MPC keeps policy rate at 14%, cites inflation risks due to Middle East tensions

September 5, 2026

• MTN Ghana urged entrepreneurs to adopt stronger financial discipline and smarter money management practices for sustainable businesses.
• Speakers advised separating personal and business finances, using digital tools for monitoring, and considering ERP systems.
• Entrepreneurs were cautioned against confusing revenue with profit, spending heavily before calculating profit, and rapid expansion without sufficient working capital.
• The webinar stressed that profit creates wealth and cash keeps SMEs alive, emphasizing patience in wealth creation.
• Ghanaians were encouraged to start investing with small amounts (e.g., GH¢50), track expenses, control lifestyle inflation, and retain earnings for reinvestment to counter inflation.

September 4, 2026

• Former SSNIT Board Chairperson, Elizabeth Ohene, has publicly demanded that the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) release its findings on the controversial SSNIT hotels divestment petition.
• The petition, filed over two years ago by MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, alleged "stinking corruption" in the proposed sale of a 60% interest in SSNIT-owned hotels.
• Ohene's open letter to Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie criticizes his recent video remarks which she interprets as discrediting her past administration at SSNIT and praising the current one without full context.
• She highlights the severe reputational damage she and others suffered due to the corruption allegations and the prolonged absence of CHRAJ's investigative findings.
• Ohene also questioned the Chief Justice's perceived politicization of his office and urged him to ensure justice by pressing for the public disclosure of the CHRAJ report.

September 4, 2026

• Cape Coast, despite its status as an education hub, has not translated its academic strengths into sufficient economic opportunities for residents.
• A key challenge is the disconnect between knowledge production in universities and its practical application and investment in the local economy.
• Prof Ampah-Mensah urged successful indigenes to invest back into Cape Coast and called for stronger links between academic research and policymaking.
• He advocated for a fundamental shift in education towards skills development, practical application, and cultivating the right attitudes (head, hand, heart) over mere knowledge acquisition.
• He also stressed the importance of local residents taking advantage of available educational opportunities and called for community sensitization to improve school attendance.