Ghana’s export sector experienced a \surge in 2024, with total exports reaching GH₵294.9 billion, significantly surpassing imports of GH₵250.2 billion and generating a trade surplus of GH₵44.7 billion, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) Trade Report. The report highlights that just three commodities—gold, petroleum, and cocoa—accounted for 78.2 percent of Ghana’s total export revenue. […]
Ghana’s import landscape in 2024 was dominated by fuel, machinery, and agricultural products, with ten key commodities accounting for 33.4 percent of total imports, according to the latest Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) Trade Report. The highest-value import was Diesel (Automotive Gas Oil – AGO) for the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), amounting to GH₵28.9 billion and […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched an investigation into a shooting incident that took place at the Sogakope Customs checkpoint on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The incident occurred during an operation by Customs Division officers to intercept a suspected uncustomed Mercedes-Benz E350 sedan being smuggled from Togo into Ghana. According to GRA in a […]
The Newly appointed Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Brigadier-General Paul Seidu Tanye-Kulono has excited the workforce of the Authority, after delivering a powerful morale-boosting message at his maiden durbar with staff. The durbar which took place at the Marine Block in the Port of Tema on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, saw […]
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will this year launch a transit scheme for trucks moving along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor to deposit a guarantee bond to enable them to cross over to other countries. The initiative, according to the Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, is to reduce costs to the private sector. […]
The owners of a container ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge have been ordered to pay the US government more than $100m (£77.1m) in damages, the US Justice Department has announced. Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, the companies that owned and operated the Dali have agreed to pay, […]
The Shipowners and Agents Association of Ghana (SOAAG) has denied allegations that shipping lines operating in the country are exploiting Ghanaians. Speaking at a media engagement on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 in Tema, Mr. Adam Imoru-Ayarna, an executive member of SOAAG, stated that shipping is a business of conscience and that shipping lines have no […]
Recent data from the Ghana Statistical Service indicates a significant drop in the export value of cocoa beans for the second quarter (Q1) of 2024. The export value fell from GH₵ 1.57 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023 to GH₵ 1.15 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024, marking a 26% decrease. This decline is part […]
Major stakeholders at Ghana’s ports are set to stage a protest today, Tuesday, September 24, at 9 a.m., against excessive charges imposed by shipping lines operating in the country. The protest is being organised to highlight grievances over hidden fees frequently levied on members of the shipping community, which have created significant financial burdens for […]
JoyNews investigations have uncovered how customs officials take bribes to allow traders to transport smuggled goods from neighbouring countries to the country’s local markets. These officials take bribes ranging from ¢20 to ¢200 to allow these traders who have evaded paying taxes on their goods to get off the hook. In our latest hotline documentary […]
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) says a group of former casual workers of the Authority who are threatening a demonstration over alleged outstanding severance compensation have no case and may be seeking to throw dust into the eyes of the public. According to the GPHA, the group has been resurfacing each election year […]
The Ghana Hydrological Authority (GHA) has revealed that 370 kilometres (km) of the country’s coastline are at risk of destruction due to sea waves and human activities. The at-risk coastline forms two-thirds of the country’s 550km coastline stretch from the West to East which hosts some strategic installations and infrastructure that are currently being threatened […]
