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Ghana's economy grew 6% in Q2 2026 as tech drives growth
AI presenterGhana's real GDP grew 6.0% in Q2 2026, driven largely by an ICT boom and mobile money surge, while agriculture slowed and public spending cuts contracted several sectors.
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- 0:00Ghana's economy grew 6% in the second quarter, but the growth is narrowing.
- 0:05This is Anansi News.
- 0:07The Ghana Statistical Service says real GDP grew 6.0% in the second quarter of 2026, slightly slower than a year earlier.
- 0:16Services did most of the work, growing 8%.
- 0:20Information and communication technology alone grew almost 31%, and delivered more than 40% of all growth.
- 0:27Mobile money is a big part of that story.
- 0:30Bank of Ghana figures show transaction values reached 518 billion cedis by August.
- 0:36Industry grew 4.3%, helped by an oil and gas rebound.
- 0:40Agriculture slowed to 3.9%, as fishing shrank by almost a quarter.
- 0:46Public administration, education and hospitality all shrank, a sign of the government spending squeeze.
- 0:52The government is targeting at least 4.8% growth for the full year.
- 0:57Watch oil output, the spending squeeze, and whether the tech boom holds.
- 1:02Read the full analysis at Anansi News.
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