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Business

Banks Write Off GHc175m

Banks total provision for the first two months still remained high, according to the latest Banking Sector Report....

Headlines

How Bad Corporate Debts Are Holding Back India’s Growth

The recent arrest of Vijay Mallya highlighted the problem of bad loans in India, but analysts say the tycoon's unpaid...

International

Wonga Breach Affects ‘up To 270,000 In UK and Poland’

The payday loan firm Wonga has said up to 270,000 of its customers may have been affected by a data breach. The firm...

Business

NPLs May Rise Over Capping of Statutory Funds

The Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Ato Forson, says district assemblies may struggle to meet their obligations to...

Business

Banks To Reduce Loan Defaults As It Intensifies Search For Collaterals

Banks have intensified their search for collaterals from businesses and loan applicants in a bid to reduce growing...

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High Cost of Production To Blame For Non-Performing Loans

An economist, Adu Owusu Sarkodie, has attributed the high level of nonperforming loans to the high cost of production...

Business

BoG To Address Credit Challenges

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it’s working closely with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to ensure the...

Opinion

5 Ways To Get Out of Debt If You Earn A Small Income

There’s a very high possibility that if you are earning a small income, you will borrow money to sustain yourself. It...

Business

Ghanaian Banks Face High Asset Risks, Despite Solid Capital Buffers

High asset risks pose the biggest challenges for banks in Ghana, says Moody's Investors Service in a report published...

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Banks Minimize Lending Due To High NPLs

Citi Business News has gathered that banks in Ghana have reduced lending to the private sector due to the continuous...

Business

The Bank of Ghana is optimistic of a further drop in the Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) of commercial banks at least by...

Business

Non-Performing Loans Drop From 19 To 17% – BoG

Non-performing loans are set to reduce further downwards The Central Bank is optimistic non-performing loans will...

Business

Banks Express Hope In Reduction of NPL In 2017

The Energy sector debt owed to banks is the major contributor to Non Performing Loans in the country Banks in the...

Business

SIC Insurance Explains Deal With Ivory Finance

SIC Insurance, Ghana’s largest general insurer, has provided insights into a deal it entered into with Ivory Finance...

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NPP Gov’t Must Continue Legacy Debt Payments

The Managing Director of HFC bank, Robert Le Hunte is optimistic the incoming Nana Akufo-Addo government will continue...

Business

No Bonuses For Banks Staff As Mounting Debts Trigger Write-Offs

Staff of universal banks will be denied their bonuses this year as rising Non- performing loans in the sector crossed...

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Mahama Trapped In Fraudulent $300 Million Infrastructure Deal

Reports reveal that Mahama has venture into a false security infrastructure deal worth a whopping $300 million! The...

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Mahama Caught In Bogus $300m ‘security Infrastructure’ Deal

The Mahama government is accused of effectively “stealing” $300 million from state coffers as they face their...

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Bankers Optimistic of Drop In NPLs By End of 2016

The impact of the high Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) on the books of commercial banks is set to reduce by the close of...