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 

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA), in partnership with the Western Naval Command, has intensified its nationwide campaign against illegal fuel smuggling and unauthorized petroleum trading activities along Ghana’s coastline.

The International Monetary Fund has praised Ghana’s economic recovery programme, stating that it has achieved “substantial stabilisation gains” marked by falling inflation, stronger fiscal performance, improved foreign reserves, and renewed confidence in the Ghanaian cedi.

The Government of Ghana has announced the successful conclusion of its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme with the International Monetary Fund, describing the development as a major milestone in the country’s economic recovery and the restoration of macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability ahead of schedule.