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Els: MBN360 News President John Dramani Mahama has stressed the need for structural reforms in the country’s public sector, particularly in the pension system. Speaking at a dialogue with organized labour on Tuesday, March 17, President Mahama said: “The goal is to ensure every Ghanaian worker retires with dignity, security, and confidence in the pension system.” He […]

Els: MBN360 News The Member of Parliament for Offinso South Constituency and Ranking Member for the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku, claims the government is planning another cocoa price cut. He is therefore urging cocoa farmers to organize an urgent protest to prevent the move. Dr. Opoku made the call […]

Els: MBN360 News The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bottling plant at Axim, in the Ellembelle, Ajumuro, and Gwira area of the Western Region, is currently under review, Energy and Green Transition Minister John Jinapor has informed Parliament. The project, implemented as an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) initiative under the National Cylinder Recirculation Model programme, […]

Els: MBN360 Agribusiness The Independence Square in Accra is set to become the epicenter of a technological revolution tomorrow, March 17, 2026, as President John Dramani Mahama joins forces with the Ghana Eximbank to launch the inaugural Ghana AgroTech Fair. This three-day event, running through March 19th, under the theme “Transforming Agribusiness through Local Innovation and Technology,” marks a […]

Els: MBN360 Business The Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has stated that the government is implementing major policies and programmes aimed at creating sustainable jobs, particularly for young people. According to him, addressing unemployment—especially among the youth—has become one of the country’s key priorities as Ghana works to consolidate its economic recovery. Dr. […]

Els: MBN360 Business Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, has cautioned that rising tensions in the Middle East could undermine Ghana’s progress in reducing inflation, despite recent improvements in the country’s macroeconomic indicators. Speaking at the opening of the 129th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Dr Asiama noted that developments […]

Els: MBN360 Extractives/Energy C-NERGY has revealed that Ghana’s newly passed sliding-scale mining royalty regime is set to become a major fiscal game-changer, with the potential to rake in at least US$200 million in additional annual revenue for the state. This legislative shift, recently passed by Parliament, seeks to replace the existing flat-rate structure with a more dynamic, […]

Els: MBN360 Extractives/Energy Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has announced a strategic shift in the nation’s extractive sector with the establishment of District Gold Buying Centres across all major mining enclaves to decentralize the agency’s regulatory presence. This initiative is designed to move oversight beyond regional capitals and into the heart of mining communities, creating structured, […]

Els: MBN360 News The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission has announced a reduction in utility tariffs for the second quarter of this year, effective April 1, 2026. According to a statement from the commission, electricity charges are set to be reduced by 4.81 percent, while water tariffs will go down by 3.06 percent. According to the […]

Els: MBN360 Agribusiness In a major bid to quell rising anxieties within the nation’s cocoa-growing heartlands, the Board Chairman of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has led a high-powered delegation to the Eastern Region, embarking on a localized diplomatic mission across Osiem, Moseaso-Anyinam, and Yaw Tano-Asamankese. The Chairman sought to address the “speculative […]