Category: Business

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...

The CEO of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, Esq. has been recognized as the Best Public Company CEO for 2025 at the recently held 15th Radio and TV Personality Awards (RTP Awards). The award was presented under a newly introduced category aimed at honoring the top 10 CEOs in Ghana for their outstanding leadership...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Randy Abbey, says the Board is working with the Ministry of Finance to settle arrears owed to cocoa farmers. He said management was fully aware of farmers’ concerns about payment delays and pledged to resolve them as soon as possible. Mr Abbey said this at...

Ghana has taken a decisive step to tighten controls against money laundering and terrorist financing in its gold sector, with the signing of a landmark inter-agency agreement chaired by Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem. The high-level ceremony at the Ministry of Finance brought together heads of regulatory, law enforcement, and intelligence institutions, marking...

President John Dramani Mahama has highlighted the transformative role of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) in Ghana’s economic reset, citing the institution as a key driver of increased gold exports, foreign exchange inflows and domestic value addition in the mining sector. Speaking at the Parliament of Zambia during an official address on February 5, 2026,...

President John Dramani Mahama has called for a bold reorientation of Ghana–Zambia relations, urging both nations to translate political goodwill into tangible economic outcomes. Speaking at the Ghana–Zambia Business Forum, President Mahama stressed that the gathering was not a ceremonial occasion but a strategic platform to forge concrete commercial partnerships. “This business dialogue is not...

Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive industrialisation and trade-led growth under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), with a strong call for women, youth and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to be placed at the centre of Africa’s single market agenda. Delivering a keynote address at the Africa Prosperity Dialogue (APD) 2026 in...

At the Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2026 Breakfast Meeting, Gertrude Emefa Donkor Esq, Managing Director of GoldBod Jewellery Limited, delivered a powerful keynote address on the theme “Youth, Women and SMEs in Mining.” Ms. Donkor underscored the critical role of women, youth, and small enterprises in Ghana’s artisanal and small-scale mining sector, describing them as the...

The Government of Ghana has welcomed the one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by the United States, describing it as a vital safeguard for jobs and industries reliant on duty-free access to the U.S. market. In a press release issued on 4th February 2026, the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry,...