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US Fed Raises Key Interest Rate To 1.0-1.25%, Signals One More Hike
The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 1.0-1.25% on Wednesday and signaled...
World Bank To Give Afghanistan $520 Mn Credit
The World Bank on Tuesday said it had approved a $520 million plan to help Afghanistan, which has been weakened by the...
In Africa’s Fashion Capital, Lagos, ‘trad Is Swag’
Leggy dancers in tight shorts, bottles of Moet champagne and flashy cars feature in Nigerian pop icon Wizkid's...
Cedi’s Woes Hamper Stock Exchange’s Performance
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) closed in the red in the week ending June 9, making it the second consecutive decline in...
Interest On Loans Continue To Decline
The interest charged by banks and other lending financial institutions on loans and advances to individuals and...
AGI Construction Sector Applauds Establishment of Construction Bank
Mr Rockson Dogbegah, the chair of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Construction Sector has lauded the...
Capital Bank Trains Clients On Regulatory Framework
Capital Bank has organised a training programme aimed at building the capacity of over 100 of its trade clients on the...
US Wholesale Prices Flat In May
Falling food and energy prices helped keep US wholesale inflation flat in May, in another sign of slackening price...
High NPLs To Tighten Credit To the Private Sector
Financial sector analysts are predicting a further contraction in credit to the private sector following their high...
White House Calls For Rollback of Banking Regulations
The White House on Monday issued a roadmap for loosening US banking regulations, including a recommendation to ease...
Who’s Afraid of George Soros?
The world has a new puppetmaster. From his New York home, US financier-cum-philanthropist George Soros has manufactured...
Rawlings Lauds Late Ashiagbor
Former President Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has praised a former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Mr Alex Ashiagbor, for...
In Aburoc, South Sudan’s New Humanitarian Front Line
The conflict in South Sudan and its massive population displacements have produced many names synonymous with misery....
Banks To Look Into Agric Financing
Bankers are increasingly becoming amenable to agriculture financing, which they have long avoided for its unduly risky...
Immelt To Depart As GE Names New Chief Executive
General Electric announced a leadership shakeup on Monday as it faces scrutiny after a corporate makeover executed by...
Indian State Writes Off Farm Loans To End Protests
A western Indian state has agreed to write off loans to farmers estimated to be worth nearly $5 billion after 11 days...
Pastor, Two Others Nabbed For Dealing In Fake Currency
Information available to Today shows that some Chinese and Ghanaian illegal miners operating in some mining communities...
Private Sector Accounts For 98% of Banks’ NPLs – BoG Report
The banking industry’s stock of Non-Performing Loans (NPLs), increased by 24.5 percent between April 2016 and April...
Pound Struggles To Rebound In After Shock British Vote
The pound struggled on Monday to recover from last week's sharp losses that came in the wake of a shock British...