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The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has disclosed that Non-Performing Loans (NPL), that is credit that have gone bad in the banking sector increased by 49.4 percent to GH¢20.4 billion in June 2024, up from GH¢13.7 billion in the same period last year.…

Profit making State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in the country paid more than GH₵194 million to government last year as dividend.  This is mainly from firms with government minority shareholding across the country. In the 2023 State…

The former Majority Leader in Parliament and MP for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has called on Parliament to expedite the passage of Ghana’s lithium agreement. He emphasised the urgency of securing the country’s position in the rapidly…

Data from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Monetary Policy Report has revealed that the number of new vehicle registration from January to May 2024 increased by 10.2 percent. This is part of an exercise conducted by the central bank on transport…

The government has earmarked GH¢8.2 billion to support Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in the country under the Growth and Opportunity Initiative for Small and Medium Enterprises project. Dr Stephen Amoah, Deputy Minister for…

Total volume traded in the secondary market dipped slightly by 3.97% to GH¢1.21 billion, down from GH¢1.25 billion the previous week. The February 2036 to Feb 2038 maturities accounted for 122 of the 193 total transactions, with an…

Oil prices fell early on Tuesday with Brent breaking below the $75 threshold for the first time this year as concerns about global oil demand continued to trump Libya’s production decline. As of 9:21 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Brent Crude had…

Every episode of the late-1970s/early-1980s cult spoof TV soap-opera series, ‘Soap’, began with the recounting of a bizarre series of events followed by the phrase, ‘Confused? You won’t be after this week’s episode’. The events behind…

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) Ghana has revealed that in the Ghanaian market, the quality of petroleum products is consumers' top priority. This is followed by competitive pricing and accurate quantity at the pumps. This…

A Political and Economic Risk Analyst, Dr. Theo Acheampong warns that Ghana’s fiscal capacity is insufficient to support the promises made by the country’s major political parties. “You realise that these manifesto promises would have a…