Dear Readers, thanks for the feedback about my recent article, on my social media posts. The lengthy article from Sanjay Kumar Jaiswar, gave us a lot of insights on the effect of late sitting in banks. I looked at the reasons ascribed to late closure of some banks in the early 2000s when cash was […] The post Risk Watch with Alberta QUARCOOPOME: Late banks closure

By Christabel DANSO ABEAM The Executive Chairman of COB–A, producer of Standard Water, has advised that Ghana’s indigenous business landscape must confront its persistent ‘five-year survival challenge’ with stronger research, policy support and deliberate investment in local enterprises. Delivering remarks at the company’s 30th anniversary celebration, the Chairman, Mr. Divine Otoo Agorhom, called on academia […] The post Indigenous

By Elsie Appau-Klu ESQ The era, where many informal sector businesses and workers’ pay taxes when faced with threats of enforcement or coercion, rather than on voluntary basis, has become a collaborative regime between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and taxpayers in the SMEs sector. This collaborative approach, adopted by the GRA, is touted as […] The post Strengthening

By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU & Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU Ghana is among the African economies most exposed to escalating conflict in the Middle East while having limited fiscal space to respond, according to the World Bank’s latest Africa Economic Update as government moved to contain a sharp rise in domestic fuel prices. The Bretton Woods […] The post World Bank warns of vulnerability

By Kizito CUDJOE The country’s petroleum revenue oversight body has raised a red flag over a planned  US$205million acquisition tied to the declining Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme (TEN) oilfield, warning that the deal risks locking the state into fresh long-term exposure under the guise of cost savings. The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) is calling for independent […] The post PIAC

By Kizito CUDJOE Rural and community banks (RCBs) have been cautioned to back their transition into community banks with tangible operational reforms, as the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) microfinance directive sets a December 31 deadline for full compliance. While the shift is widely welcomed for shedding the long-criticised “rural” label, industry observers say the real […] The post RCBs

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority, Prof. Ransford Gyampo, has urged importers and key stakeholders to comply with the government’s directive requiring all cargo imports to be insured locally, describing the move as key to strengthening the economy and protecting shippers. Speaking at a high-level stakeholder meeting with officials from the Ministry […] The post Mandatory

The World Shea Expo, one of Africa’s most significant agribusiness platforms, is set to return to Tamale in August  2026 under the theme ‘From local commodity to global brand: Accelerating women and youth-led value addition in shea’. Building on the momentum of last year’s highly successful edition, the upcoming expo is expected to deepen investment, […] The post World

Output expands amid further rise in new orders Selling prices cut for eleventh month running Renewed increase in purchasing and sustained hiring Ghana’s private sector ended the opening quarter of 2026 on a positive note as sustained new order growth fed through to a renewed increase in output.Purchasing activity also returned to growth, while companies […] The post Business