Monetary policy
All Eyes On BoG To Prune Year-Long Policy Rate
As the Monitory Policy Committee of the central bank meets today, expectations of a policy rate cut are high, as the...
Financial Observers Expect A Reduction Today
There is growing expectation on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to announce a reduction in the policy rate as the governor...
Terkper Hopes For Drop In Policy Rate
The Finance Minister, Mr Seth Terkper, expects the stability in the fiscal side of the economy to provide comfort to...
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...
Bankers Warn Government Against Capping Interest Rates
Some bankers have warned any move by Government to cap interest rates in Ghana will end in a disaster. Banking...
Time To Reduce Policy Rate Now
The business community, backed by some economists have intensified renewed calls for the central back to strongly...
Terkper Defends Raising Bond At 19%
The Finance Minister, Mr Seth Terkper, has defended the government’s decision to raise a GH¢438-million bond at a...
President Mahama To Consider Capping Interest Rates
The President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama has hinted of moves to consider capping interest rates in the country....
Trump Wins and the Bond Market Suffers
Donald Trump's promises to unleash massive infrastructure spending and gigantic tax cuts seem to be spooking the bond...
MPC To Announce Policy Rate Next Monday
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana will next week Monday, announce its policy rate for commercial...
Bankers Split On Local Dollar Bond Issuance
The Chief Investment Strategist of Standard Chartered Bank Group, Steve Brice, has backed government’s recent...
Inflation Drops To 15.8 Percent October
The figure represents a 1.4 percent reduction from the 17.2 percent recorded in September this year. This is higher...
Terkper Believes ECG Can Settle Their US$60m Loan
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has assured Parliament of the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) capacity to repay...
ECG Has Capacity To Repay US$60 Million Loan
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has assured Parliament of the Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) capacity to repay...
The Robust Botswanas Economy To GhanasFrail
Ever heard of the currency Pula? Well it’s one of the best performing and valuable currencies in Africa from the SADC...
Election Blues To Impact Cedi Minimally – Analyst
The activities of speculators which cause the cedi to depreciate against some major trading currencies may have minimal...
Astronomical Interest Rates, Killer of Businesses
One and five Ghana cedis notes. File photo. “Well, I do not think I will be able to go for the loan for us to...
Banks To Raise Cost of Lending
Cost of borrowing is expected to go up in the coming months as some commercial banks are planning to adjust their...
The Left’s Fed Up Makes A Naked Power Grab For Control Of The Fed
The left is undertaking an amazing back door plan to dramatically increase its influence over the Fed’s...