Tanzania announces shutdown of X because of pornography
Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the...
Year: 2025
MTN Y’ello Care bridges tech gap in Ghana’s hinterlands
MTN Ghana has officially launched the 2025 edition of its flagship volunteerism programme, 21 Days of Y’ello Care, under the...
Inflation drops to 18.4% in May
Ghana’s inflation rate fell to 18.4 percent year-on-year in May 2025, down from 21.2 percent in April, according to data...
New GH¢1 tax on fuel to generate GH¢5.7bn annually
Parliament has approved the Energy Sector Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which introduces a GH¢1 levy on every litre of petroleum...
Tax on a litre of fuel is now GH₵3.35
Ghanaian consumers will now pay GH₵3.35 in taxes and levies for every litre of fuel they purchase, following the introduction...
Ghana to extend Kosmos, Tullow licences to 2040 – MoU
The Government of Ghana and its upstream oil partners—Tullow Oil plc, Kosmos Energy, PetroSA, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), and...
BoG moves to regulate digital lending
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced it will issue comprehensive guidelines on digital lending by August 2025, in response...
Foreign banks: BoG to rein in offshore control
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is set to issue a bold new directive aimed at reinforcing local governance, board independence,...
BoG sets 10% NPLs by 2026, mandates write offs
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is preparing to issue a sweeping new directive aimed at slashing high levels of non-performing...
BoG clamps down on banks over pricing abuse
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced its intention to cap Optional Issuer Fees (OIFs) on cross-currency card transactions at...