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The Cedi’s Rising Fortunes

Ghana's national currency, the cedi is on the brink of completing a record-breaking year, and even the currency...

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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...

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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BoG Reduces Policy Rate To 25.5%

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reduced the policy rate by 50 basis point to 25.5...

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Ghana Owes 112 Bn Cedis, Hits 67.4 % of GDP

Ghana’s total public debt has hit 112.4 billion cedis equivalent to 28.3 billion dollars, as at September 2016. The...

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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...

Business

Ghana’s Public Debt Hits GHC112 Billion

The country’s debt stock has reached GH¢112.4 billion as at September this year a summary of economic and financial...

Business

SIC Insurance MD Bows Out After Over 30 Years

The Managing Director of SIC Insurance Company Limited, Mr Kwei Mensah Ashidam, has commenced his terminal leave prior...

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GSE Lobbies For Patronage of the Ghana Fixed Income Market

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is impressing on companies to utilize the Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM) to raise...

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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...

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Government ‘hot’ Over GHC2bn Pension Funds

IT appears government has no money to pay six years accumulated tier-two pension money owed public sector workers. An...

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...

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Stabilisation Fund Reaches All-Time Low; Faces Collapse

Government’s consistent lowering of the cap on the Ghana Stabilisation Fund (GSF) could ultimately defeat the purpose...

Business

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...

Business

$200m Left To Pay On 2007 Eurobond

The Minister of Finance Seth Terpker has disclosed that the government will soon complete the payment of the...

Business

Stabilisation Fund Reaches All-Time Low

Government’s consistent lowering of the cap on the Ghana Stabilisation Fund (GSF) could ultimately defeat the purpose...

Business

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....

Business

Mobile Money Records 420% Growth In 5 Years

Records from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications indicate mobile money wallets have grown 420 percent from an...

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Gold Down On Continued Reaction To U.S. Election

Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Monday as the U. S. dollar showed...