The Bank of Ghana has announced that it is set to introduce new policies to ensure that the Banking and Special Deposit Taking Institutions sectors remain resilient, inclusive and supportive of Ghana’s economic growth trajectory. According to the BoG, this forms part of efforts to restore confidence in the country’s financial sector. It will be recalled that the Bank of Ghana,...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has been honoured at the seventh Central Banking Awards. The Governor of the BoG, Dr Ernest Addison received the Central Bank of Year award on behalf of the bank. The organisers of the award ceremony, Central Banking was joined by representatives of the winners of the Central Banking Awards 2020 to celebrate their achievements during a virtual awards presentation published...
A financial analyst Joe Jackson has indicated that the investors have lost confidence in the financial sector because the imprudent executives of closed down banks hasn’t been prosecuted. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise show on 3 92.7FM Wednesday October 14 that all the executives of these collapsed banks whose actions and inaction led to the banks’ failures should...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued new capital requirements for market operators in the Ghanaian Capital Market Industry. The new directive, in accordance with Section 209 of the Securities Industry Act 2016, (Act 929), is in line with the Commission’s mandate of regulating and promoting the growth and development of an efficient, fair and transparent securities market in which...
In a bid to fight cybercrime in the financial sector, it has become necessary to have cross-border cooperation that promotes information sharing, says Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Mrs. Elsie Addo Awadzi. Mrs. Awadzi was speaking at the Alliance for Financial Inclusion High-Level Joint Learning Programme on Inclusive FinTech Ecosystems and Cybersecurity. Sharing the BoG’s experience in implementing cybersecurity...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned the general public against the practice of “Money Doubling”, “Card Loading” and “Credit Card Loading Systems”. According to the central bank, these practices involving inviting members of the general public through traditional and social media outlets to deposit money with “Money Doubling”, “Card Loading” and “Credit Card Loading Systems” through various payment service...
The Bank of Ghana is calling for a regular debt management that include consistent access to domestic market with an eye on non-resident investors. According to the First Deputy Governor, Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari, there is the need to ensure regular access to the international capital market, the maintenance of a stable exchange rate and inflation, as well as sustained real...
A Banking consultant, Nana Otuo Acheampong, says the significant surge in the volume and value of mobile money transactions in the first 8 months of the year, should continue unabated in the last quarter of 2020. The volume and value of mobile money transactions from January to August of 2020, increased by 41 percent and 85 percent respectively, as against...
Mr Kojo Mattah, Managing Director of the Apex Bank of the Association of Rural Banks (ARB) has said despite the growth of rural banking through a rigorous sector clean-up, and an unexpected pandemic, business in the sector still picked up. He said management and boards of rural and community banks (RCBs) had been consistent in pursuing service innovation and digital...
A total of 11,545 reports have been made through government’s National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Incident Reporting Point of Contact (POC) between January and August 2020. According to the Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful a significant number of people have also contacted the NCSC through the POC seeking for guidance and direction in resolving cyber-crime related incidents. This was revealed in a speech read...
