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The rating agency's 'African Banks in Iran War Scenario' report finds Ghana neither wins nor loses materially from the oil shock. Gold exports hit $20 billion in 2025 — 75 percent of merchandise exports.
The Dalex Finance CEO argued that $11.9 billion in gold exports produced only $5.5 billion in domestic retention. The real retention rate, by the Chamber's math, is 73.7%
A new Centre for Policy Scrutiny study puts the cumulative revenue cost of abolishing the two levies at GH¢18.15 billion through 2027 and compensating VAT reforms may not close the gap.
The farmgate price was cut 28.6 percent in February after global futures collapsed from $12,000 to $4,200 per tonne. LBCs owe banks $750 million. Outstanding farmer arrears exceeded GH¢10 billion.
Government wanted GH¢7.57 billion. It got GH¢5.11 billion. The 91-day rate has climbed to 4.91 percent but still sits 909 basis points below the 14 percent policy rate.
The rating agency affirmed Ghana at Caa1 and revised the outlook from stable to positive. S&P and Fitch both sit at B-, what is the gap?
Standard Bank's Africa research head Jibran Qureishi says gold is absorbing the oil price shock. February gold exports nearly doubled year on year to $4.3 billion. Reserves have reached $12.5 billion. The net oil importer position remains the vulnerability.
The government presented 6,500 Lenovo laptops to 130 learning centres across all 16 regions and 2,000 to 12 universities. MTN Ghana contributed to the acquisition. Phase one targets 400,000 trainees in 2026. Training starts 1 May.
The Composite Index gained on three of four sessions. GCB Bank led Friday's close with a GH¢0.45 jump. The Financial Stocks Index is up 71 percent year to date. Market capitalisation reached GH¢247.73 billion. Moody's positive outlook revision landed after the final trade.
CEO Wale Tinubu told Reuters the drilling campaign targets assets acquired from ConocoPhillips and Eni. Current production is 32,000 barrels a day across infrastructure built for 483,000. The Gulf crisis is the funding catalyst. Ghana and Ivory Coast are on the expansion list.
The GSS Monthly Indicator of Economic Growth shows broad-based expansion in January 2026, but the sector breakdown tells a different story. Services grew 9.6 percent and accounted for 54 percent of output growth. Agriculture nearly halved to 4.5 percent. Industry slipped to 7.2 percent.
Less than 5 percent of intra-African trade is credit-insured. 95 percent of Ghanaian businesses cannot secure loans because they lack physical collateral. The Accra forum brought Coface's risk intelligence, Societe Generale's lending perspective, and FEDCO's exporter experience to the same table.