The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is urging the public to disregard social media reports regarding currency conversion rates on international card transactions. Sources close to the Central Bank told Joy Business that the public should disregard “misinformation circulating on various…
The Bank of Ghana has lifted the suspension of the Foreign Exchange trading license of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana limited, effective 19 October 2025. A statement from the Central Bank pointed out that the decision follows UBA’s adherence…
The Ghana Association of Banks (GAB) has denied receiving any directive from the government to impose a 7% charge on all international transactions made with debit cards by consumers in Ghana. This follows social media posts and reports from some…
Counsel for the former National Signals Bureau (NSB) chief, Kwabena Adu Boahen, in the high-profile GHS49 million theft and money laundering trial, has strongly criticised the Attorney General’s decision to drop charges against one of the accused persons. The move,…
The spokesperson for former Education Minister and aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has expressed confidence that his visibility and marketability will make the 2028 general elections an easier contest for the party. Yaw Opoku Mensah…
Former Public Relations Officer of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, has defended the partnership of KGL Technology Limited with the National Lottery Authority (NLA). He stressed that the company has significantly contributed to the financial sustainability…
US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he has authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela – a highly unusual admission of what is normally a highly sensitive and tightly guarded state secret. The authorisation – more typically…
US President Donald Trump has authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela, provoking outrage from the South American nation’s leader. The US has conducted at least five strikes on suspected drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean in recent weeks,…
The US Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new $100,000 (£74,000) fee on H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers. The fee “will make it cost-prohibitive” for US employers to use the programme, said Neil Bradley,…
The Canadian government has threatened legal action against global car giant Stellantis over its plans to move production of the Jeep Compass to the US. Earlier this week, Stellantis revealed a $13bn (£9.68bn) investment in America and plans to shift…