Capital requirement

News

Commercial Banks With Local Ownership Still Dominant

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has refuted reports that majority of commercial banks in the country are owned by foreigners....

Business

Banks Warn BoG Over Minimum Capital Requirement

CEOs of some banks have cautioned the Central Bank to be circumspect in the implementation of the soon-to-be-announced...

News

Banks To Merge Over Projected GHc260m Capital Review – Zenith Bank MD

The Bank of Ghana’s decision to peg the new minimum capital requirement for commercial banks at an estimated 260...

Business

BoG Plans Implementation of Key Financial Regulations

The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has urged financial institutions and stakeholders within the industry to embrace regulatory...

Business

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...

Business

Economists Back Economic Capital For Banks

Some economists have backed the Bank of Ghana’s proposal to introduce economic capital requirement for banks as part...

Business

BoG To Announce Economic Capital Before Minimum Capital

Despite reports that the Bank of Ghana(BoG) may compel all banks in the country to meet the new capital requirement...