Month: February 2026

The domestic insurance industry has defended its capacity to underwrite marine cargo business for all commercial imports following  government’s February 1, 2026 enforcement of a mandatory local coverage requirement, even as implementation proceeds at what officials describe as “snail’s pace”. The Ghana Insurance Association insists local insurers possess excess capacity to handle the estimated US$100million […] The post We have the capacity – local insurers on mandatory cargo coverage appeared […]

The Ghana Refugee Board requires increased investment in infrastructure and personnel to meet rising demand from people fleeing conflict, advocacy groups have said. Mercy Kusiwaa Frimpong, Strategy Custodian for Communications at Amahoro Coalition, said the Board is the first point of contact for refugees entering Ghana but lacks capacity to provide adequate reception and integration […] The post Refugee Board needs deeper resourcing as displacement from Sahel region increases appeared […]

By Kingsley Webora TANKEH The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has saved the national coffers GH₵5.7billion in the now cancelled Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) contract deal and seized assets in other corruption cases. In a half-year report for the second half of 2025, the OSP commended President Mahama for cancelling the SML contract, […] The post OSP saves nation GH₵5.7bn appeared first on The Business & Financial Times. […]

By Juliet ETEFE About 12.5 million Ghanaians remained food insecure in third quarter-2025 despite a modest improvement from the previous quarter, according to the latest Quarterly Food Insecurity Report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The report shows that the national prevalence of food insecurity declined from a peak of 41.1 percent in second quarter-2025 […] The post 12.5m persons remain food insecure despite Q3 easing – GSS appeared first […]