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Economic growth without jobs is exclusion - TUC
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (623+ words) The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has cautioned that the country's much-touted economic growth was meaningless without corresponding job creation. It declared unequivocally that "economic growth without jobs is exclusion." According to the Union, this stark reality hit hardest in Ghana,…...
Bank of Ghana'reiterates zero financing of government'budget'to protect price stability'
8+ hour, 15+ min ago (120+ words) Bank of Ghana reiterates zero financing of government budget to protect price stability'Ghana Business News Bank of Ghana reiterates zero financing of government budget to protect price stability In its 2025 financial statements, the Bank said the policy marked a decisive…...
Ghana's currency volatility linked to extractive sector leakages
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (457+ words) Ghana's exchange rate instability is driven more by structural leakages in the extractive sector than by weak export performance, Mr Joe Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, has said." He argued that persistent misdiagnosis of the problem had led…...
Ghana's economy is in safe hands - Mahama declares
1+ week, 5+ day ago (383+ words) President John Mahama has assured the citizenry that the country's economy remains resilient and in safe hands despite external shocks and global economic uncertainties. He emphasised that, "The country's economy is in safe hands. The economy is resilient and despite…...
IMF urges Ghana to chart own sustainable economic future
1+ week, 6+ day ago (497+ words) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Ghana's sustainable economic future relies on the government, its people and civil society, and not largely centred on external support. The Fund, while acknowledging external support in cushioning the country, especially during crisis like…...
Tamale 24-hr Economy Market is biggest of all " Mahama
1+ week, 6+ day ago (560+ words) President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for the commencement of construction works on the 24-hr Economy Market at'Kukuo'in Tamale saying it is the biggest of all the markets to be constructed under the government's 24-hr Economy initiative.' The…...
Cabinet'approves'policy to'boost Ghana's'foreign'exchange'reserves
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (160+ words) Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister of Finance, has announced that Cabinet has approved the Ghana Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation Policy (GANRAP), designed to strengthen the country's resilience to external economic shocks." The policy outlines a strategic plan to raise…...
IMF urges Central Banks to keep inflation in check
3+ week, 1+ day ago (573+ words) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned central banks against leaving inflation to "spiral out of control" amidst uncertainty surrounding the Middle East war. Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF Managing Director, gave the caution in a curtain-raiser speech ahead of the…...
Ghana's disinflation drive came at significant cost - Governor
3+ week, 4+ day ago (376+ words) The Bank of Ghana incurred significant costs in 2025 to reduce inflation to 5. 4 per cent through tight monetary policy, Governor Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama has said. He said the disinflation effort, though successful, required aggressive liquidity management, including open market operations…...