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Els: MBN360 News President John Dramani Mahama has emphasised the need for farmer-centred policies in Ghana’s cocoa sector, drawing on his personal experience as a cocoa farmer to illustrate the tangible impact of government pricing decisions. Speaking at the maiden Ghana Tree Crops Investment Summit and Exhibition on Tuesday, February 17, the President stated that […]

Els: MBN360 Business The Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) has launched a robust compliance-first initiative to safeguard the integrity of the nation’s special economic zones with a landmark training session, where the Authority gathered 29 newly licensed companies to undergo a comprehensive induction into the legal and operational rigors of the Free Zones Scheme. Led […]

Els: MBN360 News The Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana (CAG) has revealed that the country loses an estimated GH¢5.7 billion annually due to heavy reliance on tomato imports, inefficient local production systems, and weak value-addition infrastructure, In a statement issued on Monday, February 16, the Chamber described the situation as an economic drain equivalent to 1.2% […]

Els: MBN360 Business The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has suspended new applications for Tier 1 and Tier 2 buying licenses, as well as the Self-Financing Aggregator License, as part of a strategic reform process to strengthen Ghana’s gold trading regime. The Aggregator License will be the only gold trading licensing category open for new applications […]

Els: MBN360 News The National Communications Authority (NCA) has instructed mobile network operators to extend coverage beyond district capitals to all constituent towns within every Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assembly (MMDA). In a press statement released on Sunday, February 15, 2026, the NCA announced that it has amended the Quality of Service (QoS) Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) […]

Els: MBN360 Extractives/Energy The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of planned maintenance exercises across parts of the country beginning Monday, February 16, 2026, cautioning customers to prepare for temporary power outages in affected communities. According to the power distributor, the maintenance works will take place in the Tema, Greater Accra, Accra East and […]

Els: MBN360 News he National Communications Authority has announced sweeping amendments to the Quality of Service Key Performance Indicators governing mobile telecommunications services in Ghana, marking one of the most significant regulatory updates in nearly two decades. The revised framework, which takes immediate effect, introduces stricter, measurable, and enforceable standards for voice, data, and messaging […]

Els: MBN360 Securities/Markets The Ghana Stock Exchange has delivered one of its most remarkable single-day performances in recent history, adding a staggering GHS7.6 billion in market capitalization on the final trading day of the week. The surge pushed the total market value to GHS195.9 billion, up from GHS188.3 billion the previous day, and significantly higher than the […]

Els: MBN360 News Fiifi Boafo has raised concerns about COCOBOD’s current financial management and questioned the government’s promises on cocoa value addition. Boafo said the finance ministry’s recent announcements ignored the realities on the ground. He described the 32-year syndicated loan financing model as previously stable and rejected claims that it had collapsed. “The problems COCOBOD […]

Els: MBN360 Business President John Mahama has acknowledged the difficult road ahead for Ghana’s economy, noting that the country is again facing debt distress despite previously benefiting from HIPC relief. He stressed that past experiences should have permanently shaped the nation’s fiscal discipline. The President highlighted that depleted financial buffers have left citizens to endure […]