I Wasn’t Forced To Resign – BoG Governor
The outgoing Governor of the Bank of Ghana has said his decision to resign barely a year at post was purely based on “personal” grounds. Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku is stepping down on April 1,...
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BoG Governor Confirms Resignation
Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku has explained that he resigned as Governor of the Bank of Ghana on personal grounds. Confirming to Graphic Online Wednesday evening, that he has presented his resignation...
BoG Governor Dr. Issahaku Resigns
Citi Business News has gathered his resignation takes effect from the 1st of April, 2017. It’s unclear what led to his resignation but the Governor is reported to have cited personal reasons for...
‘Stop Saying Things That Aren’t True’
Jeb Bush has some advice for his onetime rival President Donald Trump: "Stop saying things that aren't true." Trump's unsuccessful rival for the Republican presidential nomination says the new tenant...
Make Amissah-Arthur Automatic Flagbearer
Voters in the Central Region would boycott the National Democratic Congress (NDC) if the party fails to make former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur the ‘automatic’ flagbearer of the...
Banks Pressured To Reduce Interest On Loans As Policy Rate Drops
Stakeholders and industry players have impressed on banks to ensure quick implementation of the reduction in the policy rate to 23.5 percent. According to these stakeholders the reduction is a...
Bus Bombing Hits Syria’s Homs, Five Dead
A bomb attack on a bus in Syria's third city Homs killed five people and wounded at least seven on Wednesday, state media reported. The blast hit a small bus carrying passengers in the Al-Zahraa...
Akufo-Addo Clocks 73yrs Today
A lawyer and a human rights advocate, Akufo-Addo became the president of the young oil-producing West African nation January 7, 2017 after his third attempt. He was floored by late president John...
Dep. Finance Minister Designate Warns Against Cap On Banks
A Deputy Finance Minister designate, Charles Adu Boahen has warned against capping the number of banks in the country. Calls for a cap on the number of banks in the country have increased following...
Akufo-Addo Clocks 73yrs Today
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is 73 years today, March 29, 2017. A lawyer and a human rights advocate, Akufo-Addo became the president of the young oil-producing West African nation...
Arkansas Death Row Inmates Sue To Halt Execution Spree
Death row inmates in Arkansas filed a lawsuit Tuesday to contest the US state's plan to end their lives over a shortened period of just 10 days. The state's Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson has...
Flint Water Settlement Orders Lead Pipes Replaced
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a $97 million settlement in a lawsuit over drinking water contamination in the US city of Flint, Michigan, requiring that all lead pipes be replaced. The agreement...
US Fed’s Fischer Worried By Possible Rise of Protectionism
Federal Reserve Vice President Stanley Fischer said Tuesday he would be worried by any return to protectionism in the global economy. In an interview on CNBC, Fischer said the economic policies...
Disputed Iraqi Province Votes To Fly Kurdish Flag
Provincial councillors in disputed, oil-rich Kirkuk province voted Tuesday to fly the Kurdish regional flag over government buildings, a move likely to increase tensions with Baghdad. Kirkuk is at...
Bankers Initiate Moves To Cut Interest Rates For Customers
Some banks have given indication of cutting their interest rates to reflect the reduction in the policy rate by the Bank of Ghana. They explain that the move forms part of plans to reduce the plight...
Bankers Initiate Moves To Cut Interest Rates For Customers
Some banks have given indication of cutting their interest rates to reflect the reduction in the policy rate by the Bank of Ghana. They explain that the move forms part of plans to reduce the plight...
Policy Rate Cut Not Interest Rate Panacea
The Chief Executive Officer of the Private Enterprise Federation (PEF), Nana Osei Bonsu, has indicated that the recent policy rate cut may not necessarily translate into a reduction in interest rates...
There’re Lessons To Be Learnt From Gerald Nus Impasse
Communications director of the Ghana Football Association Ibrahim Sannie Daara says his outfit ought to learn lessons from the Spaniard’s impasse with his employees. According to him, going forward...
Indonesia’s President Says Open To Death Penalty Review
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo said he would restore a moratorium on the death penalty if he won the backing of the people, after a spate of executions that drew international condemnation. Widodo...
BoG Reduces Policy Rate To 23.5%
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has significantly reduced its key lending to commercial banks, the biggest cut in rate in almost 10 years. This represents a 200 basis...