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NewsFebruary 23, 2026·3 min read

Gold Fields delivers record $3.57B profit, rewards shareholders with $1.7B payout

Gold Fields Ltd. has reported a staggering near-tripling of annual profit for 2025, driven by record gold prices and robust operational performance ac...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsOctober 5, 2026·5 min read

Bank of Ghana clears Attijariwafa bank’s takeover of Societe Generale Ghana

The Bank of Ghana has issued a “No Objection” to the proposed takeover of Société Générale Ghana by Morocco-based Attijariwafa Bank, marking a major r...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsOctober 7, 2026·6 min read

Attijariwafa’s acquisition of Societe Generale Ghana unlikely to pressure capital — Fitch

Fitch Ratings has affirmed that Attijariwafa Bank’s acquisition of a 55.2% stake in Societe Generale Ghana (SG Ghana) is unlikely to materially affect...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsSeptember 23, 2026·12 min read

Explained: Ghana’s water plant deal that produced a $235m judgment debt instead of water for 500,000 people

Fifteen years after Ghana signed a contract to convert seawater into drinking water for Teshie and Nungua, the Teshie-Nungua desalination plant sits s...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsSeptember 7, 2026·3 min read

GTP and Woodin return to Ghanaian ownership in major textile industry acquisition

Ghanaian investment firm Olive Africa Partners Fashions has acquired TexStyles Ghana Limited, the parent company of two of the country’s most iconic t...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsAugust 28, 2026·8 min read

Goldfields flags Ghana license risk as half-year profit surges 81%

Johannesburg-based mining giant Gold Fields has reported an 81% surge in half-year profit, driven by record gold prices and increased output, but the ...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsJuly 27, 2026·5 min read

Government plans to list State-Owned Enterprises and banks on Ghana Stock Exchanges to boost governance and efficiency— Ato Forson

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced that the government is actively considering listing selected State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), inc...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsOctober 28, 2026·3 min read

Afreximbank nine-month profit jumps 24% to $813.5m as lending book expands

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) reported a 24% increase in net income for the first nine months of 2026, reaching $813.5 million, up from...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsOctober 8, 2026·5 min read

China’s funding of development institutions up sharply, but voting power still lags economic weight

China, the world’s second-largest economy, has boosted funding of multilateral development institutions tenfold since 2010, but its voting power and p...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsOctober 1, 2026·6 min read

Societe Generale Group agrees to sell Ghana subsidiary to Attijariwafa Bank

Société Générale Group has signed an agreement with pan-African banking group Attijariwafa Bank to sell its majority stake in Société Générale Ghana, ...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsAugust 4, 2026·4 min read

MTN Ghana posts record GHC7.4bn pre-tax profit in H1 2026, driven by data and Fintech surge

MTN Ghana has delivered a stellar financial performance for the first half of 2026, posting a record profit before tax of GH¢7.4 billion. This marks a...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsMarch 8, 2026·2 min read

Senegal secures 10% stake in Dangote Cement subsidiary to bolster local control

The Senegalese government has acquired a 10 percent stake in Dangote Cement’s local subsidiary, marking a strategic move to deepen state participation...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsFebruary 28, 2026·4 min read

Cedi strength hits Societe General Ghana’s bottom line as profit after tax drops to 28%

Societe Generale Ghana PLC saw its full-year profit after tax fall by 28 percent to GH¢397 million, as the lender felt the squeeze from a rapidly stab...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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BusinessJanuary 24, 2026·2 min read

BoG and FIC issue new fit and proper guidelines for financial institutions

The Bank of Ghana (BoG), in collaboration with the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), has issued new guidelines on Fit and Proper Persons for Accoun...

By Patricia Rockson Hammond

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NewsOctober 30, 2026·4 min read

Binance confirms $6.3 billion heist, largest crypto theft in history; North Korea hackers suspected

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has confirmed that approximately $6.3 billion in digital assets were stolen in a security breach...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsOctober 4, 2026·3 min read

MTN Ghana secures US$202m 5G spectrum licenses, set for nationwide rollout

MTN Ghana is set to roll out 5G services after the National Communications Authority (NCA) awarded it spectrum in the 700 MHz and 3 GHz bands, a move ...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsSeptember 18, 2026·5 min read

Investor appetite strong, but Ghana lacks IPO-ready companies —PwC

Ghanaian businesses may be overlooking one of the most significant growth opportunities available to them, as a growing pool of long-term investment c...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsSeptember 14, 2026·3 min read

Societe Generale Ghana denies BOA, Access Bank takeover reports, citing unverified claims

Societe Generale Ghana PLC has formally distanced itself from media reports claiming that Morocco’s Bank of Africa (BOA) and Nigeria’s Access Bank are...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsSeptember 8, 2026·4 min read

BOA and Access Bank emerge as final bidders in high-stakes battle for Societe Generale Ghana’s majority stake

Morocco’s Bank of Africa (BOA) and Nigeria’s Access Bank have emerged as the two final contenders competing to acquire the 60.22 percent controlling i...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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NewsJune 12, 2026·5 min read

When a sleeping giant punches back: The SiC turnaround and the firestorm over market capture

Under the leadership of Managing Director James Agyenim-Boateng, the nation’s oldest indigenous insurer has delivered a stunning financial turnaround—...

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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