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The Biggest Players Today On Wall Street? Algorithms

They are agnostic on market direction, but ubiquitous in markets. Firms like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley may get...

Business

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...

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Danger Looms At Secondi Market; Structure Poses Danger To Traders

Traders at the Secondi Market in the Western Region face looming danger as the structure under which they sell their...

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GSE: Earnings Reports To Drive Market Activity This Week

On the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE,) trading activity in terms of volumes on the stock market decreased by 28.26% in the...

Business

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is proposing the listing of companies under government’s “One District One...

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GCB Et Al To Gain On the Bourse This Week

On the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE,) the stock market performed impressively in the week under review as the market was...

International

Toshiba To Sell Part of Chip Business, Puts Overseas Nuclear Ops Under Review

Toshiba Corp (6502. T) said it will sell a minority stake in its memory chip business as it urgently seeks funds to...

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GSE: SCB Et Al Shares Among Movers This Week

On the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE,) Trading activity in terms of volumes on the stock market decreased by 83.99% in the...

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Deepening Financial Sector Requires Greater Access To Private Pools of Equity Capital

When faced with the daunting task of having to raise capital to finance its growth, a business has two options to...

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Investors Begin Ditching TBills As Rates Hit Low Levels

Investors have begun ditching treasury bills and now exploring other investment instruments in the country over the...

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Time For Equity

By Kwamina K. Asomaning Executive Director and Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, Stanbic Bank Ghana Deepening...

International

China Needs To Regulate ‘money Gates’ But Guard Against Financial Stress

China needs to keep financial market liquidity stable and regulate its "money gates" to prevent asset bubbles, but it...

Politics

Matured Bills & Bonds Reach GH¢145bn In 2016

Total bills and bonds auctioned this year, from January to October, by the government, Bank of Ghana, and COCOBOD...

Business

Criticisms of Dollar Denominated Bond Misplaced – BoG

The Bank of Ghana(BoG) has refuted claims that the issuance of dollar denominated bond in the country will drain dollar...

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Criticisms of Dollar Denominated Bond Misplaced-BoG

The Bank of Ghana(BoG) has refuted claims that the issuance of dollar denominated bond in the country will drain dollar...

Business

Interbank Borrowing On the Rise

Banks borrowing from each other or the central bank, otherwise known as repurchase agreements or repos, has hit...

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Banks Find Innovative Ways To Manage Liquidity

Over the past six years, banks have increased their appetite for funds from overnight lending and placements which they...

International

Trump-Fueled Risk Rally Shifts To Japanese Bonds, Euro

Investors resumed the post-U. S. election trade of selling bonds and buying stocks on Wednesday after a pause earlier...

International

Bonds Sell-Off Continues As Investors Bet On Rate Rise

A wave of selling sweeping across bond markets resumed on Monday as investors continued to digest the impact of a...