka Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has revealed that a recent national payroll audit uncovered several irregularities, including ghost names, while the government is also set to conduct a comprehensive review of abandoned and stalled infrastructure projects across the country. Dr. Forson made the announcement during his presentation of the […]
By: Nana Kwasi Roka Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced a significant drop in the country’s public debt stock by GH¢113.7 billion, bringing the debt-to-GDP ratio down to 43.8% – a major turnaround that signals progress in restoring macroeconomic stability. Delivering the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 24, […]
By: Nana Kwasi Roka Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has assured Parliament that the government will not request any supplementary budget for the remainder of the 2025 fiscal year – a bold signal of fiscal restraint and improved economic management. Presenting the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 24, Dr. […]