Thursday, October 30

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Ghana To Shine At Osaka World Expo 2025: A LEAP Towards Global Innovation and Investment
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Ghana To Shine At Osaka World Expo 2025: A LEAP Towards Global Innovation and Investment

As the world converges in Osaka, Japan, for the highly anticipated World Expo 2025, Ghana is gearing up to make a significant impact on the global stage. The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Hon. Samuel Nartey George (MP), will lead a team of businessmen and investors to the Expo, showcasing Ghana's rich cultural heritage, innovative spirit, and investment opportunities. Why Participate? The Osaka World Expo 2025 offers a unique platform for Ghana to demonstrate its commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development. With the theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives," the Expo provides an opportunity for Ghana to engage with global leaders, investors, and innovators to shape the future of our society. Objectives The prima...
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Finance Ministry Invites Public Contributions to 2026–2029 National Budget
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Finance Ministry Invites Public Contributions to 2026–2029 National Budget

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has called on the general public, business associations, professional bodies, financial institutions, civil society organizations, and faith-based groups to submit proposals for consideration in the preparation of the 2026–2029 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. In a statement issued in Accra, the Ministry expressed appreciation for the valuable contributions stakeholders have made to past national budgets and reiterated its commitment to ensuring broad citizen participation in the budget process. The Ministry announced that preparations for the 2026–2029 budget are already underway, ahead of its presentation to Parliament by November 15, 2025. The call for input, it said, aligns with government’s goal of developing inclusive policies that respond to ...
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UBA Supports AAMUSTED Financial Literacy Summit to Empower Students with Money Management Skills
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UBA Supports AAMUSTED Financial Literacy Summit to Empower Students with Money Management Skills

The Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED)hosted a Financial Literacy Summit to equip students with practical knowledge on money management and the broader economy. Held under the theme “Financial Fitness: Building Wealth and Securing Your Future,” the 2025 summit brought together students, faculty, and key stakeholders committed to fostering financial empowerment among the youth. The summit was supported by UBA Ghana. The bank’s involvement aligns with the empowerment core value of the UBA Foundation. Representing UBA were the Branch Manager and selected staff from the Tanoso Business Office in Kumasi. Priscilla Boateng, Business Manager at the Tanoso Business Office, spoke on the importance of having a savings account, ou...
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CXP Ghana Unveils Ghana’s Premier Customer Experience Excellence (CXX) Awards to Honour Trailblazers in Customer Experience Delivery
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CXP Ghana Unveils Ghana’s Premier Customer Experience Excellence (CXX) Awards to Honour Trailblazers in Customer Experience Delivery

Customer Experience Professionals Ghana (CXP Ghana), the professional body representing CX practitioners in the country, is proud to announce the launch of the Ghana Customer Experience Excellence (CXX) Awards, Ghana’s first cross-industry platform dedicated to celebrating excellence in Customer Experience (CX). Organised in collaboration with KPMG Ghana, the inaugural awards ceremony will shine a spotlight on individuals setting new standards in customer-centric innovation, service culture, and experience delivery across public and private sectors. “At CXP Ghana, we exist to give structure, credibility, and community to customer experience as a profession. Since our inception in 2021, we’ve committed to developing talent, influencing practice, shaping policy, and amplifying the voic...
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STMA increases salaries of IGF staff by 10% 
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STMA increases salaries of IGF staff by 10% 

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has increased the salaries of its Internally Generated Fund (IGF) revenue collectors by 10 per cent.  Mr Frederick F. Faidoo, the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), who announced this, said the move was to provide much-needed relief to the staff and motivate them to give off their very best to enhance the Assembly's revenue performance.  He said this when he gave the sessional address at the opening of a two-day Second Ordinary Meeting of the Second Session of the Ninth Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, held at Sekondi.  Mr Faidoo during his maiden staff durbar on assumption of office, he identified among others the urgent need for an upward review of remuneration for the Assembly’s IGF staff. ...
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Banda District Assembly adopts measures to enhance IGF generation-DCE 
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Banda District Assembly adopts measures to enhance IGF generation-DCE 

The Banda District Assembly in the Bono Region rakes in GH¢ 194,283,80.00 Internally Generated Fund (IGF) in 2025 half year, Mr Peter Dongi, the Banda District Chief Executive has said. Describing the IGF as very low, he said the Assembly targeted to mobilize GH¢ 8.3 million in 2025, and urged revenue collectors to be up and doing, calling on tax payers to also honour their tax obligations for the assembly to generate the required IGF needed for development. Nonetheless, Mr Dongi said the Assembly was putting in place innovations to enhance its revenue generation to augment that of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) to facilitate the development of the district. Addressing the First Ordinary General Meeting of the Ninth Assembly at Banda-Ahenkro, the DCE said the Assembly remained co...
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Rujo Agri-Trade secures investment to scale climate-smart agriculture in northern Ghana
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Rujo Agri-Trade secures investment to scale climate-smart agriculture in northern Ghana

Rujo Agri-Trade Limited, a Ghanaian agro-business, has secured new investment to boost climate-smart agriculture and support smallholder farmers across northern Ghana. The funding, provided by RDF Ghana LBG—a development finance institution—will facilitate the expansion of rice and soybean production, the acquisition of post-harvest technologies, and the strengthening of extension services to improve farmer training. This was disclosed in a press statement copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra. Founded in 2014, Rujo Agri-Trade works with over 3,000 smallholder farmers cultivating rice and soybean in the Northern, Savannah, and Upper East Regions. The company delivers bundled input services such as seeds, fertilisers, ploughing, and harvesting through a network of Farm Enterp...
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We have not apologised for GH¢138.9bn public debt overstatement – Audit Service   
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We have not apologised for GH¢138.9bn public debt overstatement – Audit Service   

The Audit Service has denied issuing an apology for allegedly overstating Ghana’s public debt by GH¢138.91 billion in its 2024 Auditor-General’s report.   A statement signed by Madam Ama Awotwe-Bosumafi, Assistant Auditor-General, Public Relations Unit of the Audit Service, said: “There has not been any such apology or statement by the Office regarding information published in our reports.”   It explained that during its review, the Auditor-General observed a discrepancy between total public debt figures reported by the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (GH¢876.08 billion) and the Ministry of Finance (GH¢737.17 billion), resulting in an overstatement of GH¢138.91 billion.   The variance, the statement said, was due to data aggregation errors, the inclusion o...
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Absa Bank hosts Youth Festival to empower young entrepreneurs  
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Absa Bank hosts Youth Festival to empower young entrepreneurs  

Absa Bank Ghana has reaffirmed commitment to supporting young entrepreneurs with the launch of its Future Fueled Youth Festival.   The event held at the British Council in Accravcoincided with the visit of Mr. Sydney Mbhele, Absa Group Chief Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer.   It formed part of the bank’s broader youth empowerment agenda which aims to support innovation, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.   The festival brought together students, startups, and key players in Ghana’s entrepreneurship ecosystem for a day of practical learning, engagement, and inspiration.    Activities included an innovation showcase of emerging Ghanaian brands, and a panel discussion focused on navigating the entrepreneurial journey from idea to i...
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Ghana to host third African Accountants General conference November  
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Ghana to host third African Accountants General conference November  

Ghana will host the third annual African Association of Accountants General (AAAG) conference in Accra this November to promote public finance reforms.   The event is expected to attract over 2,000 delegates, including finance professionals, policymakers, experts and development partners, to discuss reforms in Public Finance Management (PFM) aimed at advancing sustainable development across Africa.   Addressing the press on Monday during the AAAG Governance meeting, Mr. Kwasi Agyei, Ghana’s Controller and Accountant-General, said the country was proud to host the event and noted the conference would provide an opportunity for Ghana to benchmark its systems with other African countries.   He said the event, scheduled from November 24 to 28, 2025 at the Accra Int...
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