12 h. ago Ghana Sets 2025 Deadline for Landmark Islamic Finance Framework

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-sets-2025-deadline-for-landmark-islamic-finance-framework/Ghana is accelerating plans to become West Africa’s Islamic finance hub with comprehensive regulations for banking, insurance, and capital markets due by year-end 2025. Professor John Gartchie Gatsi, adviser to the Bank of Ghana, confirmed the joint framework developed by the central bank, Securities and Exchange Commission, and National Insurance Commission will cover non-interest banking, Sukuk bonds, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-sets-2025-deadline-for-landmark-islamic-finance-framework/

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12 h. ago Technip Energies Backs MSGBC Energy Conference as Regional Projects Advance

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/technip-energies-backs-msgbc-energy-conference-as-regional-projects-advance/Technip Energies will serve as a Gold Sponsor at December’s MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference in Dakar, reinforcing its commitment to West Africa’s energy sector. The event, supported by Senegal’s Energy Ministry, Petrosen, COS-Petrogaz, and the African Energy Chamber, aims to foster partnerships under the theme “Energy, Petroleum and Mining in Africa: Synergy […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/technip-energies-backs-msgbc-energy-conference-as-regional-projects-advance/

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12 h. ago Shell’s South Africa Drilling Faces Court Test Amid Energy Security Push

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/shells-south-africa-drilling-faces-court-test-amid-energy-security-push/A legal challenge now threatens Shell’s plans to explore for oil and gas off South Africa’s west coast, even as the country grapples with severe energy import dependence. Environmental groups and coastal communities have lodged a court appeal against the environmental authorization granted to Shell, permitting it to drill up to five deepwater wells in […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/shells-south-africa-drilling-faces-court-test-amid-energy-security-push/

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15 h. ago OR Foundation partners with GNFS to train Kantamanto traders on fire safety

Kantamanto Market in Accra, Ghana, is known as West Africa's largest second-hand clothing market. The bustling and jostling marketplace attracts thousands of traders and shoppers from across the region, offering a vast array of used clothing items.

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19 h. ago GEPA to Lead Ghanaian Agribusiness Charge at Africa Trade Fair 2025

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/gepa-to-lead-ghanaian-agribusiness-charge-at-africa-trade-fair-2025/Ghana’s Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) will spearhead a delegation of over 50 agribusiness and agro-processing SMEs at the 2025 Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) in Algeria, CEO Dr. Francis Kojo Kwarteng announced today. The move aims to leverage the event’s projected $44 billion trade deals to boost non-traditional exports under the African Continental Free Trade Area […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/gepa-to-lead-ghanaian-agribusiness-charge-at-africa-trade-fair-2025/

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21 h. ago Ghana Pushes Gold Refining Expansion to Capture Export Value

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-pushes-gold-refining-expansion-to-capture-export-value/At London’s GHIB CONVERGE conference, Bank of Ghana First Deputy Governor Dr. Zakari Mumuni championed plans to transform the nation’s gold sector. “Establishing refineries in Ghana presents a very good prospect,” he told banking and trade leaders, arguing that domestic processing would create jobs, improve trade balances, and retain more value from Africa’s top gold […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-pushes-gold-refining-expansion-to-capture-export-value/

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22 h. ago GSE recorded 71% growth in shares traded in 2024; market capitalization hits GH₵111bn

Meanwhile, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) emerged as the top-performing market in Africa in 2024. The report said the market started the year on an upswing, evidenced by the impressive gain of 326 points in the Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index (GSE-CI) to end the first quarter with a return of 12.0%.

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22 h. ago Ghana Cocoa Farmers See Little Gain from Price Surge, IMANI Reveals

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-cocoa-farmers-see-little-gain-from-price-surge-imani-reveals/Record cocoa prices won’t automatically rescue Ghana’s struggling farmers, policy think tank IMANI Africa warns. Despite the government hiking producer prices, most smallholders still earn as little as GHC 5.90 daily per hectare barely enough to cover costs. The problem isn’t prices but productivity, IMANI stresses. With 70% of farmers tending plots under two hectares, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-cocoa-farmers-see-little-gain-from-price-surge-imani-reveals/

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22 h. ago Republic Bank celebrated as sole financier of a historic breakthrough in Ghana’s mining sector

In a landmark achievement for Ghana’s natural resource development, Africa Exploration and Minerals Group Ltd (AEMG), a solely owned Ghanaian exploration company has successfully concluded the drilling phase of the country’s first-ever Mineral Resource Estimation (MRE) for iron ore, conducted at the Gyamurume Iron Ore Block in the Oti Region. This pioneering initiative, fully financed […]

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37 h. ago New Podcast ‘Future of Africa’ Amplifies the Voices of African Youth Re

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, AMA, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/new-podcast-future-of-africa-amplifies-the-voices-of-african-youth-re-shaping-our-world/Launched by the African Union Youth Envoy, the United Nations Foundation, and The Elders in collaboration with The Global Dispatches Podcast.  NEW YORK, USA 12 August 2025 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-The United Nations Foundation today announced the launch of Future of Africa, a new podcast series that amplifies young African voices in global policy conversations. Future of Africa is […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, AMA, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/new-podcast-future-of-africa-amplifies-the-voices-of-african-youth-re-shaping-our-world/

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43 h. ago Austria Eyes Ghana’s Education Disruptor in Bid to Foster African Talent

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/austria-eyes-ghanas-education-disruptor-in-bid-to-foster-african-talent/Accra’s Academic City University welcomed Austrian Ambassador Jürgen Heissel this week, signaling potential partnerships to reshape higher education in Africa. The visit spotlighted Ghana’s push for innovation-driven learning as the envoy toured labs and discussed entrepreneurial training with university leadership. President Fred McBagonluri underscored Academic City’s mission to cultivate “job creators, not job seekers,” citing […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/austria-eyes-ghanas-education-disruptor-in-bid-to-foster-african-talent/

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44 h. ago Republic Bank Backs Ghana’s First Iron Ore Exploration Success

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/republic-bank-backs-ghanas-first-iron-ore-exploration-success/In Ghana’s Oti Region, a landmark drilling phase for the country’s inaugural iron ore resource estimation has concluded, funded entirely by Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC. The project, led by local firm Africa Exploration and Minerals Group Ltd (AEMG), unfolded at the Gyamurume Iron Ore Block and signals Ghana’s entry into the global iron and steel […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/republic-bank-backs-ghanas-first-iron-ore-exploration-success/

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51 h. ago Bright Simons questions military’s readiness for forest rescue operations after deadly crash

IMANI Africa’s Honorary Vice President, Bright Simons, has questioned the Ghana Armed Forces’ preparedness for rescue missions in difficult forest terrain following last Wednesday’s tragic military helicopter crash in the Adansi Akrofuom district.

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56 h. ago Now, Africa Should Balance Afrocentrism with Global South Alliance

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Hashim Yussuf Amao, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/now-africa-should-balance-afrocentrism-with-global-south-alliance/While having a chat with a colleague recently, I told him that the non-aligned movement in this age is not just outdated; it is tactically naive and diplomatically dangerous. I mean, standing in the middle in this rapidly shifting chessboard of global politics is no longer a position of wisdom but weakness. And if Africa […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Hashim Yussuf Amao, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/now-africa-should-balance-afrocentrism-with-global-south-alliance/

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59 h. ago Ghana Urged to Seize AfCFTA Edge Ahead of Critical Trade Fair

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-urged-to-seize-afcfta-edge-ahead-of-critical-trade-fair/Ghana’s business leaders are sounding the alarm: the nation isn’t capitalizing on hosting the AfCFTA headquarters. With the Intra-Africa Trade Fair (IATF 2025) in Algiers just months away, the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) met Algeria’s ambassador to push for a stronger export push. “There’s an opportunity situated in Ghana, and we’re […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-urged-to-seize-afcfta-edge-ahead-of-critical-trade-fair/

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60 h. ago Ghana Sets Stage for Africa’s US$40 Trillion Sustainability Push

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-sets-stage-for-africas-us40-trillion-sustainability-push/Ghana will host the first major stakeholder meeting for the Sixth Africa Sustainability Report and Think Energy SDGs Awards on August 28 in Accra. The gathering, spearheaded by the Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability alongside the newly formed Association of African Sustainability Practitioners (AASuP), aims to turbocharge the continent’s race against the […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-sets-stage-for-africas-us40-trillion-sustainability-push/

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61 h. ago Helicopter crash: Seeking forensic support from South Africa was for reaffirmation, says Benjamin Quashie

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Council of Elders Chair for South Africa, Mr Benjamin Quashie, has addressed the controversy over Ghana’s decision to seek forensic investigations in South Africa to identify the remains of the eight victims of the military helicopter crash at Adansi Akrofuom, whose bodies were burnt beyond recognition.

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62 h. ago Ghana to Host Africa’s Top Public Finance Gathering in November

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-to-host-africas-top-public-finance-gathering-in-november/Accra will welcome over 2,000 public finance leaders this November as Ghana secures hosting rights for the African Association of Accountant-Generals’ (AAAG) flagship conference. From November 24–28, the continent’s financial stewards will converge under the theme “Africa of Tomorrow: Positioning Public Finance Management for Economic Prosperity” – aiming to overhaul how governments manage public funds across Africa. […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-to-host-africas-top-public-finance-gathering-in-november/

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63 h. ago Ghana’s Central Bank Pushes Commodities as Economic Lifeline

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-central-bank-pushes-commodities-as-economic-lifeline/First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Zakari Mumuni, has declared commodities essential for Ghana’s economic future. Speaking at Africa’s CNVERGE 2025 summit in Accra, he urged strategic shifts to transform raw materials into tools for stability and growth. “Commodities are no longer just exports,” he stated. “They’re assets to build resilience, unlock […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-central-bank-pushes-commodities-as-economic-lifeline/

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66 h. ago Republic Bank, Bank of Africa provide lowest interest rates on loans to individuals

Data released by the Bank of Ghana has revealed that Republic Bank and Bank of Africa provide the lowest interest rates on loans for individuals. In its Annualized Percentage Rates (APR) ending June 2025, the Bank of Ghana report captured all 23 banks in the country. The report showed that Bank of Africa offered an […]

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