For the second quarter of 2026, PURC applied a projected weighted average exchange rate of GH¢11.1931 to US$1, based on the three-month interbank average between December 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026. This represents a 6.78 percent reduction from the previous quarter’s rate of GH¢12.0067 to the dollar.
Hon. Naana Ackom disclosed that several industries are already operating within the district. These include Focus, a bulb manufacturing company, a wheelbarrow manufacturing company, Valentine Boots Factory, and about four quarry dust companies.
Hon. Joe Ghartey, a former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has urged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to bury their differences, and...
Iranian state television said an oil tanker was struck and was sinking after trying to "illegally" pass through the strait. In such a situation, insurance costs become prohibitive, said Amena Bakr, head of Middle East and OPEC+ research at analysts Kpler, predicting that the price could hit $90.
The unrest was not confined to Karachi. Protests also broke out in other parts of Pakistan, including Skardu, located in the Shia-majority Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Across social media, Iranians—many of them opposed both to foreign military action and to their own government—expressed deep anxiety over civilian safety, communications blackouts and the fate of children.