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Treasury bills may protect wealth but these four strategies can grow it
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (563+ words) By Mary Henewaa KARIKARI For many years, the average Ghanaian investor approached investing with one primary goal: SAFETY. Treasury bills, fixed deposits, savings accounts, and real estate became the preferred investment choices for many households. The objective was simple" preserve…...
Growth without jobs is meaningless
16+ hour, 16+ min ago (1024+ words) The Business & Financial Times By Dr. Stephen LARTEY Ghana has restored macroeconomic stability. Now comes the harder question: stability for whom? Answering that demands a model that counts GDP, jobs, and wages at the same time " and Ghana has the…...
Price pressures edge higher as inflation posts 2nd straight increase
23+ hour, 21+ min ago (500+ words) Consumer inflation rose marginally to 3. 7 percent in May 2026, marking the second consecutive monthly increase and signalling a slight rebound in price pressures largely driven by higher food costs, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released by Ghana…...
Bo G defends cedi fundamentals, cautions against currency speculation
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (569+ words) By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU The Bank of Ghana (Bo G) has defended the cedi's underlying strength and urged market participants to avoid speculative positions against the currency. The caution comes as the cedi faces renewed demand pressures. By the end of…...
Real interest rate gap widest among single-digit inflation economies in Africa
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (735+ words) By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU Ghana is carrying one of the widest real interest rate gaps of any single-digit inflation economy in Africa and among the widest of any economy globally not actively managing a high-inflation crisis. This condition, economists…...
CEO Summit: Mahama positions private sector at centre of post-IMF growth strategy
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (703+ words) President John Dramani Mahama, during remarks at the 10th Ghana CEO Summit, has described the private sector as the principal driver of Ghana's next phase of economic expansion. He said the role of private enterprise had become even more critical as…...
Africa must rethink GDP-led development model
4+ day, 6+ min ago (708+ words) The imperative for Africa to reclaim greater control over its economic destiny by shifting away from narrow GDP-led assessments of growth toward frameworks centred on sovereignty, domestic value retention and regional industrial integration dominated discussions at the 2026 Ishmael Yamson and…...
Editorial: Gross international reserves climb although 'cedi under pressure"
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (359+ words) While foreign exchange (FX) reserves climbed to their highest level in more than a year during May, such gains have yet to halt pressure on the cedi as rising corporate dollar demand, seasonal dividend repatriation and elevated oil prices continue…...
Building cost inflation steady at 2. 2% in April despite monthly rise
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (466+ words) Building cost inflation remained unchanged at 2. 2 percent in April 2026, although prices of construction inputs increased more sharply on a month-on-month basis, according to the latest Prime Building Cost Index (PBCI) released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The report showed…...
JICA advocates national Kaizen policy to boost productivity
1+ week, 2+ day ago (690+ words) By Sandra Agyeiwaa OTOO The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has called on Ghana to adopt Kaizen as a national development philosophy to improve productivity, strengthen institutions and enhance service delivery across both the public and private sectors. Speaking at…...