Registrar Interdicted
The Minister of Health has interdicted the Registrar of the Health Facilities and Regulatory Agency who has been indicted in an audit report for misappropriating about GHS2 million. The Registrar, Dr...
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Banks Position Themselves For Recapitalization
Commercial banks across the country are confident of meeting the new minimum capital requirement yet to be set by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The BOG last year disclosed that it will give commercial...
Shirley Frimpong Is Female Business Personality For 2017
The women are brazing all odds and targeting higher levels in academia and business growth. One of such is accountant and General Manager for Frimps Oil, Shirley Frimpong. She has emerged as the...
BoG Must Reintroduce Specialized Banks- Oko-Nikoi Dzani
Some stakeholders in Ghana’s financial sector have advocated for a return to specialized banking to help target specific areas of the economy for development. According to them, such methods are...
Pan-African Banking Finding Its Stride
In the years since the global financial crisis, Africa has witnessed a rapid expansion of cross-border banking, led by banking groups based in Africa that are spurring financial and economic...
Falling T-Bill Rates Won’t Reduce Cost of Credit
The current falling Treasury bill rates will not reflect a drop in the cost of credit in Ghana, Ecobank Research has stated in its latest analysis of the Ghanaian economy. According to the report, it...
Challenges, Solutions and Strategies For Lawyer Akoto Apaw, Incoming Special Prosecutor
The latest news coming from Ghana my motherland is that, President Akufo-Addo has settled on lawyer Akoto Ampaw as the first person to fill the position of Independent or Special Prosecutor. Sources...
Societe Generale Unveils ‘Spread the Word’
Societe General Ghana has unveiled an innovative product package called ‘Spread the Word’ which is aimed at better serving existing and potential clients across the country. The package involves...
Wall Street Stands With Two Fed-Hike Outlook For 2017
Wall Street's top banks expect just two rate hikes from the Federal Reserve this year and see only modest risk to the U. S. central bank being pressed into a more aggressive pace of monetary policy...
Yoofi Grant Is New GIPC Boss
Investment banker Yoofi Grant has been appointed acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) by President Akufo-Addo. Mr. Grant who has over 30 years experience...
Yoofi Grant Is New GIPC Boss
Investment banker Yoofi Grant has been appointed acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) by President Akufo-Addo. Mr. Grant who has over 30 years experience...
U.S. Does $220B In Trade With Muslim Countries
President Trump's travel ban on the citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries has created confusion and concern across the Middle East and parts of Asia. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation,...
Ecobank Tops 2016 CMA Banking Sector Corporate Image Ratings
Ecobank recorded the highest positive issues projections across the traditional media last year, with Access Bank following with 3,007 positive issues projections according to sentiment ratings data...
Savings Deposits Surpass Fixed Deposits
Growth of demand deposits (current and savings accounts) grew more than time or fixed deposits as at the end of November 2016, according to the latest summary of Macroeconomic and Financial Stability...
Moody’s Upgrades Afreximbank’s Rating To Baa1
The global rating agency Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has announced an upgrade of the issuer rating of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) from Baa2 to Baa1, with the outlook as...
Mr. President, Can You Hear Me?
From Voice Of Reason: YOUR EXCELLENCY, before I dive into it I would like to be clear: Yes, I voted for you and what your party stands and I represent those who invested their scarce hopes in you so...
Mr. President, Can You Hear Me ?
From Voice Of Reason: YOUR EXCELLENCY, before I dive into it I would like to be clear: Yes, I voted for you and what your party stands and I represent those who invested their scarce hopes in you so...
Revenue Mobilization and the Politics of Real Estate Taxation In Ghana
Fiscal policy to some extent if not large is influenced by political ideology. The previous government led by the social democrats - NDC Party – was famous for excessively taxing Ghanaians. During...
World Bank Misled Ghana – Osafo-Marfo
The Senior Minister designate, Yaw Osafo Marfo has said it was regrettable for the system to allow the Bank for Housing and Construction to collapse. Mr. Yaw Osafo Marfo reiterated that the World...
World Bank Misled Ghana In Collapse of Bank For Housing & Construction – Osafo-Marfo
The Senior Minister designate, Yaw Osafo Marfo has said it was regrettable for the system to allow the Bank for Housing and Construction to collapse. Mr. Yaw Osafo Marfo reiterated that the World...