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Parliament passes Deposit Protection Bill, 2025 covering e-money
At the centre of the changes is a broader mandate for the Ghana Deposit Protection Corporation (GDPC...
Minerals Commission to suspend online mineral rights applications from March 20
The suspension will remain in force until 19 June 2026....
SSNIT says girlfriends and boyfriends cannot be named as beneficiaries
The clarification was given by Frank Molbila, the Trust’s General Manager in charge of Benefits, dur...
Parliament approves Levy to reduce taxes on mining companies’ gross production
The Law, passed on Friday, 13 March, is designed to soften the impact of Ghana’s revised royalty reg...
NACOC invites applications for cannabis cultivation, management licences
In a statement issued on 11 March, the NACOC said the application process is being rolled out under ...
ORC urges businesses to file annual returns by April 30 or face sanctions
In a press release dated February 27, 2026, the ORC directed all registered companies, business owne...
GRA to deploy physical monitoring devices at retail outlets
Commissioner-General Anthony Kwasi Sarpong announced the plan at the close of a three-day management...
Minerals Commission revokes 300 small-scale mining licences
Speaking in Takoradi at the first-ever Mining Local Content Summit 2026, the Chief Executive Officer...
SEC blacklists “Mekanism” in fresh warning on online investment scam
In a notice issued on Monday, 16 February, the SEC said its action comes at a time when online inves...
Labour Commission summons tertiary unions over strike
The Commission said the unions and their employers, or authorised representatives, must attend a hea...
The ‘Corporate Governance Series’ sets a radical new standard for bank board accountability
The event was the second installment of the Corporate Governance Series, a strategic collaboration b...
Labour Commission orders university senior staff to suspend strike immediately
In a statement issued to the Ghana News Agency, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr...
University senior staff begin strike over pay and service conditions
The industrial action, which started at the University of Ghana, is expected to affect academic and ...
Government’s proposed sliding-scale mining royalty regime colonial-IEA
In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the policy think tank rejected the draft Minerals and Mining...
Regularize your professional standing by Feb.27-Engineering Council to practitioners, firms, and educational units
In a statement issued on Monday, 2 February, the Council said practising engineering without registr...
GoldBod to deploy nationwide licence inspectors from Feb. 2
GoldBod said the inspection teams would be tasked with ensuring that only properly licensed business...
ORC to increase fees from February 2
It said the new charges will cover a wide range of services, including company incorporation, busine...
NLC summons JUSAG and Finance Ministry to talks over planned court staff strike
Per the notice, all sides are expected to appear before the Commission on Wednesday, 21 January 2026...
Ghanaians can still apply for US tourist, business visas, ambassador says
In a post on Thursday, 15 January 2026, Mr Smith said B1/B2 visas remain available, stressing that t...
Defaulting companies face GH¢500 fine as ORC enforces beneficial ownership rules
In a notice issued on Monday, 12 January 2026, the ORC said all non-compliant companies will now be ...
Bank of Ghana rolls out new anti-money laundering rules for agency banking
The AML/CFT/CPF Agency Banking Guidelines, which take immediate effect, are issued under section 101...
Mahama orders full review of NLA–KGL lottery deal
In a directive dated 24 December 2025 and addressed to the Ministry of Finance, the President called...
Bearer shares banned in Ghana-ORC warns of sanctions
In a notice dated 2 January 2026, the ORC said the ban takes immediate effect and applies to all com...
Bank of Ghana tightens grip on International money transfer operators
The Guidelines for the Registration and Operations of International Money Transfer Operators in Ghan...
BoG, SEC and FIC brief crypto firms on tough new anti-money laundering rules
The session, organised jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial I...
