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News Ghana » Western » Economy: Ghana’s Airport City is becoming West Africa’s new centre of wealth and power

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/425180/ghanas-airport-city-is-becoming-west-africas-new-centre-of-wealth-and-power/
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

The road to Accra’s airport is becoming the road to Ghana’s economic future. As Airport City booms with hotels, offices and luxury developments, it is redefining where power, wealth and opportunity ...

News Ghana » Western » Economy: Ghana's Illegal Gold Mining Crisis - a National Security Threat With Regional Implications

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/other/ghana-s-illegal-gold-mining-crisis-a-national-security-threat-with-regional-implications/ar-AA28pT7p
Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026

The proliferation of "galamsey"--illicit gold mining and smuggling--has increasingly attracted criminal networks that rely on coercion and co-option to undermine security, the rule of law, and ...

News Ghana » Western » Economy: Global crises will keep hitting Ghana unless we build a stronger economy – Prof. Turkson

News channel or source: https://www.myjoyonline.com/global-crises-will-keep-hitting-ghana-unless-we-build-a-stronger-economy-prof-turkson/
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

Economist Prof. Festus Ebo Turkson says Ghana must use its current economic stability to undertake major structural reforms to strengthen the economy and make it more resilient to future global shocks ...

News Ghana » Western » Economy: Can Ghana hold its ground in West Africa's new energy race?

News channel or source: https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/Can-Ghana-hold-its-ground-in-West-Africa-s-new-energy-race-2044246
Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026

As Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria strengthen their energy ambitions, Ghana faces growing pressure to attract new investment, revive exploration and turn its experience into regional influence.

News Ghana » Western » Economy: Ghana’s silent fixers: The powerbrokers shaping West Africa’s most stable economy

News channel or source: https://www.theafricareport.com/413404/ghanas-silent-fixers-the-powerbrokers-shaping-west-africas-most-stable-economy/
Published on: Thursday 02 April 2026

In Ghana, power does not always announce itself. It often whispers, across boardrooms in Accra, private lounges in East Legon, church altars, legal chambers and quiet political consultations that ...

News Ghana » Western » Economy: Kasoa: Ghana's Emerging Multicultural Economic Capital? Lessons For Building Inclusive African Cities

News channel or source: https://www.modernghana.com/news/1510119/kasoa-ghanas-emerging-multicultural-economic.html
Published on: Sunday 12 July 2026

Across Africa, policymakers, urban planners, and development experts continue to search for practical models capable of accelerating economic growth while promoting social inclusion, entrepreneurship, ...

News Ghana » Western » Economy: Ghana’s growth is investment-driven, not efficiency-led, productivity report warns

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/ghana/ghana-s-growth-is-investment-driven-not-efficiency-led-productivity-report-warns/ar-AA26TR87
Published on: Tuesday 30 June 2026

By Michael Foli Jackidy, GNA Ho (V/R), June 30, GNA – Ghana’s economic growth over the past three decades has been driven largely by increased investment in labour and capital rather than improvements ...

News Ghana » Western » Economy: Ghana's economic growth picks up to 6.4% in first quarter

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ghanas-economic-growth-picks-up-to-64-in-first-quarter/ar-AA25hYxI
Published on: Tuesday 09 June 2026

ACCRA, June 10 (Reuters) - Ghana's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of this year, with activity still driven by its services sector, statistics agency data showed on Wednesday. • Gross ...

News Ghana » Western » Economy: Ghana Creative Economy Initiative Launches In Accra

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/ghana-creative-economy-initiative-launches-in-accra/ar-AA287ryn
Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Ghana's capital, Accra, will this month host a selection of interesting industry names such as S.W.A.T. creator Aaron Rahsaan Thomas and Paul Garnes, Ava DuVernay’s longtime producer, as ...