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IMF commends Ghana for effectively managing COVID-19 pandemic

May 19, 2021 The International Monetary Fund (IMF), says Ghana has effectively managed the COVID-19 pandemic. The commendation was contained in a statement after a team led by Carlo Sdralevich paid an...

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May 19, 2021 / Comments (0)

Collaborative support needed to reset Ghana’s post COVID-19 economy – First Deputy Governor

May 19, 2021 The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari has stated that resetting Ghana’s economy back to resilience would be a gradual process over the next two or three...

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May 19, 2021 / Comments (0)

BoG tightens noose around dividend payments for banks

April 15, 2021 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced stringent conditions that banks must meet to be able to share their 2020 and 2021 profits with shareholders. The central bank said in a statement that...

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April 15, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana ready to be taken off EU AML blacklist – BoG

April 13, 2021 All is set for Ghana to be removed from the European Union’s (EUs) list of countries with high levels of deficiencies in their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorist Financing...

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April 13, 2021 / Comments (0)

Eurobond proceeds to boost cedi stability

April 7, 2021 Market analysts are predicting that proceeds from the 2021 Eurobond issuance will boost the stability of the cedi by helping the Bank of Ghana build up its foreign exchange reserves. The...

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April 7, 2021 / Comments (0)

Bank of Ghana joins Basel Group to set standards for banks globally

April 6, 2021 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has joined the Basel Consultative Group (BCG), a global body that sets and implements standards on banking supervision globally. The bank said it was admitted into...

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April 6, 2021 / Comments (0)

BoG releases list of approved e-money issuers, payment service providers

April 6, 2021 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has released the list of regulated companies approved to operate as electronic money issuers and payment service providers for business transactions in the country....

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April 6, 2021 / Comments (0)

BoG provides clarity on GH¢22.5bn gov’t financing

March 31, 2021 GH¢10bn for Asset Purchase Programme GH¢5.6bn IMF COVID-19 support GH¢981m IMF ECF cash GH¢5.1bn liquidity to CBG GH¢925m to MFI depositors The Bank of Ghana has provided clarity on...

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March 31, 2021 / Comments (0)

GSE lauds suspension of taxes on capital gains on listed securities

March 26, 2021 The permanent removal of taxes on capital gains on listed securities in the country has been lauded by the Managing Director of Ghana Stock Exchange, Ekow Afedzie, describing it as critical...

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March 26, 2021 / Comments (0)

BoG keeps policy rate at 14.5% for second consecutive time this year

March 22, 2021 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has kept the Policy Rate at 14.5 percent for the second consecutive time this year. The policy rate is the rate at which the...

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March 22, 2021 / Comments (0)