{
  "id": 4837197,
  "title": "10 key things to know from SIGA’s 2025 State Ownership Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/10-key-things-to-know-from-sigas-2025-state-ownership-report",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T09:46:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/10-key-things-to-know-from-sigas-2025-state-ownership-report/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2025 State Ownership Report by SIGA details key insights into the financial and operational performance of state-owned entities in Ghana. Despite many SOEs achieving profitability, reporting a combined net profit of GH¢19.8 billion in 2025, growth was not uniform across all entities. The appreciation of the Ghana cedi and declining inflation significantly boosted SOE revenues and reduced finance costs, while the power sector, represented by entities like ECG and VRA, exhibited considerable vulnerabilities. Five SOEs continued to operate at a loss, highlighting underlying structural issues. The sector's concentration, with just 10 SOEs controlling 79.22% of assets, underscores their outsized influence. Overall SOE assets equated to 84.43% of Ghana's GDP, while OSEs recorded a widening deficit. Positive developments included an 85.6% reduction in financial irregularities, attributed to improved financial controls. However, female leadership remained underrepresented, with women holding only a quarter of executive positions and less than a quarter of board seats.",
  "summary": "The State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) has released its State Ownership Report for the year ended December 31, 2025, providing a detailed assessment of the financial and operational performance of state-owned and other specified entities. The report covers 162 of the 175 specified entities under SIGA’s oversight. While many State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) staged a […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}