Category: Business

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has engaged members of the Licensed Gold Buyers Association in a high-level consultative meeting. The open forum meeting, held at the University of Professional Studies (UPSA), Accra, today, February 13, 2026, was intended to review operations over the past year and propose sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening traceability, eliminating hoarding,...

GoldBod has engaged members of the Jewellers and Fabricators Association on new gold purchasing directives and jewellery licensing reforms aimed at strengthening formalisation across Ghana’s gold value chain. Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, @sammygyamfi_official, Esq., stressed that jewellers are licensed as fabricators, not gold buyers or traders, and must therefore source gold strictly through approved...

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, together with the Minister for Finance, Hon. Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has met cocoa processors and other key industry players as part of government’s ongoing consultations with strategic sectors of the economy. The maiden meeting, held at the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry in...

 Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that beginning with the 2026-2027 crop season, at least half of Ghana’s cocoa beans must be processed locally. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, February 12, following an emergency Cabinet meeting, Dr Forson revealed that Cabinet has directed the immediate revival of two state-owned enterprises—the Produce...

On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, Cabinet held an emergency meeting to deliberate on pressing developments in Ghana’s cocoa sector. The session examined historical and systemic challenges confronting the industry and adopted key decisions to safeguard the livelihoods of farmers and protect national revenue. The meeting reviewed the 2025/26 cocoa season, which began in August 2025...

The Government of Ghana has announced plans to establish an Independent Fiscal Council to strengthen financial oversight and ensure sustainable economic management once the country exits the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. The disclosure was made by the Deputy Minister for Finance, Hon. Thomas Nyarko Ampem, during a courtesy call by Ms. Emmanuelle Boulestreau, Head...

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, has inaugurated the Steering and Technical Committees for the Bank Listing Project at the Bank Square, describing the initiative as a strategic response to ongoing structural shifts in the country’s financial system. Dr. Asiama emphasized that the project is “not a technical or procedural...

 The Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Hon. Sampson Ahi, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to advancing drone and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies as key drivers of Ghana’s industrial transformation, job creation, and export competitiveness. Delivering a keynote address at the Drone Ignite Africa Summit 2026 in Accra on Tuesday, 10th February 2026, Hon. Ahi...

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry has reaffirmed government’s commitment to strengthening Ghana’s agribusiness sector through policy reforms, fair competition, access to financing, and stronger enforcement mechanisms. This follows a high-level roundtable discussion with agribusiness captains and industry stakeholders held at the Ministry on Tuesday, 10th February 2026. The engagement brought together chief executives...

 President John Dramani Mahama has summoned an emergency cabinet meeting for tomorrow, Wednesday, February 11, 2026, to deliberate on pressing challenges confronting Ghana’s cocoa industry. The session is expected to bring together key ministers and stakeholders to address issues ranging from production shortfalls and farmer welfare to export competitiveness and sustainability. The cocoa sector, a...