Allround Baby Diapers has launched pull-up diapers in Ghana, claiming to be the country's first such product, designed to provide mothers with greater convenience and comfort for babies. The company is also launching a parenting academy that will run for at least a year to educate mothers on childcare practices.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Aggrieved customers of Gold Coast Fund Management will gather in Accra on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, to demand payment of locked-up funds, with buses provided to transport participants to Jubilee House for a petition presentation to President Mahama.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's State-Owned Enterprises reported a consolidated net profit of GH¢19.80 billion in 2025, their first profit in four years, driven by 28.12% revenue growth to GH¢176.43 billion with non-energy sectors leading gains. However, analysis suggests the turnaround was driven more by macroeconomic tailwinds and accounting adjustments than operational improvements, with enterprises generating paper profits but returning virtually no cash to the treasury.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The US Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of 22 states have filed a lawsuit alleging Amazon secretly overcharged over a million advertising customers by manipulating online auctions used to set ad prices, with the alleged scheme netting the company $20bn from advertising customers since 2019. Amazon strongly disputes the claims, but the company's shares fell 2.5% following the announcement.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Fast-fashion retailer Shein made its stock market debut in Hong Kong on Tuesday, raising $1.7bn at a valuation of $26.3bn—a quarter of its previous near-$100bn estimate. The listing follows failed attempts to go public in the US and UK, amid concerns about labour practices, environmental impact, and increased competition.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's state-owned enterprises recorded a consolidated net profit after tax of GH¢19.80 billion in the 2025 financial year, ending four consecutive years of net losses, according to SIGA's 2025 State Ownership Report. Total SOE revenue increased by 28.12 per cent from GH¢137.64 billion to GH¢176.43 billion, marking a significant turnaround from the GH¢2.25 billion net loss in 2024.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana projects that petrol, diesel, and liquefied petroleum gas prices will rise from Tuesday, September 1, with petrol expected to reach about GH¢16.21 per litre. The increases are driven by changes in international petroleum product prices despite recent appreciation of the Ghana cedi and a marginal fall in global crude oil prices.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
A shipment of 40,000 lbs of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer worth $25,000 was stolen from an Anheuser-Busch distribution centre in California after a person presented false documentation. Police are investigating whether this theft and another $45,000 shipment theft on the same day were part of the same fraudulent cargo-theft operation.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Accra hosted the GEF Global Business Forum, convening business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs and diplomats to advance trade, investment and cross-border partnerships. The forum connected businesses with investors and markets, and generated commitments including sponsored participation for entrepreneurs at the Global Entrepreneurship Festival 2026 in Cairo.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Sir Sam Jonah has called on African governments and businesses to dismantle barriers to trade and focus on implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area, arguing that entrepreneurs and enterprises—not government employment alone—can drive economic transformation and job creation across the continent.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has commended the Ghana Gold Board and Bank of Ghana for measures that have improved foreign exchange stability and economic confidence, citing reduced lending rates and strengthened forex access for businesses.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Road improvements on the Tumu–Bolgatanga and Tumu–Tamale routes have attracted new vehicle operators, including Voxy, Sprinter, and Urvan buses, giving passengers more comfortable and convenient transport choices. The Tumu Lorry Station chairman attributed the growth in alternative vehicles to the ongoing road construction and improvement.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana cedi depreciated by 7.9 per cent against the US dollar on the interbank foreign exchange market during the first half of 2026, with the local currency also declining 6.5 per cent against the British pound and 5.3 per cent against the euro on a year-to-date basis, according to the Bank of Ghana's latest Monetary Policy Report.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has called on the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority to convert selected private spaces at Tema Port into modern container-handling facilities to ease congestion and prevent rising business costs. The association suggests the GPHA consider not renewing selected private leases and instead develop those spaces into additional container terminals to complement existing facilities.
31 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Trading activity on the Ghana Stock Exchange declined significantly for the week ended August 28, 2026, with total volume traded falling 53.60 per cent to 8.29 million shares and value dropping 49.11 per cent to GH¢39.13 million, though selected stocks including Das Pharma recorded strong price gains.
31 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
MTN aYo Insurance has been named Mobile Insurance Leader for 2026 at the Ghana Insurance Awards, recognizing its nine years of offering microinsurance products to MTN Ghana subscribers. The company has insured over 8.6 million lives and paid out over GH¢44 million in claims to more than 65,000 policyholders.
31 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Ghana's State-Owned Enterprise sector recorded total revenue of GH¢176.43 billion in 2025, up from GH¢137.64 billion in 2024, a 28.12 per cent increase driven largely by the agricultural, manufacturing and infrastructure sub-sectors, according to the 2025 State Ownership Report released by SIGA.
31 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Electricity Company of Ghana, Ghana Grid Company Limited, and Ghana Water Limited have agreed to implement immediate interventions to address low-voltage challenges affecting water production in the Ashanti Region, following a PURC emergency meeting about disruptions at Barekese Water Treatment Station. The interventions include upgrading transmission infrastructure, increasing capacity from 360MVA to 1,000MVA, and reconfiguring transformers to improve voltage quality.
31 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Bank of Ghana has taken the two-year chairmanship of the Virtual Assets Coordinating Committee, established under the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2025 to coordinate regulation and supervision of Ghana's virtual asset sector while protecting consumers and financial stability.
31 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
MTN aYo Insurance has been named Mobile Insurance Leader for 2026 at the Ghana Insurance Awards, recognising its outstanding performance in the mobile insurance space. The company has insured over 8.6 million lives over nine years and paid out over GHS44 million in claims to policyholders across Ghana.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Agricultural Development Bank participated in the final leg of the Ghana Association of Banks' Fraud Roadshow and Market Storm in Accra on August 29, 2026, under the theme "Spot The Fraud, Stop The Fraud." The campaign aims to educate customers on fraud prevention and safer banking practices, with ADB's managing director emphasizing the importance of customer vigilance in protecting personal and banking information.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The government has extended its GH¢2 per litre reduction in the regulatory margin on diesel into September's first pricing window, a temporary measure originally set to expire at the end of August. The extension aims to shield motorists, transport operators and businesses from rising fuel prices amid elevated international crude oil costs.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Young Ghanaians establishing green businesses should focus on solving real environmental problems and validating market demand before pursuing grants or investment, according to the Startup Discovery Africa programme coordinator. She recommends entrepreneurs spend the first three months testing ideas through pilot projects and customer feedback rather than starting with funding as a priority.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's growing adoption of electric vehicles could create jobs for young people if they acquire technical skills to service and maintain the technology, according to a Capacity Building and Education Officer at Youth Creating Change Ghana.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Though the Northshore Apparel GH concept was shared with the NPP government through the 1D1F secretariat in 2022, the project was never funded by 1D1F and received no concessionary government support. The project's ground-breaking in 2024 was funded by grant support from a KFW facility and a commercial loan from ADB PLC secured by the promoters.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Export-Import Bank increased loans and advances to customers by 20.14 per cent to GH¢1.56 billion in 2025, with interest income rising 90.21 per cent to GH¢153.90 million, according to the 2025 State Ownership Report. Shareholders' equity grew to GH¢2.1 billion as the development finance institution strengthened its financial position.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Shippers' Authority's net surplus increased from GH¢69.52 million in 2024 to GH¢258.30 million in 2025, while total assets rose by 53 per cent to GH¢979.92 million. The report notes that the substantial improvement was largely driven by a one-off GH¢196.49 million fair-value gain on investment property rather than growth in the Authority's underlying operations.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Bank of Ghana reported 3,629 job adverts in June 2026, up 45.0% from 2,502 a year earlier. In the first half of 2026, total advertised jobs increased 4.7% to 19,474, and private sector SSNIT contributors rose 4.9% to 1,148,813 in May 2026.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Bank of Ghana reports domestic VAT collections rose 16.8% cumulatively in the first five months of 2026, but retail sales declined 3.1% year-on-year in May. Manufacturing activities improved, with total direct taxes increasing 18.6% in May and 16.4% cumulatively over the same period.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Passenger arrivals at Ghana's international airport and land borders increased 3.7% year-on-year to 112,634 in May 2026, while cumulative arrivals for the first five months of 2026 reached 515,530, up 2.7% from the same period in 2025. Container traffic at Tema and Takoradi harbours also improved, rising 5.8% year-on-year in May and 12.2% cumulatively for the first five months.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Electricity Company of Ghana accounted for GH¢82.31 billion of total liabilities held by Ghana's state-owned enterprises in 2025, according to SIGA's State Ownership Report. Despite an overall 4.31 per cent decline in combined SOE liabilities to GH¢281.99 billion, SIGA warned that significant financial risks remained concentrated in a small number of entities, with ECG among five SOEs that recorded losses in each year from 2021 to 2025.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia said the Gold-for-Oil programme, introduced under the Akufo-Addo administration as an emergency measure, helped Ghana avoid a severe fuel crisis during foreign exchange shortages following the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war.
31 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Mining magnate Sam Jonah warned at the Global Business Forum in Accra that the African Continental Free Trade Area risks becoming another failed African initiative if member states do not honour commitments and make economies competitive. He cited intra-African trade at 15–16 percent of total trade as unacceptably low compared to 50 percent in Asia and over 60 percent in Europe.
31 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
The government has rejected Accra Brewery PLC's warning that changes to Ghana's beer excise duty could threaten 2,000 jobs, saying the company has not provided sufficient evidence. The Finance Ministry argued that the existing tax concession was not achieving its intended purpose, with data showing that 85% of qualifying production by local manufacturers was already being assessed at the highest concessionary band.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Most Ghanaian small and medium enterprises have low online visibility not because of lack of digital access—Ghana has over 26 million internet users and 8.6 million social media identities—but because marketing staff are overstretched with multiple responsibilities and lack dedicated capacity for consistent content production.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Metro Mass Transit Limited posted a net profit of GH¢4.48 million in 2025, reversing a GH¢2.52 million loss in 2024, driven by a 16.87 per cent increase in operating revenue to GH¢161.85 million and a 30 per cent rise in passenger numbers to 2.51 million.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
State-controlled oil marketing company GOIL PLC's net profit increased to GH¢90.67 million in 2025 from GH¢84.70 million in 2024, despite operating revenue falling 8.91 per cent to GH¢18.55 billion, partly due to reduced income tax expenses.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The State Interests and Governance Authority proposes liquidating the Ghana Railway Company Limited and transferring its employees to the Ghana Railway Development Authority, transforming GRDA into a combined commercial and regulatory body to address prolonged financial and operational challenges in the sector.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Youth Employment Agency moved from a GH¢77.58 million deficit in 2024 to a GH¢110.45 million surplus in 2025, driven by a 52.9 per cent increase in revenue that outpaced 18.6 per cent expenditure growth, according to the 2025 State Ownership Report.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Intercity STC Coaches Limited reduced its net loss from GH¢69.98 million in 2024 to GH¢5.18 million in 2025 through cost-control measures, though operating revenue declined by 11.77% to GH¢157.08 million due to inadequate buses and competition.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union has threatened a sit-down strike over the deteriorating VALCO-TOR-Kpone road, which serves more than eight loading depots and is critical for petroleum product movement. The union says a construction contract first awarded in 2008 was abandoned, later re-awarded in 2023, but the contractor has been inconsistent with work.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Railway Workers Union is calling on government to expedite completion of the 20-kilometre Takoradi-Nsuta section of the Western Railway Line, arguing it will boost mineral haulage capacity, reduce road damage from heavy trucks, and create jobs. The union's push follows government settlement of 20 months of salary arrears owed to Ghana Railway Company workers.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Consolidated Bank Ghana's total assets increased 7.33 per cent to GH¢17.86 billion in 2025, driven by higher investment securities and supported by growth in customer deposits to GH¢14.53 billion and interest income to GH¢2.22 billion, according to the 2025 State Ownership Report.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
According to the 2025 State Ownership Report, Ghana Export-Import Bank strengthened its financial capacity with a capital adequacy ratio of 75.3%, up 21.6 percentage points from 53.7% in 2024, supported by shareholders' funds growing to GH¢2.10 billion and total debt declining by 45%.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Cocoa Processing Company's operating revenue fell by 46.87% to GH¢256.01 million in 2025 from GH¢481.88 million in 2024, while its net loss widened to GH¢144.06 million. The State Interests and Governance Authority attributed the deterioration to a sharp revenue contraction not matched by cost reductions, potentially stemming from lost cocoa-processing contracts, lower export volumes, or global cocoa market price changes.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Water Limited returned to profitability in 2025, posting a net profit of GH¢635.23 million after recording a GH¢3.06 billion net loss in 2024, driven largely by a GH¢2.05 billion foreign exchange gain. Operating revenue increased 2.76 per cent to GH¢2.11 billion, while operating profit reached GH¢748.31 million from an operating loss of GH¢2.95 billion the previous year.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers' Executive Secretary Duncan Amoah has welcomed the government's decision to extend its GH¢2 per litre intervention on diesel beyond August 31, saying it demonstrates the government is listening to ordinary Ghanaians' concerns. Amoah noted that without the extension, diesel prices could have risen to almost GH¢20 per litre, but cautioned that the intervention should not become permanent and urged the government to pursue medium- and long-term solutions to fuel price challenges.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers has called on government to move beyond short-term interventions like the reported extension of a GH¢2 per litre subsidy on diesel, and instead implement medium- to long-term solutions to Ghana's persistent fuel price pressures.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana (CIIG) held its sixth Insurance Excellence Awards on August 29, 2026, at Labadi Beach Hotel, with CIIG President Solomon Lartey calling on stakeholders and regulators to protect the integrity of the profession by discouraging participation in award schemes that do not meet professional and ethical standards.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Export-Import Bank recorded a 90.21 per cent increase in interest income to GH¢153.90 million in 2025, supported by 20.14 per cent growth in loans and advances to customers and a 99.08 per cent reduction in interest expenses.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Union of Traders' Associations has urged the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority to urgently resolve congestion at the Port of Tema, caused by unstuffed empty containers not being discharged at shipping line depots and yards, which is increasing business costs and creating long truck queues.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Union of Traders' Associations has warned that persistent congestion at the Port of Tema could undermine the government's 24-hour economy policy, citing severe business impact and increased costs. GUTA attributes the congestion to delays in discharging empty containers at shipping line depots and yards, with some drivers queuing for nearly a week.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies forecasts petrol will increase 4.80% to GHC 16.39 per litre and diesel will rise 2.10% to GHC 17.60 per litre from September 1–16, 2026, driven by rising crude oil prices on the international market and higher refined petroleum product costs. LPG is expected to fall 0.93% to GHC 13.73 per kilogramme.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's road maintenance funding met just 37 per cent of estimated needs in 2024, down from 45 per cent between 2018 and 2021, according to the World Bank. The decline has been attributed to the Earmarked Funds Capping and Realignment Act and weaknesses in the transfer of Road Fund revenues.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Roland Europe Group has appointed Ghanaian business executive and musician Opoku Sanaa as Head of Sales for Middle East & Africa, effective September 2026. Sanaa will lead the company's commercial strategy and sales operations across the region, drawing on nearly two decades of international experience in sales leadership and market expansion.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Gold Board says it will generate US$1.4 billion in foreign exchange in September 2026, split between commercial bank sales and Bank of Ghana reserve accumulation under the new GANRAP policy. In August, GoldBod generated US$1.315 billion following implementation of a new collaborative financing model for artisanal and small-scale mining operations.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Johnson Asiama has assured that non-interest banking will not replace conventional banking but will provide an alternative financial option for those interested, while conventional banking customers retain access to existing services. Dr Asiama said the central bank regulates financial institutions and products, not religion, and dismissed concerns that non-interest banking would give one religion an advantage in Ghana's financial system.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Johnson Asiama has told Ghanaians that non-interest banking products will be available to everyone regardless of religious affiliation, and are not exclusively designed for Muslims. He said the Bank of Ghana has engaged various religious groups to ensure the framework is inclusive and respectful of Ghana's religious diversity.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Tibule Advertising won Best Use of Social Media at the 18th Gong Gong Awards for its work with Indomie, marking the agency's debut at Ghana's advertising awards. The winning campaign focused on creating culturally relevant ideas that earn attention and spark participation in the social space.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Environmental Protection Agency more than tripled its accumulated fund from GH¢110.59 million in 2024 to GH¢375.19 million in 2025, driven by retained operating surpluses and improved financial performance, according to the State Interests and Governance Authority.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →