This year’s Local Content Summit 2026 was organised by the Minerals Commission in Takoradi with the theme ‘Strengthening local content and indigenisation – building a resilient mining sector in Ghana’ and addressed by President John Dramani Mahama. He outlined an ambitious roadmap aimed at deepening local content, accelerating industrialisation and positioning Ghana as a technology-driven […] The post Editorial:

By Kingsley Webora TANKEH Despite a significant drop in lending rates, commercial banks have become wary of lending due to high non-performing loans (NPLs) in the sector, President-Ghana Association of Banks (GAB) John Awuah has said. He argued that Ghana has the highest NPLs ratio in the West African sub-region, hovering around 19 percent. This, […] The post High NPLs ‘scare’ banks

By Kingsley Webora TANKEH A former Chief Justice, Sophia Abena Akufo, has warned that the country’s peace and security are being undermined by the widening gap between improving macroeconomic indicators and the lived realities of ordinary citizens. According to the former head of the judiciary, who studied international law and conflict management, the country cannot […] The post Economic

By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE A comprehensive recovery and reform campaign to transform the premix fuel regime, following serious financial mismanagement and breaches, indicates identified total irregularities worth GH¢27.7million. The reform, initiated by government, is to transform the sector and deal with governance anomalies in the 53 percent Community Development Fund (CDF) which supports coastal fishing communities. […] The post Premix

By Joshua AMLANU & Evelyn Arthur The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority has intensified efforts to trace six articulated trucks that remain unaccounted for in a suspected transit diversion scheme involving goods with more than GH¢85 million in potential tax exposure. The trucks are part of a consignment of 18 vehicles that were […] The post Search

A collaborative partnership among Agridev Real Estate Limited, Clubhouse Ghana Limited and Fairllop Property Developers Limited, has changed the face of the aging Queen Elizabeth II Educational Foundation, known to be the first nursery school to be established in Ghana. The three institutions, on Monday, handed over refurbished school infrastructure and equipment worth some Ghc […] The post Corporate

The Ghana Beverage Awards (GBA) in partnership with Jack Daniels and the Ghana Bartenders’ Guild has successfully hosted a highly engaging Bartenders Masterclass, reinforcing its commitment to professional development and capacity building within Ghana’s growing beverage and hospitality industry. The event, which is the third edition, serves as the first official activity on the road […] The post Beverage

Chief Executive Officer of Serene Insurance and 2nd Vice-President/Chairman of the Ghana Insurers Association (GIA), Mercy Naa Koshie Boampong, has strongly defended the capacity of local insurance companies to provide cutting-edge, growth-oriented risk cover regimes for marine/aviation cargo to safeguard import trade in the long term. Citing Serene Insurance as an example of local capacity, […] The post Serene