28/08/2026
BUSINESS NEWS | GHANA AND BEYOND 🌍 AUGUST 28, 2026
🚩Ghana was ranked 4th in terms of cocoa bean exports to Europe between 2021 and 2024, averaging 53.7%, Fitch Solutions has revealed. Cameroon was the biggest exporter of cocoa beans to EU with 74.7%, followed by Nigeria, 57.8% and Côte d’Ivoire, 57.4%. The UK-based firm said while domestic processing offers one avenue for capturing greater value, it expects sustainability and traceability requirements to become increasingly important in shaping export flows, particularly for exports destined for the EU.
🚩Ghana’s building cost inflation increased to 4.0% in July 2026, up from 3.1% in June, driven mainly by rising prices of construction materials and sharp increases in plant and equipment costs. Data from the Ghana Statistical Service’s (GSS) July 2026 Prime Building Cost Index (PBCI) showed that overall building costs were 4.0% higher than a year earlier and rose by 0.3% between June and July 2026. The index increased to 138.3 in July 2026, from 133.0 in July 2025. Despite the July increase, building cost inflation remains significantly lower than the 14.2% recorded in July 2025, reflecting a sharp moderation in construction cost pressures over the past year.
🚩Prudential Life Insurance Ghana has introduced Levela, Prudence Foundation’s free financial education platform for young adults, to help Ghanaians build practical money skills and grow their confidence in making every day financial decisions. The official launch in Ghana took place on 26th August 2026, at the British Council in Accra, marking an important step in Prudential Life’s continued commitment to financial education and inclusion and supporting Prudence Foundation’s broader efforts to advance financial wellbeing across Asia and Africa.
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INTERBANK FOREX RATES 💴💰
US$GH¢ Buy 11.2129 Sell 11.2241
GB£GH¢ Buy 15.2383 Sell 15.2547
CHFGH¢ Buy 13.9532 Sell 13.9669
AUD$GH¢ Buy 8.0687 Sell 8.0774
CAD$GH¢ Buy 8.0926 Sell 8.1004
JP¥GH¢ Buy 0.0704 Sell 0.0705
NZDGH¢ Buy 6.6713 Sell 6.6800
ZARGH¢ Buy 0.7013 Sell 0.7018
EU€GH¢ Buy 13.0644 Sell 13.0762
CHN¥GH¢ Buy 1.6686 Sell 1.6703
GH¢CFA Buy 50.1642 Sell 50.2095
GH¢NG₦ Buy 119.2200 Sell 119.8895
💵Bloomberg USDGHS Cross Rate - 11.2150 (YTD - 🔻- 6.44%)
💰 SOCIETE GENERALE FOREX RATES 💵
US$GH¢ Buy 11.0000 Sell 11.4500
EU€GH¢ Buy 12.8160 Sell 13.3425
GB£GH¢ Buy 14.9415 Sell 15.5605
XOFGH¢ Buy 49.1600 Sell 51.1800
ZARGH¢ Buy 0.6894 Sell 0.7174
CHFGH¢ Buy 13.6510 Sell 14.2040
CNHGH¢ Buy 1.6370 Sell 1.7038
JP¥GH¢ Buy 0.0690 Sell 0.0719
GSE DAILY GAINERS ➖ PRICE ➖ %CHANGE
・ DASPHARMA ➡️ Gh¢1.83 🔼+9.58%
・ DIGICUT ➡️ Gh¢0.24 🔼+9.09%
・ ETI ➡️ Gh¢1.86 🔼+2.76%
・ GCB ➡️ Gh¢39.09 🔼+0.23%
🔻 GSE DAILY LOSERS ➖ PRICE ➖ %CHANGE
・ EGL ➡️ Gh¢6.16 🔻-8.74%
・ TBL ➡️ Gh¢1.21 🔻-8.33%
・ SIC ➡️ Gh¢5.00 🔻-8.09%
・ CLYD ➡️ Gh¢6.00 🔻-7.41%
・ IIL ➡️ Gh¢0.76 🔻-5.00%
・ MTNGH ➡️ Gh¢6.90 🔻-1.43%
・ CAL ➡️ Gh¢0.73 🔻-1.35%
・ SCB ➡️ Gh¢69.89 🔻-0.16%
📈 SELECTED ETF PERFORMANCES
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares (VIG)
~ $243.23 🔻-0.89 (-0.36%)
Vanguard S&P 500 Value Index Fund ETF Shares (VOOV)
~ $229.67 🔼+0.35 (+0.15%)
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL)
~ $58.81 🔼+0.16 (+0.27%)
Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)
~ $721.11 🔼+9.74 (+1.37%)
📊 LARGE CAP STOCKS - DAILY 🔻🔼%
NVIDIA (NVDA) $227.89 🔼 +8.70%
Apple (AAPL) $314.58 🔼 +0.36%
Alphabet (GOOGL) $340.70 🔻 -0.38%
Alphabet (GOOG) $337.71 🔻 -0.41%
Microsoft (MSFT) $505.06 🔼 +1.75%
Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) $427.30 🔼 +2.30%
Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) $140.87 🔼 +0.89%
Broadcom (AVGO) $371.49 🔼 +4.47%
Meta Platforms (META) $571.10 🔻 -0.87%
Tesla (TSLA) $354.59 🔼 +2.54%
Micron Technology (MU) $938.40 🔼 +13.13%
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $476.65 🔻 -0.89%
Walmart (WMT) $102.63 🔻 -1.64%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $265.77 🔻 -1.57%
Exxon Mobil (XOM) $156.44 🔻 -1.11%
Intel (INTC) $92.09 🔼 +4.36%
Applied Materials (AMAT) $479.76 🔻 -7.42%
Cisco Systems (CSCO) $112.15 🔻 -0.19%
Bank of America (BAC) $61.17 🔻 -1.70%
Oracle (ORCL) $151.94 🔼 +2.06%
The Coca-Cola Company (KO) $90.08 🔻 -1.70%
Procter & Gamble (PG) $145.00 🔼 +0.02%
Netflix (NFLX) $81.46 🔻 -0.94%
Merck & Co. (MRK) $153.10 🔻 -2.14%
📈 GSE EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS ➖️ YEAR TO DATE%
· NewGold ETF ➡️ Gh¢462.39 🔻-3.68%
BOG GOLD COIN PRICING - (YTD 🔼🔻%)
1.00 oz ➡️ GH¢ 53,582.91 🔼+13.45%
0.50 oz ➡️ GH¢ 27,142.02 🔼+13.31%
0.25 oz ➡️ GH¢ 13,944.27 🔼+13.04%
🇬🇭 GHANA ECONOMIC INDICATORS
〽Inflation rate in Ghana ➡️ 4.60%
🏦Ghana Reference Rate ➡️ 10.61%
✳Monetary Policy Rate in Ghana ➡️ 14.00%
TREASURY RATES💸
91- Day Discount Rate 5.3944% Interest Rate 5.4682%
182- Day Discount Rate 7.0169% Interest Rate 7.2720%
364- Day Discount Rate 11.1111% Interest Rate 12.5000%
🛢Petroleum Products (SHELL) - Price - YTD%
🏗Petrol - Gh¢15.9900/ltr 🔺️+26.00%
🛢Diesel - Gh¢17.5900/ltr 🔺️+33.06%
⛽LPG - Gh¢16.4000/kg 🔺️+22.57%
MARKET INDEXES 📈
Americas 🌎
🇺🇸 NASDAQ Composite (CCMP:IND): 26,541.35 🔼411.15 (+1.57%)
🇺🇸 S&P 500 (SPX:IND): 7,730.99 🔼55.29 (+0.72%)
🇺🇸 Dow Jones Industrial (INDU:IND): 53,569.44 🔼105.56 (+0.20%)
🇨🇦 S&P/TSX Composite (SPTSX:IND): 36,834.25 🔼20.60 (+0.06%)
🇺🇸 NYSE Composite (NYA:IND): 24,649.03 🔼93.04 (+0.38%)
Europe 🇪🇺
🇫🇮 OMX Helsinki Index (HEX:IND): 13,742.79 🔼32.31 (+0.24%)
🇬🇷 FTSE/ASE Large (FTASE:IND): 6,819.22 🔼56.00 (+0.81%)
🇬🇷 Athex Composite (ASE:IND): 2,667.04 🔻20.00 (-0.74%)
🇩🇪 HDAX Index (HDAX:IND): 13,972.74 🔼56.42 (+0.41%)
🇩🇪 DAX Index (DAX:IND): 26,367.24 🔼81.28 (+0.31%)
🇪🇺 Euro Stoxx 50 (SX5E:IND): 6,424.73 🔼46.01 (+0.71%)
🇮🇹 FTSE Italia All-Share (ITLMS:IND): 54,894.95 🔼611.20 (+1.10%)
🇫🇷 CAC 40 Index (CAC:IND): 8,319.87 🔻142.52 (-1.68%)
🇭🇺 Budapest Stock (BUX:IND): 142,038.38 🔼1,181.07 (+0.84%)
🇵🇱 WSE WIG Index (WIG:IND): 150,954.40 🔻2,463.90 (-1.61%)
🇳🇱 AEX-Index (AEX:IND): 1,103.38 🔼4.38 (+0.40%)
🇵🇱 WIG 20 (WIG20:IND): 3,959.63 🔻78.49 (-1.94%)
🇵🇱 WIG30 (WIG30:IND): 5,073.52 🔻90.25 (-1.75%)
🇪🇸 IBEX 35 Index (IBEX:IND): 19,881.60 🔻185.70 (-0.93%)
🇧🇪 Belgian Stk Mrkt (BELPRC:IND): 18,597.75 🔻188.71 (-1.00%)
🇪🇺 STXE 600 (SXXP:IND): 651.85 🔼4.56 (+0.69%)
🇪🇺 S&P Europe 350 (SPEURO:IND): 2,669.43 🔼0.98 (+0.04%)
🇨🇭 Swiss Market (SMI:IND): 14,384.37 🔻158.53 (-1.09%)
🇦特 Austrian ATX Prime (ATXPRIME:IND): 3,284.56 🔼38.67 (+1.16%)
🇦特 Austrian Traded (ATX:IND): 6,676.23 🔼82.21 (+1.22%)
🇵🇹 PSI 20 Index (PSI20:IND): 9,389.24 🔼57.15 (+0.60%)
🇨🇭 SPI Swiss Performance (SPI:IND): 20,263.22 🔻173.75 (-0.85%)
🇬🇧 FTSE All-Share (ASX:IND): 5,826.09 🔼40.50 (+0.69%)
🇬🇧 FTSE 100 Index (UKX:IND): 10,792.54 🔻85.58 (-0.79%)
🇧🇪 BEL 20 Index (BEL20:IND): 5,838.67 🔼22.28 (+0.38%)
🇩🇰 OMX Copenhagen (KFX:IND): 1,634.07 🔼15.88 (+0.96%)
🇩🇰 OMX Copenhagen (KAX:IND): 1,344.62 🔼9.45 (+0.70%)
🇩🇰 OMX Copenhagen 25 (OMXC25:IND): 1,917.50 🔼3.33 (+0.17%)
🇸🇪 OMX Stockholm (SBX:IND): 2,503.54 🔼0.67 (+0.03%)
🇸🇪 OMX Stockholm (OMX:IND): 3,321.44 🔻4.91 (-0.15%)
🇺🇦 PFTS Index (PFTS:IND): 428.88 (0.00%)
🇳🇴 OSE Benchmark (OSEBX:IND): 2,089.76 🔼4.64 (+0.22%)
🇬🇧 FTSE AIM All Share (AXX:IND): 813.11 🔻1.79 (-0.22%)
🇷🇸 BELEX15 Index (BELEX15:IND): 1,208.71 🔼1.29 (+0.11%)
Asia Pacific 🌏
🇯🇵 Nikkei 225 (NKY:IND): 66,131.98 🔻130.18 (-0.20%)
🌏 MSCI AC Asia Pacific (MXAP:IND): 276.86 🔼1.61 (+0.59%)
🇦🇺 S&P/ASX 200 (AS51:IND): 9,038.19 🔻89.61 (-0.98%)
🇭🇰 Hang Seng (HSI:IND): 25,565.74 🔼87.23 (+0.34%)
🇯🇵 Topix Index (TPX:IND): 4,117.22 🔼6.20 (+0.15%)
🇨🇳 CSI 300 Index (SHSZ300:IND): 4,630.28 🔼39.48 (+0.86%)
Middle East & Africa 🌍
🇱🇺 Luxembourg (LU###:IND): 1,985.01 🔼7.92 (+0.40%)
🇹🇳 Tunis SE Tunindex (TUSISE:IND): 21,241.45 🔼477.37 (+2.30%)
🇰🇪 Nairobi All Share (NSEASI:IND): 231.51 🔼0.40 (+0.17%)
🇮🇱 TA-35 Index (TA-35:IND): 4,162.10 🔼33.99 (+0.81%)
🇹🇷 BIST 100 Index (XU100:IND): 14,208.67 🔼128.70 (+0.91%)
🇹🇷 BIST 30 Index (XU030:IND): 16,281.62 🔼106.85 (+0.66%)
🇿🇦 FTSE/JSE Africa Top 40 (TOP40:IND): 102,598.75 🔼594.92 (+0.58%)
🇿🇦 FTSE/JSE Africa All-Share (JALSH:IND): 110,991.19 🔼702.48 (+0.64%)
🇧🇼 Botswana Gaborone (BGSMDC:IND): 11,157.56 (0.00%)
🇲🇪 Monex Index (MONEX:IND): 17,626.19 🔼15.38 (+0.09%)
🇦🇪 FTSE ADX General (ADSMI:IND): 9,781.31 🔻50.15 (-0.51%)
🇰🇼 KWSE Premier Mkt (KWSEPM:IND): 9,073.87 🔼6.72 (+0.07%)
🇸🇦 Tadawul All Share (SASEIDX:IND): 10,720.28 🔼15.77 (+0.15%)
Ghana
・ 🇬🇭 GSE Composite Index 14,999.64 🔻-88.67 (0.59%)
・ 🇬🇭 GSE Financial Index 7,887.51 🔼+13.73 (0.17%)
GSE INDEXES ⏸ YEAR TO DATE RETURNS%
・ GSE Composite Index 14,999.64 🔼+71.03%
・ GSE Financial Index 7,887.51 🔼+69.73%
GSE 2026 TOP GAINERS ➖ PRICE ➖ YTD%
・IIL ➡️ Gh¢0.76 🔼+1420.00%
・ CLYD ➡️ Gh¢6.00 🔼+1204.35%
・ HORDS ➡️ Gh¢0.88 🔼+780.00%
・ DASPHARMA ➡️ Gh¢1.83 🔼+381.58%
・ SIC ➡️ Gh¢5.00 🔼+316.67%
・ CPC ➡️ Gh¢0.20 🔼+300.00%
・ RBGH ➡️ Gh¢4.20 🔼+223.08%
・ DIGICUT ➡️ Gh¢0.24 🔼+166.67%
・ GOIL ➡️ Gh¢7.50 🔼+153.38%
・ ETI ➡️ Gh¢1.86 🔼+141.56%
・ SCB ➡️ Gh¢69.89 🔼+139.19%
・ ZEN ➡️ Gh¢10.89 🔼+117.80%
・ UNIL ➡️ Gh¢40.00 🔼+102.12%
・ GCB ➡️ Gh¢39.09 🔼+94.43%
・ ACCESS ➡️ Gh¢30.95 🔼+91.05%
・ EGL ➡️ Gh¢6.16 🔼+77.01%
・ GGBL ➡️ Gh¢11.88 🔼+80.00%
・ MTNGH ➡️ Gh¢6.90 🔼+64.29%
・ FML ➡️ Gh¢13.23 🔼+65.38%
・ KASA ➡️ Gh¢1.95 🔼+62.50%
・ EGH ➡️ Gh¢39.02 🔼+56.08%
・ BOPP ➡️ Gh¢76.67 🔼+37.36%
・ SOGEGH ➡️ Gh¢6.00 🔼+33.63%
・ CAL ➡️ Gh¢0.73 🔼+14.06%
・ SCBPREF ➡️ Gh¢0.99 🔼+10.00%
・ MMH ➡️ Gh¢0.11 🔼+10.00%
・ TLW ➡️ Gh¢13.11 🔼+9.98%
・ FAB ➡️ Gh¢8.40 🔼+8.95%
・ ADB ➡️ Gh¢5.30 🔼+4.74%
・ TOTAL ➡️ Gh¢41.50 🔼+2.98%
・ TBL ➡️ Gh¢1.21 🔼+0.83%
🔻 GSE 2026 TOP LOSERS ➖ PRICE ➖ YTD%
・ GLD ➡️ Gh¢462.39 🔻-3.68%
・ ALLGH ➡️ Gh¢5.40 🔻-11.76%
CRYPTOCURRENCY MARKET - 24H Daily Change%
Bitcoin: $80,081.58 🔼1.77%
Ethereum: $2,502.33 🔻0.38%
BNB: $709.88 🔼1.09%
XRP: $1.44 🔼3.84%
Solana: $108.41 🔼11.04%
TRON: $0.3374 🔼0.64%
Hyperliquid: $84.63 🔼3.50%
Dogecoin: $0.08845 🔼2.72%
UNUS SED LEO: $9.32 🔻1.03%
Zcash: $808.49 🔼2.23%
Monero: $459.75 🔼5.43%
Cardano: $0.2131 🔼2.39%
Chainlink: $11.87 🔻3.67%
Stellar: $0.1865 🔼2.77%
Bitcoin Cash: $269.06 🔻1.54%
Gram (prev. Toncoin): $1.42 🔻1.80%
Canton: $0.1123 🔻3.64%
Litecoin: $49.84 🔻0.06%
🗂️ COMMODITIES MARKET 📦
Commodity Indices
📊 S&P GSCI: 5,651.13 (🔼12.45, +0.22%)
📊 Reuters/Jefferies CRB: 520.34 (🔼4.57, +0.89%)
📊 Rogers International Commodity Index: 5,842.30 (🔼63.65, +1.10%)
📊 Bloomberg Commodity Index: 361.39 (🔼2.83, +0.79%)
📊 UBS Bloomberg CMCI: 2,257.78 (🔼14.56, +0.65%)
Energy
🛢️ Brent Crude: 89.39 USD/bbl. (🔼1.55, +1.76%)
🛢️ WTI Crude Oil: 83.53 USD/bbl. (🔼1.30, +1.58%)
🛢️ Urals Crude Oil: 72.85 USD/bbl. (0.00, 0.00%)
⛽ RBOB Gasoline: 338.42 USd/gal. (🔼6.41, +1.93%)
🔥 Heating Oil: 427.87 USd/gal. (🔼1.87, +0.44%)
⛽ Natural Gas: 2.91 USD/MMBtu (🔼0.04, +1.39%)
⚛️ Uranium Spot: 86.45 USD/lb. (0.00, 0.00%)
Precious & Industrial Metals
⚪ Platinum Spot: 1,850.45 USD/t oz. (🔼16.76, +0.91%)
🥇 Gold Spot: 4,599.17 USD/t oz. (🔼0.02, +0.00%)
🥇 Gold (Comex): 4,664.00 USD/t oz. (🔼10.70, +0.23%)
🟫 Copper: 668.90 USd/lb. (🔻1.25, -0.19%)
🥈 Silver: 70.24 USD/t oz. (🔼1.42, +2.06%)
⚪ Palladium Spot: 1,288.50 USD/t oz. (0.00, 0.00%)
🏭 Aluminum: 3,148.00 USD/MT (0.00, 0.00%)
AGRICULTURE 🌾
Grains
🌾 Wheat: 760.75 USd/bu. (🔼12.50, +1.67%)
🌾 Oats: 362.75 USd/bu. (🔼1.75, +0.48%)
🍚 Rough Rice: 15.34 USD/cwt (🔼0.01, +0.07%)
🌾 Canola: 804.00 CAD/MT (🔼5.70, +0.71%)
🌾 Soybean: 1,268.00 USd/bu. (🔼2.00, +0.16%)
🌽 Corn: 533.50 USd/bu. (🔻3.00, -0.56%)
🛢️ Soybean Oil: 68.51 USd/lb. (🔼0.77, +1.14%)
🛢️ Soybean Meal: 340.90 USD/T. (🔼1.60, +0.47%)
Softs
☕ Coffee: 309.65 USd/lb. (🔻12.50, -3.88%)
👕 Cotton: 92.41 USd/lb. (🔼3.27, +3.67%)
🍫 Cocoa: 6,173.00 USD/MT (🔼342.00, +5.87%)
🍬 Sugar: 18.19 USd/lb. (🔼0.60, +3.41%)
🍊 Orange Juice: 147.60 USd/lb. (🔼1.25, +0.85%)
🪵 Lumber: 638.00 USD/mbf (0.00, 0.00%)
🪴 Rubber: 232.60 USd/kg (🔻0.20, -0.09%)
Sources: Bank of Ghana, Bloomberg, GSE, Reuters, Citifm, Myjoyonline, Ghanaweb, Doobia, BBC, Graphic Business, B&FT, StarFmonline, Ghana News Agency, Norvan Reports.
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