Ghana's Premier Business & Policy Journal
Ghana's energy sector has received a significant boost after the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) resumed crude oil processing following its first major maintenance overhaul in four years.
Businesses and households are being forced to pay for inefficiencies within Ghana's utility sector through repeated tariff increases, according to the Ghana Union of Traders' Associations (GUTA).
The Ghanaian government is considering restoring a key tax incentive for locally assembled vehicles, a move that could lower vehicle prices, boost local manufacturing and revive investment in the country's growing automotive industry.
The Ghanaian government is preparing a new law that could significantly alter how state-owned lands, buildings, factories and other public assets are managed and disposed of.
Ghanaians looking to buy a new vehicle could benefit from an increasingly competitive automotive market, according to the head of one of the country's leading vehicle assembly companies.
The Ghanaian government has struck a landmark agreement to purchase 30% of the gold produced by all large-scale mining companies operating in the country, in a move officials say could transform the nation's gold industry and strengthen the economy.
The Chief Executive Officer of Total Logistics Ghana, Mr Emmanuel Percy-Brown has accused the government of failing to adequately consult industry players before introducing policies that affect Ghana's ports and logistics sector, warning that the approach could increase costs and undermine trade efficiency.
The Minority in Parliament has criticised the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission's (PURC) decision to increase electricity and water tariffs, arguing that current economic and sector conditions should have resulted in lower charges for consumers.
Ghana's Energy Sector Shortfall and Debt Repayment Levy generated GH¢8.81 billion in 2025, according to a report presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson.
Entrepreneurship continues to play a critical role in Ghana's economic transformation, serving as a major source of employment, innovation and wealth creation. As Ghana positions itself as one of West Africa's leading business destinations, opportunities are emerging across agriculture, technology, finance, manufacturing, tourism and services.
Consumers in Ghana will pay more for electricity and water from 1 July after the country's utilities regulator approved new tariff increases.