By Kofi Ansah Fuel quality is often simplified to a single number displayed on the pump – RON 91 or RON 95 for petrol, and, in the case of diesel, an implicit assumption that “diesel is diesel.” While these indicators are important, they represent only minimum combustion performance thresholds, not the full spectrum of fuel […] The post The GOIL difference: What’s really in your

The Africa Sustainable Energy Centre (ASEC) has called for urgent structural reforms in Ghana’s petroleum downstream sector following Star Oil Limited’s indefinite suspension of its membership from the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC). ASEC, named Energy Think Tank of the Year at the 2025 Ghana Energy Awards, said the development exposes deep institutional and […] The post ASEC

By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU & Juliet ETEFE Multidimensional poverty in the country declined to 21.9 percent in the third quarter of 2025, confirming steady national improvement in living conditions. However, sharp regional, rural-urban and social inequities persist, the latest Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Statistics Bulletin released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) shows. This represents a […] The post Poverty

By Juliet ETEFE Producer inflation has ended 2025 at 1.9 percent compared with 26.1 percent recorded in December 2024. According to the latest update from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), December 2025 recorded year-on-year (YoY) Producer inflation rate of 1.9 percent, representing a 0.6 percentage point increase from the November 2025 (1.3 percent) but 24.2 […] The post Producer

By Kingsley Webora TANKEH ([email protected]) Government exhibited aggressive borrowing last week, accepting nearly all bids worth  GH¢10.09billion – outstripping its auction target by 40.68 percent, according to a Weekly Market Update report by Laurus Africa Securities. Per the report, this injected a fresh GH¢3.10billion into state coffers, underscoring a deliberate buffer-building strategy amid looming maturities. […] The post Treasury

By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG), has said the neglect of decentralised agriculture at the local level, could affect flagship sector policies, including the Feed Ghana Programme (FGP), 24-Hour Economy Policy, Land Banks, Nkukor Nkitinkiti among others. The Chamber noted that, when district agricultural services are weak, national policies struggle to achieve […] The post Decentralise

By Ernest Bako WUBONTO Export-Import Bank (EXIM Bank) is preparing to raise up to US$200 million from the capital markets in a major move to stabilise existing investments and accelerate industrial growth. The planned capital raise is intended to consolidate gains made in 2025 by rescuing stalled projects, completing partially executed ones and shielding businesses […] The post EXIM

By Kizito CUDJOE Government’s plan to build a 1,200-megawatt (MW) state-owned thermal power plant has drawn cautious approval from independent power producers, even as energy policy think-tanks warn that long-standing structural and climate risks could undermine the project’s viability if left unaddressed. Announced by the Finance Minister in the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, […] The post Mixed

Margins ID Group, Africa’s leading provider of secure national and digital identification solutions, has secured a historic international contract to design, build, finance, co-operate and transfer a National ID System and an Integrated Digital ID System for the government of The Gambia. The contract was signed on Monday, January 19, 2026. A defining milestone for […] The post Margins

By Kingsley Webora TANKEH ([email protected]) As government continues making strides in sustaining the economic gains made over recent months, the black star is set to shine brightly as Ghana preps to host the Association Cambiste Internationale (ACI) World Congress 2026 in May this year. This will be the first time a sub-Saharan African country is […] The post Economic