The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has urged customers across the Ashanti West Region to cooperate with Franchise Officers as they undertake expanded responsibilities, including disconnecting customers in arrears and monitoring electricity meters for illegal connections.
The Achimota Court has been designated to handle cases involving the diversion of petroleum products, in a move aimed at strengthening the prosecution of offenders in Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector. Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, disclosed this when…
The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a 30-year-old mine worker, Atta Kwadwo, to 14 years’ imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old girl at Manso Kumpese in the Ashanti Region. Kwadwo was convicted of defilement of a child under 16, contrary to Section 101 of the Criminal…
Economist and political risk specialist Dr Theo Acheampong says Ghana has reset its economic fundamentals in about 18 months, achieving a turnaround he argues would typically take at least five years after a crisis. The Finance Ministry Technical Advisor said the pace of recovery has…
President John Dramani Mahama has outlined plans for an annual investment of $2 billion over four years under the government’s proposed $10 billion New Economy Programme to boost industrialisation, increase production and create jobs. The initiative is also aimed at positioning Ghana as a major…
The IMF projects Ghana’s year-end inflation to fall to 8% in 2026, down from 39.2% in 2023, alongside stronger economic growth of 4.8%, signalling improving price stability and macroeconomic conditions.
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