Daily Archives - January 17, 2022

SEC cautions public against Tizaa Ghana Fund ‘investment’ activities

The Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has cautioned the public against doing business with Tizaa Ghana Fund. It said the company has not been licensed to engage in investing or trading for returns business in the country and as such, its activities are not regulated by SEC. Many social media posts over the past week have drawn attention to Tizaa Ghana...

ADB Bank to make agribusiness core priority this year

The Board Chairman of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Limited, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, has reiterated the commitment of the bank to support the agribusiness sector to meaningfully contribute to the growth of the economy. He said the decision forms part of the bank’s intention to focus more on its core mandate of agricultural financing to ensure food security and...

Akufo-Addo appoints Rosemary Beryl Archer as Deputy CEO of Ghana Exim Bank

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Rosemary Beryl Archer as Deputy Chief Executive (CEO) of Ghana Exim Bank. The new Deputy Chief Executive in Charge of Banking/Business until her appointment was the Head of SMEs at the bank. The appointment was contained in a letter signed by Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, and is said to have been made in line with...

BoG receives US$235 million at first foreign exchange auction

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has on Tuesday received a total of 144 bids amounting to US$235.05 million at the first multiple-price Foreign Exchange(FX) forward auction for the first quarter of 2022. This was against the proposed amount of US$75 million offered by the central bank to only authorised Foreign Exchange dealing banks in the country. The bid amount at the...

2021: Bank executives that left and entered

Mrs. Esther Ruby Arthur was barely 19 years old when she was employed by the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) around 1981. Last year, she retired from the same bank after 40 years and eight months of service to the only institution that she had known as an employer. Prior to her retirement, she had risen from Secretary to Deputy Human Resource...

Job losses to hit financial sector again as NIC plans to collapse insurance firms

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) is on the verge of withdrawing the licences of some insurance companies after they were unable to recapitalise to GH¢50 million by the end of its recapitalisation deadline. By not meeting the new capital requirement, the insurance sector regulator said the companies had also failed to move their capital adequacy ratio (MCR) to 150%, as...

Inflation, high imports to drive cedi to GH¢7 per US$ by year end – CEFIS report

The Centre for Economics Finance and Inequality Studies (CEFIS) has projected the Ghana cedi to reach GH¢7.03 against the United States dollar by end of the year, given factors such as inflation, high importation, foreign reserve position, current accounts, among others. According to a report by the research firm, titled ‘Ghana Cedi Outlook on the Forex Market 2022’, the inflation forecast...

2021 ends with inflation at 12.6%

Inflation ended the year 2021 with a double digit rate, as December 2021 inflation hit 12.6 percent. This is 0.4% higher than the November 2021 rate of inflation. It’s also higher than the Bank of Ghana’s inflation target of 8+/-2% and most research institutions and analysts’ estimates for 2021.   According to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), the surge in inflation was...

Alex Awuah appointed MD of ARB Apex Bank Plc.

Alex Kwasi Awuah has been appointed Managing Director of ARB Apex Bank Plc. The appointment followed a recommendation from the Board of Directors of the Bank after a competitive and thorough interview and a no-objection letter issued by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The Managing Director’s role of the ‘mini’ Central Bank of the 145 Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) in...

GCB Bank rebrands as GCB Bank PLC

GCB Bank Limited has issued a statement to officially inform the general public and stakeholders that its corporate name has been changed from GCB Bank Limited to GCB Bank PLC, as per a resolution passed by the shareholders of the Bank at its Annual General Meeting on 25 March 2021 and subsequent publication of the new name on the...