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Business & Financial Times
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO A high-level executive short course designed to strengthen Africa’s capacity to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in the automotive sector opened in Accra on Monday, drawing senior government officials and policy-makers from across …
Pan-African executive course launches in AccraBusiness & Financial Times
…paving way for massive market redevelopment, investor entry …targets private capital to drive market modernisation, 24-Hour Economy By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The Korle-Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) has taken the initiative to aggressively court private investors to fund a mult …
Korle-Klottey Municipality IGF surges 72% to GH₵40mBusiness & Financial Times
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO South Korea has positioned itself as the strategic anchor for Ghana’s security tech future, offering a proven roadmap for military modernisation as the country faces intensifying regional security threats and a pressing need to upgrade its defence capabilit …
South Korea emerges strategic anchor for country’s security tech futureBusiness & Financial Times
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO South Korea has positioned itself as the strategic anchor for Ghana’s security tech future, offering a proven roadmap for military modernisation as the country faces intensifying regional security threats and a pressing need to upgrade its defence capabilit …
South Korea emerges strategic anchor for country’s security tech futureBusiness & Financial Times
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO Imagine a farmer in the Upper West Region who has produced premium organic fruit or vegetables, or an agro-processing factory in Sunyani ready to ship raw materials processed into semi-finished or finished goods to Europe. …
Ghana Standards Authority highly understaffed – GSA bossBusiness & Financial Times
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO and Christable Danso ABEAM Sector experts and policymakers at The Money Summit 2026 (TMS 2026) have strongly affirmed that Ghana’s newly rebranded community banks are the state’s most critical vehicle for deepening financial inclusion and driving sustainabl …
Community banks critical vehicle in deepening financial inclusion – expertsBusiness & Financial Times
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has revealed in a just-concluded field assessment report that a single daily school meal is keeping 60,000 children in classrooms across Northern Ghana, driving significant improvements in school attendance, ch …
World Food Programme keeps 600,00 in school with one meal a dayBusiness & Financial Times
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO Africa is at risk of becoming the world’s biggest workforce or its largest criminal force by 2030, if job creation fails to keep pace with the continent’s teeming youth population, an employment and labour expert has cautioned. …
Without enough jobs Africa could become global criminal force by 2030 -Expert warnsBusiness & Financial Times
…calls for move from slogans to production By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has made a clarion call for the dedication of the next 10 years entirely to building businesses, creating value and constructing a resilient economy, stating that after nearly …
Declare ‘decade of business development’ for the nation – Otumfuo urgesBusiness & Financial Times
… unofficial ‘goodwill’ payments up to GH¢500,000 demanded for prime locations By Ernest Bako WUBONTO & Sandra Agyeiwaa OTOO The bustling markets of Accra, especially Makola, Madina and Kantamanto, have long been the heartbeat of Ghana’s economy, but behind the vibrant displays o …
Prime market rents push traders to brinkA six-week executive short course hosted by the Association of African Automotive Manufacturers and the AfCFTA Secretariat, alongside partners including Afreximbank and GIZ, opened in Accra, designed to strengthen Africa's capacity to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area in the automotive sector.
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A six-week executive short course hosted by the Association of African Automotive Manufacturers and the AfCFTA Secretariat, alongside partners including Afreximbank and GIZ, opened in Accra, designed to strengthen Africa's capacity to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area in the automotive sector.
22 hours ago · Business & Financial Times →
The Korle-Klottey Municipal Assembly's internally generated revenue jumped 72 percent from GH₵25.3 million in 2024 to GH₵40 million by end of 2025, enabling infrastructure projects including the construction of 6,000-trader capacity markets and attracting private investors for market redevelopment.
16 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
President Mahama met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in March 2026 to reaffirm ties and broaden cooperation in defence and the arms industry, with Ghana seeking to modernise its military capabilities amid regional security threats from extremism, terrorism, piracy, and kidnappings.
10 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
South Korea has emerged as a strategic anchor for Ghana's security and defence technology development, with President Mahama meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in March 2026 to broaden cooperation in defence and the arms industry as the West African region faces intensifying security threats from extremism and piracy.
10 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Director-General of Ghana Standards Authority has disclosed the agency's inadequate human capital and operational impact, with manufacturers and exporters across regions forced to travel to Accra's sole testing laboratory for certification. The understaffed regulator struggles with backlog clearance, delaying producers of agricultural goods, minerals, medicines, food and cosmetics seeking local or international sales approval.
8 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Experts at The Money Summit 2026 affirmed that Ghana's 147 community banks are essential for deepening financial inclusion and grassroots economic transformation, particularly by serving the informal economy which accounts for roughly 80 percent of local economic activity.
5 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The World Food Programme's daily school meal programme is keeping 60,000 children in classrooms across Northern Ghana, improving school attendance and learning readiness while supporting smallholder farmers' incomes through locally sourced food. The US-funded intervention operates in 207 low-fee private schools and faces a funding transition as the current cycle concludes in June 2026.
3 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
An employment expert warns that if African economies fail to create jobs fast enough for the continent's growing youth population—projected to comprise over 40 percent of global youth by 2030—Africa risks becoming a breeding ground for organised crime and instability, as unemployment already pushes young people toward cybercrime and human trafficking.
25 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has urged the government to dedicate the next 10 years to building businesses, creating value, and constructing a resilient economy, calling for a move away from political rhetoric toward production and enterprise after nearly 70 years of independence.
19 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Traders in Accra's prime markets like Makola, Madina and Kantamanto face mounting commercial rents, arbitrary 'goodwill' payments (unofficial charges up to GH¢500,000 for prime locations), and dollar-indexed pricing that are eroding profit margins and threatening business sustainability.
13 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
A delegation from Bryant University and Rhode Island has visited the Ghana Football Association to establish partnerships ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Bryant University set to serve as the Black Stars' official training camp and base during the tournament.
4 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →