The Bank of Ghana has inaugurated a specialized joint investigative committee to examine how undeclared foreign currencies seized at the country’s entry and exit points are documented, transferred and kept in custody. The committee has been tasked with reviewing the full chain of custody for foreign currencies intercepted by the Customs Division of the Ghana […]

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has endorsed the Publican Artificial Intelligence Trade Solution following its first five months of operation at the country’s ports. The association said the technology has helped reduce customs valuation leakages and improve consistency in the assessment of imported goods. Despite supporting the system, the IEAG urged the Ghana […]

Policy think tank Africa Policy Lens has called for an immediate forensic investigation into the Ghana Gold Board following disclosures of more than $1.7 billion in losses linked to the government’s Domestic Gold Purchase Program. The losses were reportedly detailed in an International Monetary Fund report released in August 2026 and relate to gold trading […]

The Deputy Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Ghana, Dr. Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, has attributed the country’s persistent low-wage structure to labor policies introduced during British colonial rule. According to the labor economist, colonial employers deliberately kept wages low to maintain a continuous supply of workers. He argued that the approach became deeply embedded […]

About 400 cocoa farmers in the Volta and Oti regions have appealed to the government and the Ghana Cocoa Board to intervene over payments they say have remained outstanding since November 2025. The farmers claim they supplied cocoa beans to licensed buyers during the 2025/26 crop season but have yet to receive the money owed […]

Licensed domestic gold aggregators and buying agents in Ghana have faced severe liquidity challenges after experiencing prolonged delays in receiving funds through the state-backed gold purchasing system. The cash-flow crisis reportedly left some aggregators without sufficient operational capital for several weeks, limiting their ability to purchase gold from small-scale miners and other licensed suppliers. Aggregators […]