Business Archives - Hot Stories Ghana

November 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Alcohol Consumption Claims 6 Lives Every 6 Minutes – WHO Warns

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised fresh concerns over the global burden of alcohol use, revealing that harmful drinking leads to three million deaths every year, the equivalent...

November 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

COPEC Warns – Fuel Prices Set to Rise from Nov. 16

Fuel prices are expected to rise across pumps beginning Saturday, November 16, 2025, according to projections by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC). The hikes are attributed to rising...

November 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

The Alex Apau Dadey Story; The Price of Progress

In Ghana, innovation often comes at a steep cost. Few stories illustrate this better than that of Alex Apau Dadey, Executive Chairman of KGL Group, whose vision and enterprise...

November 15, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Ato Forson Teases Explosive Audit Report Uncovering Massive Fake Claims

Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is warning Ghanaians to brace themselves for what he describes as one of the most shocking audit reports the country has ever seen,...

November 14, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Gov’t Injects GH¢401m Into Women’s Development Bank Under 2026 Budget

The Government of Ghana has committed GH¢401 million to the Women’s Development Bank in the 2026 Budget, marking a major step toward expanding access to affordable financing for women-led...

November 14, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Gov’t Commits Over GH¢86bn to Roads and Education in 2026 Budget

The government is making one of its largest investments yet in infrastructure and education, with more than GH¢86 billion allocated to the two sectors in the 2026 Budget Statement...

November 13, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Mahama Orders Extra GH₵200m to Buy Surplus Maize and Protect Farmers

President John Mahama has instructed Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson to release an additional GH₵200 million to purchase surplus maize from farmers affected by the current market glut....

November 12, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

GHASPON Laments Inadequate Wage Increase

The National Chairperson of the Ghana Society of Perioperative Nurses (GHASPON), Vera Asimah Ackah, has expressed deep disappointment over the recently announced nine percent minimum wage increment, describing it...

November 12, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Dr Theo Acheampong Appointed Technical Advisor at Ministry of Finance

Economist and political risk specialist Dr. Theophilus Acheampong has been appointed Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Finance, bringing extensive expertise that has influenced policy discussions in Ghana and...

November 12, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Trade Minister inaugurates GNPA, GITC boards, urges efficiency and transparency

The Minister of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has inaugurated new governing boards for the Ghana National Procurement Agency (GNPA) and the Ghana International Trade Commission (GITC), charging...