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By Leo Nelson Ghana has unveiled an ambitious strategy to dramatically strengthen its financial shield against external shocks, with the government targeting international reserves equivalent to 15 months of import cover by the end of 2028. The initiative, known as the Ghana Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation Policy (GANRAP), forms part of a broader economic reform agenda aimed at boosting foreign exchange stability, strengthening investor confidence and protecting the economy from global uncertainties. Presenting the Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 24, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson disclosed that the government had developed the reserve accumulation framework as…

By Leo Nelson Ghana’s economy has recorded a stronger-than-expected performance in the first half of 2026, with real GDP growth reaching 6.4% in the first quarter, surpassing the government’s full-year growth projection of 4.8%. The impressive figures were announced by the Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, during the presentation of the Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament, where he highlighted what he described as a major milestone in the government’s economic recovery programme. According to the Finance Minister, Ghana has not only achieved its first-half targets but has exceeded several key economic benchmarks, reinforcing the government’s claim that fiscal…

…as Ghana Posts Record Gains By TNR FilesGhana’s 2026 Mid‑Year Fiscal Policy Review landed in Parliament on Thursday with the force of a political audit and the confidence of an administration convinced it has engineered an economic turnaround few thought possible. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, presenting on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama, delivered a speech that read less like a routine fiscal update and more like a verdict on two years of economic repair.At its core, the Review is a simple message: the crisis is over, the recovery is real, and the Mahama administration wants the country…

as Fire Outbreaks MountTNR FilesThe Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has launched a sweeping crackdown on substandard electrical products, citing a direct link between inferior cables and wires and the rising spate of fire outbreaks threatening lives and property across the country.The initiative, announced at a sensitisation workshop for the Ghana Electrical Dealers Association (GIDA) in Accra, signals a shift towards aggressive enforcement in a sector long plagued by regulatory gaps and widespread non-compliance.Dr Awal Mohammed, Deputy Director-General of GSA in charge of Operations, revealed that internal reports directly attribute many recent fire incidents to the use of non-compliant electrical materials…

– AU Chief to Govts By Philip Antoh The African Union Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Ambassador Amma Twum-Amoah, has issued a clarion call to African governments to drastically increase domestic funding for healthcare, warning that the continent can no longer rely on external donors to build resilient health systems. She made the appeal on July 20 in Accra during a High-Level Interactive Policy Dialogue jointly organized by the African Renaissance Trust and the Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Foundation. Themed “Advancing Africa’s Health Agenda through Domestic Financing, Accountability and Strategic Innovations,” the high-profile summit convened ministers, policymakers, global…

as Geopolitical Risks Cloud OutlookTNR FilesThe Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has left the policy rate unchanged at 14.0 per cent, opting for caution amid mounting geopolitical tensions and fresh inflationary pressures that threaten to derail the country’s hard-won macroeconomic gains.The unanimous decision, announced on July 22 following the 131st regular MPC meeting, reflects a central bank caught between encouraging growth signals and worrying external headwinds.Governor Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama cited “upside risks” to the inflation outlook, including potential utility tariff increases, rising crude oil prices and renewed conflicts in the Middle East. Yet the Bank’s…

Days After 20-Year SentenceBy Our CorrespondentConvicted galamsey kingpin and Ashanti Regional NPP chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, alias Chairman Wontumi, is up to his old tricks behind bars this time claiming a sudden diabetic emergency just hours after beginning his 20-year stretch at Nsawam Prison.But prison sources confirm that as of Wednesday, July 22, 2026, the braggart-turned-convict has not been transferred to any major hospital, raising fresh suspicions that his “shivering” performance on Tuesday was nothing more than another theatrical act to dodge the hard reality of his cell.Wontumi was rushed to the Nsawam Correctional Diagnostics Center on Tuesday, a day…

Party Accused of Funding Vile Campaign Against Mahama FamilyBy TNR FilesFresh evidence is pointing to a coordinated, party-backed campaign of insults, threats and outright lies targeting President John Mahama and his family with the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) allegedly bankrolling a legion of social media trolls to do its dirty work.Despite multiple arrests, prosecutions and even jail terms, the sewer of vitriol on TikTok shows no sign of drying up. And each time one gutter-mouth is brought to book, another springs up in their place spewing dung that would make even the most hardened cybercriminal blush.The latest casualty is…

Plea Bargain Rejected as Legal Pile-Up DeepensBy TNR FilesBernard Antwi-Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition NPP and convicted galamsey operator better known as Chairman Wontumi, faces a rapidly deteriorating legal position as the Attorney-General’s Office formally rejects his plea-bargaining proposal in the EXIM Bank fraud case, while his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence hangs in the balance.The rejection, disclosed by Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem Sai, represents a significant setback for the embattled politician, who arrived at the Accra High Court on July 23 in a prison bus to face proceedings in the separate Tano Nimiri Forest Reserve…

By TNR FilesThe documents land on the table like a bomb waiting to detonate.Page after page of bank statements, internal emails, and suspicious transaction reports tell a story that reads less like a financial crime and more like a spy thriller gone wrong. At its centre stands Kwabena Adu-Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), who now faces 11 criminal charges including stealing, money laundering, and defrauding by false pretences.But it is not the money alone that has sent shockwaves through Accra’s financial and security circles. It is what allegedly happened when a bank officer tried to…