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Amoah is the first Ghanaian woman to lead an oil and gas exploration and production company. She was previously the first Black woman on the executive management team at Aker Energy. Pecan Energies is developing a $3.5 billion deep-water oil project with estimated reserves of 334 million barrels.
The top 10 NTE products generated $3.28 billion, up 53 percent from $2.15 billion in 2024. Cocoa paste, cocoa butter, and cocoa powder together account for a third of the export basket. Yam exports surged 559 percent. Europe earned $2.29 billion. GEPA is targeting $10 billion by 2030.
Ghana Music Xperience was launched by a Vice President, backed by a serial government contractor, and has 10,000 downloads after 18 months. STACX was built by a content creator who needed it and launched last month. The ownership of GMX has never been disclosed.
MTN's Xtratime and Airtel's credit advance services went dark on 16-17 April.
STACX is a brand deal pipeline manager, payment tracker, rate calculator, and invoice generator built by a Ghanaian tech content creator with 500,000+ followers across platforms. It launched in April 2026. It is iOS-only in an Android-dominant market.
Gold Fields handed over the 30-year concession on 18 April. Ibrahim Mahama's company scored 93.15 percent in a four-bidder tender. A $205 million syndicated loan from Stanbic, Standard Bank, Ecobank, and Absa backs the acquisition. The mine has 3.55 million ounces remaining.
Ghana Music Xperience has 10,000 downloads and 135 reviews. The ownership of GMX Multimedia has never been disclosed. The marketing director also works at Jospong Group. The developer is a serial government contractor. Bawumia said the government would fund it. The company says it did not.
Q1 depreciation has fallen from 20.6% in 2022 to 4.4 percent in 2026 against a six-year average of 8.7%. Analysts project 7-8% depreciation by year-end as seasonal import demand and energy payments arrive.
The Composite Index closed at 14,024.22 for the week ending 17 April, up 357 points. GCB Bank surged 22.4 percent. SIC Insurance is up 272 percent year to date. Banking stocks are outperforming the broad market by 18 percentage points. Trading volume surged 47 percent.
MTN Ghana CEO Stephen Blewett disclosed that 157 sites are currently degraded from fibre damage. The industry recorded 10,233 cable cuts between January and November 2025 at a repair cost of $17.4 million. Road construction causes 20.7 percent. Theft and vandalism cause 14 percent.
Government is absorbing GH¢2.00 per litre on diesel and GH¢0.36 on petrol as Special Petroleum Tax is scrapped. The cost to the Treasury is GH¢200 million per window.
The Corporate Affairs Commission confirmed unauthorised access to its information systems on 15 April. A threat actor claims to have exfiltrated 25 million documents including company registrations and director data.