WASHINGTON, US//—The conflict in the Middle East is expected to slow global growth to the lowest rate since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic amid higher energy prices, steeper inflation, and increased borrowing costs, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Global Economic Prospects report.
The Forestry Commission of Ghana confirms that on Tuesday, 9 June 2026, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the newly constructed accommodation for timber checkpoint personnel at Babatokuma in the Kintampo Forest District in the Bono East Region was vandalised and burnt by an irate mob.
Accra, Ghana// — enza Global announced that it has been awarded a Payment Service Provider Enhanced licence by the Central Bank of Ghana (BoG).
The biggest consensus trade of 2026—lower interest rates—is suddenly under threat, and investors must act, warns the CEO of global financial advisory deVere Group.
Kigali, Rwanda// — Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) (www.AfricaBusinessHeroes.org), the flagship philanthropic initiative of the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has unveiled its 2026 Top 100 entrepreneurs, selected from more than 24,000 applications from all 54 African countries.
Switzerland// – Barham Salih, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, launched the agency’s flagship Global Trends Report today, which reveals global forced displacement has decreased for the first time in a decade while remaining unacceptably high.
Ghana’s economy recorded a growth rate of 6.4 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, up slightly from 6.2 per cent during the same period last year, according to the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).
Accra, Ghana//– We 2 Stars, one of Ghana’s licensed international operators, together with BTS and ZIM Connections, today announced the launch of AkwaabaSIM, a travel eSIM solution for travellers to and from Ghana, across Africa, and worldwide.
The fifth, jubilee edition of TOP CHARITY raised a record-breaking approximately EUR 20 million for charitable causes. In just 90 minutes, Polish business leaders bid approximately EUR 10 million for works of art and great emotions, with Rafał Brzoska doubling the result from his private funds.
Cairo, Egypt//- – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is proud to announce that it is supporting Dangote Group, as it seeks to expand its operations and grow its turnover to US$100 billion by 2030.
