The Slow-Motion Killer In the Banking System
There are growing concerns that the rising non-performing loan (NPLs) on the books of some banks in Ghana threatens their ...
Tag: Non-performing loan
Bad Bank Loans Hit SSNIT
Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is suffering from the knock-on effect of loans gone bad in the banking ...
High NPLs To Tighten Credit To the Private Sector
Financial sector analysts are predicting a further contraction in credit to the private sector following their high contribution to the ...
Private Sector Accounts For 98% of Banks’ NPLs – BoG Report
The banking industry’s stock of Non-Performing Loans (NPLs), increased by 24.5 percent between April 2016 and April 2017, the Bank ...
‘Give Loans To Qualified Applicants and the Credit Worthy’
Rural and Community banks (RCBs) should endeavour to offer credit to qualified persons as regards favouring unqualified, but related applicants, ...
BDCs Debt Could Push NPLs Beyond 20%
Banks could be facing further liquidity challenges as government delays in settling the BDCs debt, Philip Owiredu, Executive Director at ...
Huge Recapitalisation Alone Not Answer To Banks’ Woes
Aggressive recapitalisation, which could force mergers and acquisitions, should not be forced on banks, Felix Nyarko-Pong, Managing Director of uniBank, ...
High NPLs Threaten BoG’s Minimum Capital Drive
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said the new central bank governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, must ensure the issue ...
High NPLs Threaten BoG Minimum Capital Drive
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said the new central bank governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, must ensure the issue ...
Non-Performing Loans Increased To GHc6.4bn
Non-performing loans (NPL) increased to GH¢6.4 billion in February 2017 from GH¢4.7 billion in February 2016, according to the latest ...
Banks Write Off GHC175 Million
Bank's total provision for the first two months still remained high, according to the latest Banking Sector Report. Commercial banks ...
Banks Write Off GHc175m
Banks total provision for the first two months still remained high, according to the latest Banking Sector Report. Commercial banks ...
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 contractors, a situation ...
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 number of ...
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 and ...
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 today. ...
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 ...
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 witness some significant decline ...