Labour costs remain the biggest challenge in construction– GSS
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH New data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) shows that labour costs remain the biggest challenge in the country’s construction sector. Year-on-year labour inflation stood at 10.7 per cent, although this was lower than the 12.7 per cent recorded in November. Inflation for building materials fell further to 2.7 per cent, while […]
Ghana’s export earnings rose from $19.1bn in 2024 to a record $31.1bn in 2025
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Figures from the Bank of Ghana’s Summary of Economic and Financial Data, released on 27 January 2026, indicate that the country’s total export receipts scaled from $19.1bn in 2024 to a record $31.1bn (£24.5bn) in 2025. The data shows that the rise in Ghana’s export earnings was largely driven by a sharp […]
Maiden Ashanti region Trade and Investment promotion launched
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu Government has prioritized completion of the Boankra Inland Port project to boost trade and investment in the Ashanti region. Closely linked to this project is the directive to all the 43 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the region to secure litigation-free land for the creation of Industrial Parks to be readily […]
Relocate Regional Hospital to Sawua-Asokwa MCE appeals to Government
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu The Asokwa Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region has appealed to government to relocate the regional hospital from Atonsu Agogo in the Asokwa Municipality to the officially designated location at Sawua in the Bosomtwe district, so as to make room for the construction of a befitting municipal hospital to extend primary healthcare […]
