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Interest rates near 36% as government achieves T-bills target

November 21, 2022 Interest rates neared 36% on the money market, though fell short of the October 2022 inflation of 40.4%. This indicates that the return on investments remains negative. According to the...

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Bank of Africa bags two separate ‘Best Bank in Trade Finance’ awards

November 21, 2022 Bank of Africa-Ghana (BOA-Ghana) has been named ‘2022 Trade Finance Bank of the Year’ by two separate credible awarding schemes: the Innovation and Excellence Awards, and the...

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88% of business leaders believe government taxes are too many – KPMG survey

November 21, 2022 Eighty-eight percent of business leaders surveyed by accounting and auditing firm, KPMG, have revealed that the government takes too many taxes and yet there is little to show for these...

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BoG to continue policy rate hiking cycle as part of IMF condition – Fitch Solutions

November 21, 2022 The Bank of Ghana will continue its policy rate hiking cycle, increasing the benchmark interest rate to 27% by the end of 2023. According to international research institution, Fitch...

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We are determined to help raise financial literacy to drive inclusion – Ecobank Ghana

November 18, 2022 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) run by women have received financial education and training from Ecobank Ghana to handle important day-to-day financial issues including...

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Country Risk Index: Ghana ranks 1st in West, Central Africa; but economic risk score deteriorates – Fitch Solutions

November 18, 2022 Ghana’s Country Risk of 53.1 ranks it as the best among five top West and Central African countries. According to Fitch Solutions Risk Index Table, Ghana’s Political Risk and...

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Africans advised to leverage on AfCFTA and trade in basic Agric products to ensure food security

November 18, 2022 Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), H.E. Wamkele Mene is advising Africans to Develop agricultural food value chains, eliminate tariffs and non-tariff...

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Banks urged to leverage economic crisis

November 18, 2022 The current global economic crisis presents banks the opportunity to innovate, accelerate and deepen their much needed transformation, Finance and Strategy Consultant, Professor Noel Tagoe,...

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Outlook of cedi to depend on whether Ghana reaches IMF agreement – Fitch Solutions

November 18, 2022 The outlook of the Ghana cedi will depend on whether Ghana reaches an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and obtain funding in the months ahead. According to Fitch...

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Government to raise ¢1.17bn in this week’s Treasury bill sale

November 18, 2022 Government will seek to raise ¢1.17 billion in this week’s Treasury bill auction to refinance the upcoming T-bill maturities of ¢1.08 billion. In the T-bill auction last week, the...

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