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  1. April 2026

  2. Business & Financial Times

    … The Road Ahead Africa’s SME finance future rests on five things: innovative credit assessment, digital delivery, public-private partnerships, data-driven risk management, and AfCFTA market integration. …

    How financial institutions drive SME Access to finance in Africa
Business

CIMAG welcomes Ghana's IMF exit, forecasts maritime sector growth

The News

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.

Why it matters

Ghana's successful IMF programme exit restores macroeconomic stability and opens growth opportunities for maritime, port, and broader business sectors.

22 hours ago · Joy Online →

Yesterday

  1. CIMAG welcomes Ghana's IMF exit, forecasts maritime sector growth

    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.

    22 hours ago · Joy Online →

  2. GIPC promotes Ghana as West African gateway for Ethiopian investors

    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.

    22 hours ago · Joy Online →

Wednesday 20 May

  1. African experts share ideas at Russia's 2nd Open Dialogue forum

    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.

    20 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Monday 18 May

  1. Ghana's exports shift from raw cocoa to processed products

    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.

    18 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 5 May

  1. Ghana's cedi becomes world's best-performing currency

    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.

    5 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Ghana's cedi becomes world's best-performing currency amid recovery

    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.

    5 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Friday 1 May

  1. AI capability critical to Ghana's 24-hour economy success

    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.

    1 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 30 April

  1. Ghana launches AI strategy backed by $270 million investment

    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.

    30 April 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Ghana launches National AI Strategy ahead of Pan African Summit

    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.

    30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

  3. Ghana needs $5 billion annual investment to create 10 million jobs

    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.

    30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Monday 27 April

  1. African banks reshape SME lending using digital ID and cashflow

    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.

    27 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

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