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Ghana Exim Bank

Financial institution seeking partnerships for vaccine manufacturing and subject of fraud allegations involving a ₵19 million agricultural loan.

2026-04-272026-06-15
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  1. April 2026

  2. Business & Financial Times

    … o-processors and manufacturers are heavily indebted High interest rates have limited expansion Factories operate below capacity due to cash flow constraints Financial institutions prioritise loan recovery over growth partnerships Critically, key institutions like: Ghana Exim Bank …

    TRU-RESET4GROWTH: Why Ghana must adopt “Big PUSHCAS” now and revive: The NIB–Nestlé equity model
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Chinese shoe imports exceed $40m, dominate Ghana market

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The Ghana Leather and Footwear Manufacturers Association says more than 70 percent of footwear sold domestically between 2024 and 2025 was imported from China, with imports worth over US$40 million while local exports remained below US$1 million. The association alleges that cheap imports have wiped out over 30 percent of market share for locally made footwear over the past decade and forced many producers out of business, and accuses some importers of exploiting customs loopholes by declaring finished products as rubber waste to evade higher duties.

11 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Thursday 11 June

  1. Chinese shoe imports exceed $40m, dominate Ghana market

    The Ghana Leather and Footwear Manufacturers Association says more than 70 percent of footwear sold domestically between 2024 and 2025 was imported from China, with imports worth over US$40 million while local exports remained below US$1 million. The association alleges that cheap imports have wiped out over 30 percent of market share for locally made footwear over the past decade and forced many producers out of business, and accuses some importers of exploiting customs loopholes by declaring finished products as rubber waste to evade higher duties.

    11 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

  2. CONRAG proposes quota system instead of rubber export ban

    The Coalition of Natural Rubber Actors of Ghana has proposed a regulated export quota system as an alternative to the government's planned 10-year prohibition on raw rubber exports, arguing that a complete ban could suppress farm-gate prices, eliminate rural jobs, and undermine the domestic processing industry.

    11 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Friday 5 June

  1. NVI seeks investors for local vaccine manufacturing by 2030

    Ghana's National Vaccine Institute is seeking partnerships with investors including Ghana Exim Bank, Afreximbank, and the International Finance Corporation to fund local vaccine manufacturers, as GAVI funding ends in 2030 and Ghana will need to fund vaccines locally at about $50 million in four years. The NVI has signed a tech transfer agreement with PT Biopharma of Indonesia for tetanus-diphtheria vaccine manufacturing locally by 2027.

    5 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 1 June

  1. GLFMA seeks protection from cheap Chinese shoe imports

    The Ghana Leather and Footwear Manufacturers Association has appealed to government to protect the local footwear industry from cheap imported shoes from China, citing data showing over 70 percent of footwear sold in Ghana between 2024 and 2025 was imported from China valued at more than $40 million, while Ghana's footwear exports remained below $1 million. The Association says the influx is collapsing local businesses, destroying jobs, and burdening domestic manufacturers with high taxes on imported raw materials.

    1 June 2026 · Daily Guide →

Sunday 17 May

  1. NPP Chairman Wontumi charged with agricultural loan fraud

    The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), has been formally charged with defrauding Ghana EXIM Bank of ₵19 million through an alleged agricultural loan scheme involving altered financial receipts and non-existent farming operations. He faces four criminal counts including fraud by false pretence, uttering a forged document, money laundering, and intentionally causing financial loss to a public body.

    17 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 7 May

  1. Manufacturing share of Ghana's GDP stagnant for 44 years

    Manufacturing value added as a percentage of Ghana's GDP has risen only from 7.81 per cent in 1980 to 9.84 per cent in 2024, with an all-time high of 11.59 per cent in 2013, indicating near-total industrial stagnation across four and a half decades despite numerous governments and development plans.

    7 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

  2. Africa's development requires full empowerment of women—Exim Bank CEO

    Ghana Exim Bank CEO Sylvester Adinam Mensah told the 2026 Ghana Female CEOs Summit that Africa cannot achieve growth and resilience without fully empowering women, calling for greater investment in women-led businesses and stronger support for female entrepreneurs across the continent.

    7 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 6 May

  1. Ghana's manufacturing stagnant at 9.84% GDP after forty-four years

    Manufacturing value added as a percentage of Ghana's GDP has grown only marginally from 7.81 per cent in 1980 to 9.84 per cent in 2024, rising barely two percentage points over 44 years despite dozens of governments and development plans. The article describes this as a structural economic condition rather than a temporary setback.

    6 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

Thursday 30 April

  1. Glitz Africa announces 2026 Ghana Women of the Year awardees

    Glitz Africa has unveiled honourees for the 2026 Ghana Women of the Year Honours, now in its 11th year, with twelve women to be recognised across twelve categories at an event scheduled for 8 May 2026. Rev. Dr Joyce Aryee, Executive Director of Salt and Light Ministries, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for her leadership across Ghana's public, private, and faith-based sectors.

    30 April 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 27 April

  1. Ghana must adopt BIG PUSHCAS and revive NIB-Nestle equity model

    An opinion piece argues Ghana's economic reset requires BIG PUSHCAS (Capital Allocation Strategy) to fund production and scale exports through equity participation in industry, reviving a historic National Investment Bank-Nestlé model that built sustainable industrial growth rather than short-term debt cycles.

    27 April 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Ghana should adopt Big PUSHCAS equity model for industrial growth

    An opinion piece argues that Ghana's economic reset requires BIG PUSHCAS (Capital Allocation Strategy) to fund production and scale exports, with equity participation in industry—modeled on the historic National Investment Bank–Nestlé partnership—positioned as key to creating 500,000 jobs and unlocking $5–10 billion in exports.

    27 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →

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