Joseph Yoyowah

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Fitch Sees Another 100bps Rate Cut in September as Ghana’s Disinflation Trend Gains Pace

Fitch Solutions forecasts the Bank of Ghana will cut its policy rate by 100bps to 24% in September, citing falling…

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Asante Gold Secures $500m Funding Boost, Restructures Kinross Debt to Accelerate Ghana Mine Projects

Asante Gold finalises a $500m financing package and restructures obligations with Kinross to advance Ghana’s Bibiani and Chirano mines, strengthen…

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Energy Ministry Approves Two-Week Atuabo Gas Plant Shutdown for Critical Maintenance

Ghana’s Energy Ministry will shut down the Atuabo Gas Plant from August 16–30, 2025, for maintenance, but the Ministry assures…

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BoG’s Gold Purchase Programme Strengthens Cedi, Boosts Investor Confidence

BoG’s First Deputy Governor Dr. Zakari Mumuni says the Gold Purchase Programme has stabilized the cedi, eased inflation, improved Ghana’s…

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COPEC Calls for Scientific, Data-Driven Approach For Determining Transport Fares

COPEC’s Duncan Amoah urges a transparent, data-driven system for setting Ghana’s transport fares, replacing ad-hoc negotiations, after a planned 20%…

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First Deputy Governor Champions Commodity-Led Strategy for Ghana’s Economic Resilience

BoG’s 1st Deputy Governor Dr. Zakari Mumuni highlights Ghana’s commodity-led strategy, citing gold-backed initiatives like the DGPP, Gold for Oil,…

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Melcom’s Strategic Appointment Signals Deeper Local–Global Synergies in Ghana’s Retail Sector

Melcom's appointment of former Tourism Minister Dr. Ibrahim Awal as Communications and Strategy Consultant, signals stronger local–global synergy in Ghana’s…

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IMANI’s Franklin Cudjoe Links Galamsey Inaction to Fatal Helicopter Crash

IMANI Africa’s Franklin Cudjoe links the August 6 helicopter crash, to years of inadequate action against illegal mining, urging bold,…

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Sammy Awuku Warns of Looming National Crisis as NIA–GRA Standoff Threatens Digital Economy

Sammi Awuku warns that the NIA-GRA feud over a disputed GHC376m debt threatens national security, disrupts revenue collection, and exposes…

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Ghana on Track to Outperform 2025 Macroeconomic Targets – IC Research

IC Research projects the government will surpass all 2025 macro targets, citing strong first-half performance. Despite under-performance in non-tax and…

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Credit Bureau Enquiries Double in 2024 as Banks Embrace Data-Driven Lending

Credit bureau enquiries in Ghana surged to nearly 30 million in 2024, driven by banks and fintechs. The Bank of…

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Dud Cheque Issuance Drops Over 15% in 2024 Amid BoG Enforcement, Public Education

Dud cheque incidents in Ghana dropped by 15.19% in 2024, driven by public sensitization and enforcement by the Bank of…

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Ghana Launches $15m Push to Empower Women in Non-Traditional Exports

FAGE and Guzakuza have launched WISE Exports 2.0, a $15m initiative to scale 300 women-led non-traditional export SMEs in Ghana

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Ghanaians Offered Cheaper Alternative as DStv-NCA Saga Deepens – Here’s The Catch

Ghanaians may access cheaper Pay-TV content via Nigerian DStv packages amid regulatory action against MultiChoice, though local channels are excluded.…

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Reference Rate Drops to 19.67% – Banks to Cut Lending Rates, Credit Relief Expected for Borrowers

Ghana's banks are set to lower lending rates to around 19% following a drop in the Ghana Reference Rate from…

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