The Food and Beverage Industry Association of Ghana (FABAG) has strongly criticised international shipping lines operating in Ghana, warning that companies unwilling to comply with the country’s laws and regulatory framework should exit the Ghanaian market.

Regional chairmen of the (C-DAG), together with several transport unions across the country, have strongly condemned what they describe as the unilateral increase in transport fares by some VIP bus operators without broader consultation with industry stakeholders.

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has shut down sections of the Ashaiman China Mall warehouse after uncovering large quantities of mattresses, electrical bulbs, and other products suspected to have been manufactured with substandard materials.

Ghana’s total export earnings rose significantly to US$11.1 billion by the end of April 2026, reflecting strong performance in the country’s external trade sector, largely driven by soaring gold prices and increased export activity.

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully brought under control a commercial fire outbreak at the Coral Paint Headquarters in Adabraka, preventing what could have been a major destruction of property in the area.

Government spokesperson and Abura Asebu-Kwamankese MP, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has strongly rejected allegations that President John Dramani Mahama influenced the process that led to the awarding of the Damang Mine lease to Engineers & Planners (E&P), a company linked to the President’s brother, Ibrahim Mahama.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has raised serious concerns over the disappearance of two vehicles reportedly procured by the Ministry of Labour and Employment more than a decade ago, as well as the accumulation of interest on delayed payments linked to the transaction.

Ghana officially exited its US$3 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme on Friday, May 15, after three years of strict fiscal reforms and economic austerity measures aimed at restoring macroeconomic stability.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to present Ghana’s sixth and final review under its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme to the Executive Board on July 27, alongside the country’s request for a new Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI).

The Deputy Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, has argued that Ghana’s recent economic recovery has been driven largely by domestic government policy decisions rather than the influence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana, Godfred Bokpin, has stated that Ghana’s delayed decision to seek support from the International Monetary Fund significantly worsened the country’s economic crisis and resulted in what he describes as one of the most expensive IMF programmes in Ghana’s history.

Fuel prices across Ghana are expected to increase significantly beginning May 16, 2026, according to the latest pricing outlook released by the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies and obtained