IBOV 183,476.86 ▼ 0.27% IPSA 11,256.80 ▼ 0.38% IPC MEX 64,992.23 ▲ 1.13% MERVAL 2,893,751 ▼ 1.57% COLCAP 2,584.72 ▼ 0.95% BVL PERÚ 59,934.37 ▲ 1.27% USD/BRL5.19▼ 0.12% USD/MXN17.68▼ 0.27% USD/CLP960.63▼ 0.27% USD/COP3,293▲ 0.20% USD/PEN3.39▼ 0.67% USD/ARS1,525▲ 0.30% USD/UYU40.21▲ 3.50% USD/PYG5,870▲ 2.23% USD/BOB12.17▲ 2.05% USD/DOP59.35▲ 0.25% USD/CRC450.87▲ 2.53% USD/GTQ7.64▲ 3.22% USD/HNL26.85▲ 0.31% USD/NIO36.62— 0.00% USD/VES853.52▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD6.77▲ 2.72% EUR/BRL5.91▲ 0.63% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73% IBOV 183,476.86 ▼ 0.27% IPSA 11,256.80 ▼ 0.38% IPC MEX 64,992.23 ▲ 1.13% MERVAL 2,893,751 ▼ 1.57% COLCAP 2,584.72 ▼ 0.95% BVL PERÚ 59,934.37 ▲ 1.27% USD/BRL 5.16 ▲ 0.01% USD/MXN 17.06 ▼ 0.24% USD/CLP 913.98 ▲ 0.04% USD/COP 3,140 ▲ 0.03% USD/PEN 3.36 ▼ 0.66% USD/ARS 1,493 ▲ 0.10% USD/UYU 40.27 ▲ 1.24% USD/PYG 5,939 ▲ 1.68% USD/BOB 11.64 ▼ 0.76% USD/DOP 58.34 ▲ 1.25% USD/CRC 445.92 ▲ 0.89% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.21% USD/HNL 26.79 ▲ 1.57% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.69% USD/VES 762.44 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD 6.70 ▲ 0.61% EUR/BRL 5.95 ▲ 1.01% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73%
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Ghana's COCOBOD wants to raise US$1.4 billion from domestic investors via Cocoa Capital PLC to fund the 2026/27 cocoa season. What changes for farmers and

26 September 2026 · 6 min read

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Opening a Bank Account in Ghana as a Foreigner 2026 — Documents and Real Costs

Open bank account Ghana foreigner guide for 2026 — the Ghana Card rule, the documents, cedi...

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Healthcare in Ghana for Expats 2026 — Private Care and NHIS

Healthcare in Ghana for expats in 2026: how NHIS works, private hospitals in Accra, upfront payment,...

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Ghana Residency Visa 2026 — Permits, Investors, Right of Abode

Ghana residency visa requirements in 2026: the new e-visa, work and residence permits, the new investment...

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Ruger in Accra: Ghana Club Show at MAD Club on Sunday 27 September 2026

Ruger in Accra: the Nigerian Afrobeats singer plays MAD Club in East Legon on Sunday 27 September 2026....

19 September 2026
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Ghana vs Gambia Returns Football to Accra Sports Stadium on 29 September 2026

Ghana vs Gambia is played at the Accra Sports Stadium on 29 September 2026, a 2027 Africa Cup...

18 September 2026
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Taxes in Ghana for Expats 2026: Residency Can Raise Your Rate

Taxes in Ghana for expats in 2026: residents face a scale rising to 35%, while non-residents pay a...

18 September 2026
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Ivory Coast Host Ghana in Bouaké on 24 September in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Ivory Coast host Ghana in AFCON 2027 qualifying at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké on Thursday...

17 September 2026
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Buying property in Ghana as a foreigner and what the law allows

Buying property in Ghana as a foreigner means a fifty-year lease, never freehold. The searches, the fees, the...

17 September 2026
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Is Ghana Safe for Expats — What the Road Toll and the Crime Numbers Show

Road deaths, a northern curfew and a level-two advisory. What is Ghana safe really means for a person...

14 September 2026
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Cost of Living Accra 2026: The Rent Advance Is the Whole Problem

Accra landlords ask for one or two years of rent up front. The law caps it at six...

14 September 2026
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Nearly Four Tonnes of Cocaine Left Ghana for France. Nobody in Accra Has Commented

Investigators found the load hidden in plastic waste and made no arrests. An opposition tally putting the total...

13 September 2026
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