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Where the Money in Modern Football Comes From: Broadcast Billions, Commercial Empires and the Ghanaian Reality
Modern football runs on money that flows from three main pipelines: television screens, corporate boardrooms, and stadium turnstiles. At the elite level, the game has become…
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How Football Clubs Make Money: The Broadcast Billions, the Commercial Shift and Ghana’s Survival Struggle
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How Football Agents Make Money: The Commission Machine, the FIFA Fee Cap and Ghana’s Unlicensed Agent Problem
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What Is a Release Clause in Football? The Contract Trick That Lets Players Leave—and Why Ghanaian Clubs Rarely Use It
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| Name | Last | Chg. | Chg. % |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD/GHS14 Nov 2026 | 11.76 | +0.04 | +0.34% |
| GBP/GHS14 Nov 2026 | 15.54 | +0.03 | +0.17% |
| EUR/GHS14 Nov 2026 | 12.98 | +0.01 | +0.06% |
| NGN/GHS14 Nov 2026 | 0.01 | +0.00 | +0.20% |
| CAD/GHS14 Nov 2026 | 8.24 | +0.03 | +0.31% |
| ZAR/GHS14 Nov 2026 | 0.70 | 0.00 | -0.63% |
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| Name | Last | Chg. | Chg. % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol14 Nov 2026 | GH₵16.16 | -0.18 | -1.13% |
| Diesel14 Nov 2026 | GH₵18.42 | +0.03 | +0.16% |
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Nov 11, 2026
MTN Nears Completion of $6.2 Billion IHS Towers Takeover After Securing Nigerian and COMESA Approvals
MTN has moved closer to completing its $6.2 billion takeover of IHS Towers after securing shareholder, Nigerian regulatory and COMESA approvals, leaving South Africa’s Competition Tribunal, ECOWAS and…
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Nov 11, 2026
Dangote Cement Abandons London Secondary Listing as Refinery IPO Falls Short of 10 Million Investor Target
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Russia Deploys Naval Training Ship on 30,000-Mile African Voyage to Deepen Military Ties
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Nov 8, 2026
Developing Countries’ External Debt Hits Record US$9.4 Trillion as Borrowing Costs Soar to 1989 Levels
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Ato Forson Presents 2027 Budget: “The New Economy, New Ghana, Jobs and Prosperity”
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson presented the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on Thursday, November 12, 2026, unveiling an eight-pillar…
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Kantamanto Traders Tell Finance Minister: Price Stability Hasn’t Put Money in Customers’ Pockets
Traders at Accra’s Kantamanto Market say relative price stability has failed to translate into sales, with customers increasingly unable to afford goods — an appeal to Finance Minister…
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Fuel Pricing Framework Faces Scrutiny as Ghana’s Night-Time Economy Expands
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Mobile Money Revolution in Ghana: The Digital Cash Movement Reshaping an Entire Economy
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Arbitration and not Litigation: Debunking Common Myths Against a Faster, Fairer Alternative
Arbitration is one of the most sought-after Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms. It is however often misunderstood, as many assume that it is just a private…
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GACL Posts GH₵354.6 Million Profit and Pays First Dividend to Government on Airport Charge, Passenger Growth
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