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ElS: MBN360 News The Minister of Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has clarified that the renaming of the Kotoka International Airport will not require parliamentary approval, noting that it was originally named through a decree in 1969. Contrary to calls for a bill to provide legal backing for the decision, the Minister pointed out that airports […]

Els: MBN360 Business Ghana’s economic story over the past year has shifted dramatically. What began as a period marked by high inflation, rising debt, currency pressures, and elevated interest rates has evolved into what government officials describe as one of the most significant macroeconomic recoveries in the country’s history.  The 2025 fiscal year has not […]

Els: MBN360 Business The Bank of Ghana has withdrawn GHS15.28 billion from the financial system through its latest 14 day Bill auction, a decisive move that is already stirring conversations across the banking and business community. The liquidity mop up forms part of the central bank’s ongoing open market operations aimed at tightening money supply […]

Els: MBN360 News For decades, coconuts in Ghana have been treated as background noise. We drink the water, extract the milk to cook rice, press the oil, and use the leaf spines to make brooms, then sweep the rest of its benefits aside and move on. We have had no strategy, no ambition, and no serious […]

Els: MBN360 The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has triggered an emergency intervention to rescue Ghana’s cement industry from a mounting logistics crisis by convening a high-stakes meeting with the Chamber of Cement Manufacturers Ghana (COCMAG) and the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI). The meeting was to address severe port congestion […]

Els: MBN360 News President John Dramani Mahama has set a new national target to increase Ghana’s manufacturing contribution to at least 15 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030, supported by the creation of 500,000 quality industrial jobs. Speaking at the Presidential Dialogue with the Private Sector at the Jubilee House on Monday, February 23, President […]

Els: MBN360 News President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Aaron Kanor as acting commissioner of the Customs Division, the Ghana Revenue Authority said on Monday, as the government moves to tighten border controls and improve trade facilitation. The appointment, which takes immediate effect, the authority said in a statement on Monday (23 February). Kanor, a […]

Els: MBN360 News The Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Finance and Administration at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Ato Boateng, has welcomed potential investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) into allegations of conflict of interest levelled against him. The allegations, which […]

Els: MBN360 The Government of Ghana has officially reverted the name of Kotoka International Airport to its original designation, Accra International Airport. According to a statement issued by the Ministry, the facility was previously known as Accra International Airport before its name was changed. The Ministry indicated that it has been deemed appropriate to return […]

Els: MBN360 News The Ghana EV Charging Infrastructure Regulation has taken a major step forward as the Energy Commission convened a high-level board engagement to review the Draft Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure and Battery Swap Systems Regulation. The meeting marks a critical milestone in Ghana’s efforts to establish a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework to guide […]