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The Ghana Stock Exchange opened the week marginally higher as eight stocks advanced, although GCB Bank and MTN Ghana dominated turnover.
A World Bank report says monthly Customs revenue at Tema Port rose from about GH¢500 million to as much as GH¢1.4 billion after ICUMS was introduced.
The Ghana cedi has returned to depreciation as energy imports and early Christmas stock purchases increase demand for US dollars.
Consumers could pay more for petrol, diesel and LPG from September 16 after the NPA increased minimum fuel price floors.
GOIL says it is assessing pricing options to protect Ghanaian motorists from a sharp fuel-price increase as crude oil trades above US$100 per barrel.
Brent crude touched $108 per barrel after a drone attack shut Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, deepening concerns about global oil supplies.
Banks in Ghana recorded GH¢1.23 billion in loan-loss and depreciation provisions during the first half of 2026 despite improving bad-loan indicators.
Fitch Solutions has raised Ghana’s projected 2026 current account surplus to 7.8% of GDP after stronger gold and crude oil exports.
Ghana accepted GH¢7.21 billion in its latest Treasury bill auction, falling GH¢764.27 million short of target after rejecting nearly half of the one-year bids.
The Ghana cedi begins the new trading week on a weaker footing as crude oil above US$107 threatens to increase petroleum import costs and demand for dollars.
The NPP Energy Policy Committee wants the government to suspend petroleum taxes and restore statutory margins financing Ghana’s downstream sector.
The NPP Energy Policy Committee says Ghana’s GH¢2 diesel intervention is withholding over GH¢500 million monthly from petroleum sector institutions.