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Ghana's daily minimum wage to rise 15% to GHS 25.04 in 2027 and GHS 28.79 in 2028

The National Tripartite Committee has agreed a two-year deal that lifts Ghana's National Daily Minimum Wage from GHS 21.77 to GHS 25.04 on 1 January 2027 and to GHS 28.79 on 1 January 2028. Each step is a rise of about 15%, well above October's 5.5% inflation rate.

Ghana Youth Seek GHS 4.2 Billion Tax Relief to Boost Businesses and Jobs

GRA collects GHS 185.5 billion by October, beating its 10-month target by GHS 1.1 billion

Ghana Secures 16 Bilateral Debt Deals Worth $3 Billion

Ghana Faces Fiscal Risks From SOE Debt and Commodity Price Swings GHS 4.2 billion

Ghana raises goods procurement approval limit eightfold to GHS 800,000, PPA chief says

Ghana Ranks 18th in Sub-Saharan Africa with 15.7% Revenue-to-GDP Ratio

Ghana's PMI slips to 49.8 in October as new orders stall, S&P Global survey shows

Bank of Ghana to launch Heritage Series cedi banknotes on 12 November, with notes reported to reach banks in December

The Bank of Ghana will launch its upgraded Heritage Series of cedi banknotes at Bank Square, Accra, at 10:00 on Thursday 12 November 2026, later than the 3 November date the Governor gave in September. Existing notes stay legal tender.

Bank of Ghana bars payment firms from using merchant funds and orders seven safeguards on settlement accounts

Bank of Ghana registers 46 money transfer operators and bars banks from using unlisted firms

SEC Targets Low-Cost Investment Schemes to Expand Ghana’s Financial Inclusion with GHS 4.2 billion Potential

Ghana Seeks AfCFTA Expansion to Caribbean with $3 Trillion GDP

7 Companies Shortlisted for Keta Port Project Worth GHS 4.2 Billion

Ghana Banking Sector Bad Loans Reach 18.90%

Ghana Banking Assets Worth GHS 647bn At Risk Due To Nature Loss

Ghana's fake goods trade worsens as crime index score rises to 5.5

Ghana scored 5.5 out of 10 for trade in counterfeit goods in the 2025 Global Organized Crime Index, up 0.5 from the previous edition, with Makola and Abossey Okai named as Accra markets where fake products are commonly sold.

Mahama Allocates GHS100m for Nsawam Remand Block

46.7kg of cocaine seized in Beirut from passenger flying in from Accra

Ghanaian twins plead guilty in alleged $9 million US romance fraud, face up to 20 years

Ghana Fixed Income Market Sees GH¢2.08bn Trading Volume

Ghana Fixed Income Market trading volume drops to GH¢2.08bn

Ghana's T-bill auction draws GHS5.01 billion, 41.5% above target, as yields ease

Ghana's fixed-income market trades GHS48.13 billion in October as share trading falls 38.6%

Ghana bond trading falls 44.87% to GHS5.03 billion in a week as 2027 to 2030 notes take 57.83%

GSE turnover jumps to GHS42.33 million as Ecobank Transnational and GCB dominate trading

GSE turnover falls 65.8% to GH¢2.95 million as MTN Ghana takes 92.8% of trading value

Ghana Fixed-Income Market Records GHS13.36 billion in Weekly Trades

Ghana Investors Face $6.3 Billion Wake-Up Call After Binance Hack

Ghana to procure its own vaccines by 2030 as Gavi support ends, Mahama says, with about 50% already self-funded

President Mahama told the Ghana Medical Association that Ghana is being weaned off Gavi support and is expected to procure its own vaccines by 2030, saying the country already buys about 50% of its vaccines.

Korle Bu emergency beds to more than double from 65 to at least 150 under four-hospital expansion, Mahama says

Ghana Financial Regulators Unveil New GHS 647 Billion Climate Risk Rules

GoldBod Invests GHS 35 Million in Tano Nimri Forest Reclamation

Ghana Cocoa Production to Fall 16% as Heat Hits Cocoa Belt

Ghana's cocoa production is expected to decline by at least 16% in the 2026/27 season due to heat stress and dry spells

Ghana Cocoa Board Relaunches Free Fertiliser Programme with 3.5 Million Bags

El Niño May Drive Up Food Prices by 5.5% in Ghana

Ghana to get 21,000-tonne grain store under US$4.8 million investment

Ghana Food Inflation Rises 1.7 Percentage Points

Ghana Traders Struggle with Low Sales Amid Falling Food Prices GHS 15,000 Transport Costs

Cocoa Capital raises GH¢3.39 billion in first commercial paper for COCOBOD, below GH¢4 billion target

GHS 80 to GHS 200: Processing gaps drive local chicken prices in Ghana

Ghana ICT Boom Fails to Drive Economic Growth, Report Finds GHS 1.9 Trillion Mobile Money Transactions

Ghana's ICT sector grew 20.5% annually from 2014 to 2022, but its contribution to GDP growth remained below 1.2 percentage points, according to a new report

Ghana, US Explore $30 Million Data Centre Investment and Cloud Computing Partnerships

Cyber incidents cost Ghana GHS209.7 million in nine months, over nine times 2025 losses

Ghana ICT Boom Delivers Limited Gains Worth GHS 21 Billion

MTN Ghana Invests US$202 Million in 5G License

MTN Ghana Mobile Money transaction value grows 44.4%

Zeepay Sues MTN for GHS15 Million Over Alleged Contract Breach

MTN Group CEO Reaffirms Commitment to Ghana's Digital Infrastructure

MTN Ghana Rewards Over 30,000 Customers in 30th Anniversary Promotion

MTN Ghana rewards over 30,000 customers as nine others win Toyota Land Cruiser Prados in Accra

Improved drinking water reaches 92% of Ghanaian households, up from 60.7% in 2000

Access to improved drinking water among Ghanaian households rose from 60.7% in 2000 to 92% in 2021, Government Statistician Dr Alhassan Iddrisu said. The share was 86% in 2010, leaving about nine in ten households on an improved source by the latest census.

Ghana's maternal deaths fell 37.9% in a decade and life expectancy reached 65.1 years, GSS says

Ghana is now 58.7% urban, with 30.8% of city dwellers in slums or informal settlements, GSS says

Only 6.9% Of Cocoa Plots In A Six-Region Survey Combine High-Yield And Sustainable Farming

Ghana Hotel Room Demand Falls 7 Percent Despite Ample Capacity

Births In Ghana's Health Facilities Have Doubled Since 1993, But Poorer And Rural Mothers Still Lag