… He added that if the current economic stability is matched with reforms in the maritime sector, it could lead to “lower cost of trade, more jobs, and stronger regional trade integration under AfCFTA.” CIMAG explained that recent improvements in the economy, including easing infla …
… Afua Tekyi-Mills, Head of Marketing and Communications at GIPC, said Ghana offered investors access not only to the domestic market but also to the wider ECOWAS and AfCFTA markets. …
… He notes the potential of African initiatives, including AfCFTA, for expanding trade and logistics, as well as the role of digital platforms and payment systems in increasing financial inclusion and stimulating innovation – especially for countries of the Global South. …
… Ghana is also positioning itself as a regional hub for financial integration under AfCFTA, exploring new instruments for intra-African trade settlement. …
… Ghana is also positioning itself as a regional hub for financial integration under AfCFTA, exploring new instruments for intra-African trade settlement. …
… The export manager who prompts well already understands AfCFTA rules of origin. AI does not manufacture expertise; it amplifies the expertise that is already present. …
… For the AfCFTA, headquartered in Accra, the implications are larger. A continent-wide free trade area without harmonised approaches to data governance, cross-border AI services and digital sovereignty will not deliver the digital trade dividend its architects promised. …
… For the AfCFTA, headquartered in Accra, the implications are larger. A continent-wide free trade area without harmonised approaches to data governance, cross-border AI services and digital sovereignty will not deliver the digital trade dividend its architects promised. …
The Centre for International Maritime Affairs, Ghana has commended the country's successful completion of its IMF-supported programme and exit from the Extended Credit Facility arrangement. CIMAG says the development restores macroeconomic stability and presents opportunities for Ghana's maritime industry, port sector, and wider business community; easing inflation and reduced exchange rate volatility are expected to benefit importers, exporters, and freight forwarders.
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Ghana's successful IMF programme exit restores macroeconomic stability and opens growth opportunities for maritime, port, and broader business sectors.
The Centre for International Maritime Affairs, Ghana has commended the country's successful completion of its IMF-supported programme and exit from the Extended Credit Facility arrangement. CIMAG says the development restores macroeconomic stability and presents opportunities for Ghana's maritime industry, port sector, and wider business community; easing inflation and reduced exchange rate volatility are expected to benefit importers, exporters, and freight forwarders.
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre has urged Ethiopian businesses to use Ghana as an entry point to West African markets, citing strategic location and industrial opportunities, and has outlined steps for establishing operations including business registration and engagement with GIPC.
The 2nd Open Dialogue convened in Russia brought together more than 100 authors from 43 countries to present ideas on investing in people, connectivity, technology, and the environment. Experts and researchers from 120 countries participated in the essay competition and forum, which Putin addressed, emphasizing that no country can develop in isolation and that global challenges require joint responses.
Ghana's non-traditional exports reached US$5.01 billion in 2025, a 30.7 per cent year-on-year increase, driven by a structural shift toward processed cocoa products rather than raw beans. Cocoa paste generated nearly US$790 million, while cocoa butter and cocoa powder exceeded 100 per cent growth compared to the previous year, reflecting expanded domestic processing capacity.
Ghana's economy has undergone a marked turnaround: the cedi is now the world's best-performing currency, inflation has fallen from nearly 24% to single digits, and reserves have reached record highs, though the recovery came at significant cost.
Ghana's economy has recovered from crisis, with the cedi now the best-performing currency globally, inflation falling from nearly 24% to single digits, and foreign reserves reaching record highs. The turnaround follows a turbulent period marked by currency depreciation, high inflation, and debt stress.
Ghana's shift to round-the-clock production requires intelligence capability — timely, accurate operational decision-making at scale — where artificial intelligence becomes essential to realising the 24-Hour Economy as transformational policy rather than merely extended hours.
President John Mahama launched Ghana's National AI Strategy (2025–2035) in April 2026, backed by $270 million in government funding including $250 million for a national AI computing centre and $20 million for implementation. The strategy targets one trillion tokens of curated Ghanaian-language data by 2030 and training 300,000 Ghanaians this year under the One Million Coders Programme, with a proposed National AI Fund seeded at GHC 5 billion over five years.
President Mahama launched Ghana's National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025–2035) on April 24th, 2026, with $270 million in committed funding including $250 million for a national AI computing centre. The strategy targets one trillion tokens of curated Ghanaian-language data by 2030 and introduces AI, coding, robotics and electronics into the basic school curriculum before the end of 2026.
Ghana requires between $200 billion and $400 billion in new capital formation over 20 years (roughly $5 billion annually) to generate 10 million formal jobs needed as approximately 500,000 young Ghanaians enter the labour market yearly. The authors argue Ghana's jobs crisis is fundamentally a governance problem, not a financing problem, as the capital to close the gap already exists.
Banks across Africa are rethinking SME credit access by leveraging digital identity systems and cashflow-based lending models instead of traditional collateral requirements. Digital IDs like Ghana Card, Nigeria's NIN, and Kenya's Maisha Namba are enabling faster loan approvals, while alternative approaches such as mobile money and payment data analysis are expanding access for informal enterprises.