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Growing mobile money accounts attracting fraudsters – BoG
Add a CommentMobile money regulator, Bank of Ghana (BoG), has identified the overwhelming growth in mobile money wallets/accounts, over the last two years, as the main attraction for fraudsters. Director of Payment Systems at the Central Bank, Dr. Setor Amediku, disclosed that … Read more →
Don’t save with Menzgold, they’re not licensed – Bank of Ghana warns
Add a CommentThe Bank of Ghana has issued a stern warning to the general public over investment company Menzgold, insisting that operations of this institution in taking deposits for profits should be ignored by all and sundry. BoG explained the company is … Read more →
Lending rates will come down – Bank of Ghana
Add a CommentGOVERNOR of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has assured businesses that the lending rates of commercial banks will gradually come down in tandem with the declining Monetary Policy Rate (MPR). According to him, the response of the … Read more →
Attorney-General and Bank of Ghana dragged to court
Add a CommentPrivate legal practitioner, Victor Adawudu, has dragged the Attorney-General and the Bank of Ghana to court over the controversial 2.25 billion dollar bond issue in April. He is among other things praying the Supreme Court to direct the A-G, Gloria … Read more →
$41m Bauxite receipts ‘missing’ in audited accounts of Bank of Ghana
Add a CommentTHE Bank of Ghana (BoG) is to provide data on bauxite exports for 2015 to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament today as it was not captured in the audited accounts of the Central Bank. When officials of BoG, … Read more →
Bank of Ghana directs weak banks to submit recapitalisation plans
Add a CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed banks with minimum capital below industry levels to, as a matter of urgency, submit to the central bank comprehensive recapitalisation plans. This is to strengthen the financial sector, enhance the central bank’s supervisory … Read more →
Bank of Ghana rules out special arrangement for local banks
Add a CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) has indicated that there would not be any special arrangement for banks when the new capital requirement finally takes off. The Central Bank last month disclosed that it would soon be coming out to announce … Read more →
Dr. Ernest Addison is new Governor of Bank of Ghana
Add a CommentThe President, Nana Akufo- Addo has appointed Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison as governor of the Bank of Ghana barely a day after Dr. Abdul Nashiru Issahaku resigned as BoG boss. The action of the president is believed to ensure continuity in … Read more →
There’s more dollars to stabilize cedi – Bank of Ghana
Add a CommentGovernor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Abdul Nashiru Issahaku is asking businesses not to panic over the current challenges facing the cedi. The local currency over the past three weeks has witnessed some consistent decline in value with the … Read more →
Bank of Ghana splashes GH¢2m on gold watches as retirement package
Add a CommentIt has emerged that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is spending over $500,000 on gold watches as retirement package for staff of the financial institution. The amount, which is about GH¢2 million, is for the purchase of 24 pieces of … Read more →
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