Government institutes monthly stakeholder dialogue to ease doing business in Ghana

The government has instituted a new monthly stakeholder dialogue with both local and foreign businesses to fast-track the processes of doing business in Ghana more conducive. The engagement would feature a survey, which will track the progress made on the implementation of measures to ease doing business in the country, as well as ways to […]

Ghana achieves GH¢11.5bn trade surplus in Q1 2024

Ghana achieved a significant trade surplus of GH¢11.5 billion in the first quarter of 2024. This surplus comes amidst a notable 20.4% increase in the average prices of export commodities between Q1 2023 and Q1 2024. According to the latest quarterly report released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), this increase signals a promising economic […]

BoG refutes claims of Ghana becoming a dual currency state

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has responded to an article titled “Is Ghana Becoming a Dual Currency State? The Rise of Yellow Currency!” to correct some inconsistencies and misinformation. The article claimed electronic money was superseding the Ghanaian cedi for which reason strategic measures had to be taken to safeguard the use and relevance of […]