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Consumer spending records mixed performance in quarter one 2026, cement sales declined by 10. 7%
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (388+ words) Consumer spending, proxied by domestic Value Added Tax (VAT) collections and retail sales, posted a mixed performance in March 2026, the May 2026 Monetary Policy Report of the Bank of Ghana has revealed. This is compared with the corresponding period in 2025. According…...
T-bills auction: Government records 23% oversubscription, but interest rates continue to rise
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (177+ words) The government recorded 23. 4% oversubscription of the treasury bills auction, as investors continue to demand more compensation. According to auction results by the Bank of Ghana, investors bought T-bills worth a little over GH4 billion, as against a target of GH3. 37 billion. The…...
Solvent governments may default if they lack liquidity to repay loans " World Bank
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (241+ words) The World Bank has warned that solvent governments may default if they lack the liquidity to make interest payments and refinance maturing obligations, which is more likely to be the case when the global financial conditions are unfavorable. In its…...
Nordiq Hygiene Care Industry expands jobs through local sanitary pad production
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (252+ words) Nordiq Hygiene Care Industry is emerging as one of Ghana's leading manufacturing success stories, combining industrial growth with social impact by producing affordable, locally manufactured sanitary pads, creating hundreds of jobs, and supporting the government's efforts to eliminate period poverty…...
T-bills auction: Government records 60% oversubscription but at higher cost; interest rates hit nearly 13%
1+ week, 6+ min ago (163+ words) The government recorded about 60% oversubscription of its treasury bills auction but at a higher cost, as investors demanded more compensation. Investors submitted bids worth GH7. 3 billion as against a target of GH4. 5 billion. The government however accepted GH6. 01 billion. This time around majority…...
I've spent 30 years in recruitment - this is how to get a job
1+ week, 3+ day ago (799+ words) If you've sent off dozens of job applications and heard nothing back, the silence can be as infuriating as a rejection. Part of the problem is the shrinking number of entry-level jobs. Reed, the recruitment firm, says that graduate vacancies…...
Opoku-Agyemang unveils blueprint for economic recovery to diaspora in Canada
2+ week, 1+ day ago (257+ words) Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has signalled a robust pivot toward economic revitalisation, outlining a raft of strategic interventions aimed at curbing inflation, slashing the cost of living, and triggering mass employment. Speaking to a packed audience of the…...
New developments in Middle East will broadly influence Ghana's inflation outlook - Bo G Governor
2+ week, 5+ day ago (624+ words) Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Johnson Asiama, has revealed that developments in the Middle East and news of a peace deal being reached will influence Ghana's inflation outlook going forward. The Governor noted that "clearly, the outlook has now changed,…...
S&P Global Ratings assigns Afreximbank "BBB+/A-2" investment grade rating
2+ week, 6+ day ago (222+ words) S&P Global Ratings has assigned African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) a "BBB+" long-term issuer credit rating and an "A-2" short-term issuer credit rating, with a Stable Outlook, reinforcing the Bank"s strong financial standing and its critical role in driving trade,…...
Middle East conflict sends global growth to lowest rate since COVID-19 " World Bank
3+ week, 2+ day ago (301+ words) The conflict in the Middle East is expected to slow global growth to the lowest rate since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic amid higher energy prices, steeper inflation, and increased borrowing costs, according to the World Bank Group's latest…...