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Ghana is targeting 2027 for the full operationalisation of the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act as the Bank of Ghana and SEC develop guidelines and policy sandboxes.

Ghana’s fixed income market turnover reached GH¢255 billion by July 2026, already surpassing the GH¢245 billion recorded for all of 2025 as liquidity returns after the DDEP shock.

The Bank of Ghana has sold GH¢13.46 billion in 14 day central bank bills at a weighted average interest rate of 10.50% as it manages excess liquidity in the financial system.

The IMF says Ghana will gain additional fiscal space equivalent to 1% of GDP from 2027 after the primary surplus target was reduced from 1.5% to 0.5%.

IMF Resident Representative Adrian Alter says policy complacency is the biggest threat to Ghana’s economic recovery, urging sustained reforms, private sector growth and economic diversification.

PETROSOL Platinum Energy PLC’s maiden GH¢100 million corporate bond attracted GH¢178.07 million in bids as the oil marketing company listed its first notes on the Ghana Fixed Income Market.

Ghana Fixed Income Market turnover reached GH¢2.54 billion on August 21, with DDEP bonds accounting for 55.77% of activity and Treasury bills contributing GH¢929.44 million.

Ghana Stock Exchange turnover reached GH¢10.38 million on August 21, 2026, with GCB Bank, MTN Ghana and TotalEnergies accounting for 81% of traded value.

GoldBod CEO Sammy Gyamfi says the state gold trader has shifted gold purchases from the forex bureau rate to the interbank exchange rate, less 10 pesewas.

Former Sekondi MP Andrew Agyapa-Mercer warns that Ghana's extremely old transmission infrastructure needs massive financial resources to end nationwide blackouts.

ACEP Executive Director Benjamin Boakye is demanding a thorough investigation into the recurring trips on Ghana's power lines following a second nationwide blackout.