Ghana

The Ghanaian authorities have continued their efforts to clean up the country’s financial sector following a fresh round of financial institution closures.

Innovative technology, administrative developments and the expansion of financial access points have helped transform Ghana into Africa’s fastest-growing mobile money market, according to a new report from the World Bank.

Ghana is set to expand its research, development and innovation potential after US tech giant Google launched a dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) centre in Accra, the company’s first in Africa.

Ghana is turning to renewables as a way to expand its electricity capacity and diversify the energy mix, with the private sector flagged to take the lead in a major project rollout.