Top story: Many banks are rejecting the new Voters' and National Identification Cards as a form of identification for account opening and transaction purposes. It is however not the fault of the banks as both cards have not been validated.

Top story: International Trade Expert and Senior Partner at AB and David, David Ofosu Dortey has charged private sector players to formalize their business strategies in line with government policies or risk losing out on the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.

Top story: Senior Economic Analyst with Databank, Courage Kingsley Martey, is confident the Cedi will sustain its stability throughout the year 2021.

The Cedi, which began the year selling at 5 cedis 76 pesewas, has remained strong so far against the US dollar.

Top story: The Bank of Ghana has issued directives and guidelines such as the Cyber Security Directive that banks must meet on an on-going basis to effectively manage cyber risk and fraud. This trend is indeed welcome, as it broadly aligns with the overall objective of digitising the Ghanaian economy, and promoting financial inclusion and economic growth.

2020 Election petition hearing day 16

The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority has declared 2021 a year of enforcing standards for every item sold in the markets. According to Professor Alex Duodo, the failure of manufacturers and traders to ensure that the same standards apply for all products is costing the economy.

The number of jobs advertised in selected print and online media - which gages labour demand in the economy- declined in the third quarter of last year. This is a disclosure by the Bank of Ghana survey of the Labor Market.

Ghana will be rolling out a unified licensing regime - A global standard of licensing for telecom operators - with the aim to bring down the cost of internet for operators and consequently customers. This a quest by the government to make internet data accessible to all consumers at a cheaper rate.

Vetting of Nominated Ministers

Vetting of Nominated Ministers - Hon. Dominic Nitiwul, Minister-Designate for Defence