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ELS: MBN360 BUSINESS Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe has urged domestic airlines to reduce airfares following government’s decision to waive import duties on aircraft parts. He said the duty exemptions were introduced to help airlines lower their operating costs, and the savings should also benefit passengers. Mr. Nikpe made the call at the unveiling of […]

ELS: MBN360 Extractives/Energy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah with Minerals Commission CEO, Hon. Isaac Tandoh Workers and traders of the Nalamtaaba Mining Enterprise in Gbani, located within the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, have made an urgent appeal to the Minerals Commission to immediately rescind its shutdown and […]

ELS; MBN360 EXTRATIVES/ENERGY Ghana could face another round of pressure on petroleum prices as renewed attacks around Saudi Arabia add to an already tight global oil market, with Brent crude trading above US$104 a barrel. The latest escalation matters for Ghana less because it threatens an immediate shortage of fuel and more because it could […]

ELS: MBN360 BANKING Ghana’s banking sector is navigating a fundamental shift as Treasury bill yields continue their steep decline, squeezing the easy returns that once propped up profits.  After years of sky-high rates that made government securities a near-risk-free cash machine, the 91-day Treasury bill now yields around 4.7 percent, down from nearly 28 percent […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that government will transform the reclaimed Agbogloshie site into an industrial park, with plans to establish a major textile factory to create jobs for young Ghanaians. He said the planned development forms part of the government’s broader vision to turn the area, which has long been […]

ELS: MBN360 BUSINESS Ghana’s drive to expand commercial agriculture and increase local processing of cocoa and other raw materials has featured prominently in discussions between President John Dramani Mahama and the Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation, Makhtar Diop. The meeting at the Presidency on Wednesday focused on scaling up investment in key agricultural […]

ELS; MBN360 ECONOMY President John Mahama has held discussions with the Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation, Makhtar Diop, on strengthening Ghana’s economy through strategic partnerships and private-sector investment. The meeting at the Presidency on Wednesday focused on scaling up commercial agriculture, particularly in cocoa, oil palm and poultry, as well as government’s policy […]

ELS: MBN360 BUSINESS Limited. The notices cite the Environmental Protection Act, 2025 (Act 1124) and warn that tampering with them attracts a fine. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has ordered Empire Cement Ghana Limited to immediately halt all operations over severe air pollution from its factory at Weija in the Greater Accra Region. The shutdown […]

ELS: MBN360 ECONOMY Ghana’s effort to turn improving macroeconomic conditions into a stronger private-investment cycle has gained fresh momentum after International Finance Corporation Managing Director Makhtar Diop met Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson in Accra on September 16, 2026. The Ministry of Finance said the talks focused on commercial agriculture, value addition and job […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Two consequences followed. Water moving from upstream toward the sea now meets obstruction, and the basin itself holds far less than it once did. Both effects push floodwater into surrounding communities rather than out to the ocean. That reasoning explains why the Kpeshie Lagoon sits among the most critical intervention points under […]