Business

Els: MBN360 Business The finance minister has detailed the operational blueprint for the Ghana Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation Policy (GANRAP), which sets an aggressive weekly gold purchase target of 3.02 tonnes to build the nation’s external buffers. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson explained to Parliament on Wednesday that the strategy is twofold. First, the Ghana Gold […]

Els: MBN360 News The government has directed the National Communications Authority (NCA) to fast-track the rollout of fifth generation (5G) mobile networks, setting an ambitious target of achieving 70 per cent population coverage by Ghana’s 70th Independence Day in 2027. Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, announced the launch of the […]

Els: MBN360 News Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has announced plans for the Ghana Gold Board to buy up to 127 tonnes of gold annually from artisanal and small-scale miners, as part of a new national policy aimed at strengthening Ghana’s external reserves. Speaking in Parliament of Ghana while unveiling what he described as the […]

Els: MBN360 News Tomato traders and transporters in Ghana have resumed transporting produce from neighbouring Burkina Faso, despite recent deadly attacks in the Sahelian region. The decision follows rising prices at home and assurances of protection from authorities in both countries. Nana Agyenim Boateng, a leading member of the Ghana National Association of Tomato Traders […]

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Els: MBN360 Business The Bank of Ghana has withdrawn GHS15.28 billion from the financial system through its latest 14 day Bill auction, a decisive move that is already stirring conversations across the banking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 […]