By Samuel Lartey( Prof.)
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In recent years, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has taken significant steps to strengthen corporate governance within the country’s banking sector. With a series of reforms aimed at fostering stability, transparency, and long-term resilience, BoG’s regulatory oversight has been essential in addressing past governance lapses that...
Let us face it, the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) has turned the fixed-income market on its head. Remember when we all thought government securities were as safe as houses? Well, that idea has been shaken up, hasn't it? But not to worry, it is not all doom and...
By Afia Gyapomah TWUMASI
The traditional financial system, led by brick-and-mortar banks, has historically supported economic growth. However, it could not enable access for many to be financially included and was saddled with service inefficiencies.
Over the last decade, technological innovations like ATMs, online banking, and mobile banking were deployed to...
Akuapem Rural Bank PLC at Mamfe in the Akuapem North District of Eastern Region has demonstrated resilience and achieved significant financial growth across key performance indicators.
According to the Bank’s 2023 financial report, net interest income increased by 32.75%, rising from GH₵18.37 million in 2022 to GH₵ 24.38 million in...
By J. N. Halm
First introduced in 1965 by a British physicist, sociologist and science historian, Derek J. de Solla Price, Price’s Law or Price’s Square Root Law is quite an interesting rule of thumb.
The Law simply states that in any productive community or grouping, 50% of the results will...
A book titled Concise Law of Banking has been launched in Accra .The book was commissioned by the Institute for Law and Development and authored by Rev. Mrs. Nana Kegya Appiah-Adu, a lawyer and minister of the gospel.
Topics in the book include, Introduction to banking law, bank regulation, banker-customer...
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU
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Government is set to re-enter the domestic bond market ahead of the typical recovery timeline following its Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), completed in September 2023.
It plans to reintroduce access to its domestic bond market for non-resident investors as early as next year, signalling confidence in...
Stanbic Bank Ghana, in collaboration with Mechanical Lloyd Ghana, has donated a brand-new Massey Ferguson tractor to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in keeping with its support for the National Farmers’ Day celebration over the past 17 years. The tractor will be presented as the second runner-up prize...
By Kwame Asiedu ATTRAMS
As a leader in agribusiness financing, the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) PLC proudly takes center stage in championing and empowering our nation's esteemed farming community.
With steadfast commitment, ADB has provided funding and created opportunities for wealth creation, a role that gains particular significance as we...
By Bernard Yaw ASHIADEY and Joshua Worlasi AMLANU
CalBank Plc has outlined a robust strategy to recover GH¢900 million in impaired loans by the end of 2024, an ambitious goal aimed at reinforcing the bank’s financial health and enhancing shareholder value.
The Bank has so far recovered GH¢712.5 million, with substantial...