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Ghana’s Development Depends on Institutions That are Modern, Responsive, and Trusted

GRA Commissioner-General outlines reforms to build a modern, transparent, and taxpayer-friendly system driven by ITAS, trust, digital transformation, and shared…

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Accra Flooding Raises Questions Over Workplace Resilience and Hybrid Work Adoption 

Heavy flooding in Accra disrupted transport and commuting, raising renewed debate on whether businesses should institutionalise work-from-home and hybrid models as resilience strategies.

Flooding Brings Accra’s Informal Economy to a Standstill

Heavy rains flooded Accra, disrupting transport, shutting markets, and halting street trade, effectively bringing the city’s informal economy to a standstill amid ongoing downpour.

Oil Edges Higher as US-Iran Agree to Halt Strikes Before Doha Talks

Oil edged higher above $72 per barrel after the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt strikes before Doha peace talks, easing concerns over Strait of Hormuz supply disruptions.

The Customer is Always Right, but Not in Ghana: The 6 Critical Gaps in Consumer Protection – CUTS Report

CUTS International’s 2025 report identifies six major consumer protection gaps in Ghana, including poor service delivery, weak complaint resolution, low consumer awareness, ineffective regulation, rural-urban disparities, and sanitation failures, urging…

Maphlix Trust Calls for Patient Capital to Unlock Ghana’s Agricultural Potential

Maphlix Trust Ghana says high borrowing costs, weak research support and rising utility tariffs are constraining expansion despite export potential

StanChart’s Sale of Retail Business: The Deeper ‘Push & Pull’ Factors Driving the Move – Dr. Atuahene

Dr. Richmond Atuahene says Standard Chartered's planned retail banking divestment stems from global restructuring, capital optimisation, regulatory costs, fierce competition from Pan-African banks, and fintech disruption, echoing The High Street…

Ghana Sits on a Sports Economy Worth Millions, But Has No Institution to Monetize It

Ghana’s failure to build a national sports museum is increasingly becoming more than a cultural gap. It is an economic missed opportunity. At a time when countries are turning sport…

Mobile Money Is Reshaping Finance. How Are Banks Keeping Up?

Mobile money remains a key driver of financial inclusion, expanding access to digital payments, credit and other financial services for households and small businesses. As adoption grows, policymakers are expected…

Tomato Traders Call for Government Support to Revive Local Production

Tomato traders at the Asafo and Roman Hill markets in Kumasi have appealed to the Government to take urgent steps to revive Ghana’s tomato industry, saying increased investment is needed…

‘Missing Roads’, Defective Buildings: The State of Oil Revenue-Funded Projects in Volta Region

PIAC found petroleum-funded projects in Volta plagued by delays, defects, and missing equipment: a warehouse lacking facilities, an uncompleted road despite payment, overstretched CHPS compound, defective nurses’ quarters, and an…