Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, has announced a significant decline in food inflation, which eased to 2.8 per cent in October 2026, from 4 per cent in September and 9.5 per cent in October 2025. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, to announce the latest Consumer Price Index figures, Dr Iddrisu said the decline indicates a moderation in food price increases. He explained that, on a month-on-month basis, food prices fell by 2 per cent betw

The Director of Communications at the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Bernard Otabil, has emphasised the need for journalists to uphold credibility and ethical standards in financial reporting to help combat misinformation and protect economic stability. Speaking at the opening of a three-day training workshop for the Bank of Ghana Press Corps in Koforidua, Mr Otabil warned that misleading reports on inflation, exchange rates and policy rates could trigger panic, fuel speculation and ne

The Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) has recorded a significant financial turnaround, moving from an EBITDA loss of US$13.08 million in 2025 to a positive US$1.4 million for the nine months to September 2026, as management intensifies efforts to restore the smelter's operational capacity and reposition it as a central pillar of Ghana's integrated aluminium industry. The Chief Executive Officer of VALCO, Dr Robert Makila Sambian (PhD, FCCA, CA), disclosed this when he addressed