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Ghana

Aerial view of hillside homes and roads at Peduase, Ghana, with the Accra plains beyond
GHANA

Ghana shifts bank dollar sales to GoldBod; IMF calls it a corrective step

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Historic stone buildings with towers in Ottawa
CANADA

Canada holds 380,000 permanent resident target to 2029 but keeps founder visa shut

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Aerial view of Accra, Ghana, showing dense low-rise neighbourhoods stretching to the horizon
WEEK AHEAD

Week ahead: Ghana's Nov. 12 budget, Bank of Canada deliberations and Canada's budget debate

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Aerial view of colourful buildings and streets in Lagos, Nigeria
NIGERIA

Nigeria sets ₦15bn capital and local-licence rule for foreign-currency stablecoins

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Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana, on a clear day
CORRIDOR

Ghana drafts stablecoin rules as Canada consults on its own: what corridor payment firms face

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Black Star Square monument in Accra, Ghana, under a clear sky
GHANA

Ghana's inflation rises to 5.5% as services costs jump, days before budget and rate call

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Aerial view of a green hillside with houses and roads in Peduase, near Aburi, Ghana
WEEK AHEAD

Week ahead: Canada's Nov. 5 budget, Ghana's Nov. 12 budget and Nigeria's foreign-loan request

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Aerial view of a hillside town with buildings and roads in Aburi, Ghana
EXPLAINER

Ghana drops its general foreign-capital minimum, but traders still need US$500,000 in cash

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Aerial view of a green hillside with buildings and roads at Peduase, Aburi, Ghana
POLICY WATCH

Canada and Ghana sign letter of intent; Nigeria asks Senate for US$20.5bn in loans

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Historic stone buildings with towers in Ottawa
CORRIDOR

Bank of Canada hikes to 2.5% as Ghana holds at 14% and Nigeria lowers to 23%

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Aerial view of a green hillside with buildings and roads at Peduase, Aburi, Ghana
GHANA

Ghana plans US$10bn nine-sector jobs push; details expected in 2027 budget

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Toronto skyline at sunset
CANADA

Canada adds Express Entry points for high-wage job offers Nov. 3 and waives the LMIA

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Parliament buildings in Ottawa behind green trees under a cloudy sky
WEEK AHEAD

Week ahead: Bank of Canada hike risk, Nigeria's oil-licence deadline and Ghana's budget run-up

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Aerial view of a hillside with buildings and roads at Peduase, near Aburi, Ghana
POLICY WATCH

Ghana sets 2030 end to raw-ore exports and starts collecting digital VAT at checkout

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