Banking

BoG threatens to sanction banks that defy ‘COVID-19 liquidity policies’

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has indicated that it would not hesitate to sanction banks that fail to comply with rules governing the recent...

Coronavirus: BoG projects 4.3% decline in GDP growth over Coronavirus

An assessment of the adverse economic impact of the novel coronavirus on the Ghanaian economy has been made by Bank of Ghana (BoG).The...

Female employees of FBN Bank Ghana urged to nurture healthy relationships

Female employees of the First Bank of Nigeria (FBN Bank) have been entreated to nurture healthy relationships to enhance their overall development as women....

Collapse of Menzgold, others cause of economic hardship – IEA

The collapse of MenzGold & DKM Savings and Loans has been cited as a major cause of economic hardships in the country today.Speaking...

uniBank saga: AG makes case against Duffuor, Asiama, others

Attorney-General Gloria Akuffo has presented in court her case against Dr Kwabena Duffuor and eight others over the collapse of uniBank.Read details of document...

GT Bank renovates ICT centre at Anumle Cluster of Schools

The Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited, on Friday commissioned a state of the art refurbished Information Technology Centre (ICT) at the Anumle Cluster of...

Defunct savings and loans customers push for creation of ‘Consolidated Savings and Loans Company’

Customers of defunct savings and loans and finance house companies have called on government to set up a Consolidated Savings and Loans Company or...

We’ve started prosecuting those responsible for banking crisis – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said his government has begun prosecuting individuals believed to be responsible for the banking crisis. “We have begun prosecuting...

Defunct UT Banks CEO Kofi Amoabeng arrested

Founder of the now-defunct UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has been arrested, adomonline.com can confirm.He was arrested on the morning of Tuesday, January 14,...

Ghana Cedi Depreciation: Importer fingers banks; here is why

The Executive Secretary to the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, believes the Central Bank of Ghana is gradually losing control over the activities of illegal forex...

Watch: Features of new GH¢200, GH¢100 notes and GH¢2 coins

The Central Bank has added GH¢100 and GH¢200 notes and GH¢2 coins to the country’s currency denomination.The new notes go into circulation Friday after...

How Ghanaians are reacting to BoG’s new GH₵ 2 coin, 100, 200 Cedi notes

Following the release of GH₵ 2 coin, 100 and 200 Cedi notes into the circulation by the Bank of Ghana, a number of...

BoG goes after compensation package policies of Bank CEOs

The Central Bank has directed banks in the country to publish Value Added Statements disclosing details of compensation package policies of Chief Executive Officers...

Salary publication of bank CEOs to fight cronyism – Economist says

Dr Lord Mensah, a senior lecturer at the Department of Finance of the University of Ghana, has commended the Bank of Ghana’s decision to...

BoG maintains policy rate for fifth time in row

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for the fifth time, since January this year kept the lending rate to commercial...

Ghana’s economy has seen a miraculous turn-around – Ken Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says Ghana’s economy has been fixed after the government inherited a very bad economy from the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama...

Infographics: Highlights of 2020 budget statement

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has presented before Parliament the 2020 budget statement and economic policies set to drive Ghana's economy in the coming...

Finance Minister presents 2020 budget

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is scheduled to present the Akufo-Addo government’s fourth Budget and Economic Policy in Parliament.Wednesday’s presentation, according to the Finance Ministry, will...

Audio: Distraught customer shares frustration after SEC’s closure of investment companies

A distraught customer of First Banc Financial Services at the Airport residential area in Accra has shared his frustrations after the closure of 53...

Monetary Policy Committee to hold crucial meeting Nov. 20

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana is set to hold its 91st regular meeting from Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at...

Secret for closure of Nigeria border exposed!

Member of Parliament (MP) for Odododiodoo constituency, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, says he feels the closure of the Nigerian border to other Africans including Ghana...

Corporate Income Taxes stifling rural banks’ support for communities

The decision by the government to up Corporate Income Taxes imposed on Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) from eight (8) to 25% is stifling...

BoG to improve cedi stability with $125 million injection

The Bank of Ghana has planned to inject $125 million into the Ghanaian economy in the last quarter of the year to shore up...

Electricity tariff up by 5.94%, water 2.22%

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an upward adjustment of electricity and water tariffs.Electricity is up by 5.94%, while water is up...

Just in: Auctioneers move to sell NPP chairman’s assets on court order but NIB insiders attempt to block move [Photos]

Reliable information available to adomonline.com indicates that auctioneers have moved in to execute a court order against Allship Logistics Limited through the auctioning of the company’s...

Banking crisis: Submission date of ‘proof of debt forms’ extended for customers

The Receiver of collapsed financial institutions, Eric Nana Nipah, has extended the deadline for the submission of ‘Proof of Debt forms’ to Friday, September 27, 2019.The...

BoG pegs mobile money minimum requirement at GH¢20 million

 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has pegged the minimum capital requirement for the operation of a mobile money company at GH¢20 million.A statement signed by the...

Techiman hosts Bono East regional town hall meeting today

Government is scheduled to hold a town hall meeting on Monday, September 9, 2019, at Techiman in the Bono East Region to address issues...

You can’t deposit or withdraw money without these three items – Bank of Ghana warns

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed banks and other specialised deposit-taking institutions to ensure that people who deposit money into and/or withdraw same...

High court orders closure of Nsawam GCB branch

The Koforidua High Court on Thursday morning ordered for the closure of the Nsawam branch of GCB Bank due to its failure to release...

First Ghana Savings and Loans appeals for restoration of license

Staff of the First Ghana Savings and Loans (FGSL) Limited have appealed to government to restore the company’s license to enable it to serve its customers,...

Bawumia’s spokesperson justifies closure of GN Savings and Loans

Spokesperson of the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr Gideon Boako, says the government does not owe GN Savings and Loans, contrary to the...

PPP guru suspects ‘dirty’ politics in closure of GN Savings and Loans

Director of Operations of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Nana Ofori Owusu, has said the closure of Groupe Nduom's GN Savings and Loans Limited...

Shocked Nduom reacts to shut down of GN Savings and Loans by BoG

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has described as "widely inaccurate" the Bank of Ghana's (BoG) statement...

PDS accounts frozen over anomalies in bank guarantee

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has frozen the bank accounts of Power Distribution Services (PDS) following the detection of anomalies in the bank guarantee...

GTBank, Ria partner Zeepay to launch MOMO transfer service

Guaranty Trust Bank and Ria Money Transfer have teamed up with Zeepay, a local financial technology company to launch a mobile money transfer service...

ECOBANK supports 16 medical students to study abroad

Ecobank Ghana and its partners have provided support for some 16 medical students to go study abroad as part of the banks annual Sponsored...

Audio: Car dealership company refunds cash to angry customers after failing to deliver

Customers of car dealing company, Eddu Motors Company Limited, based in Kasoa in the Central region will now heave a sigh of relief following...

Opportunity International Marks Staff Welfare Day With a Health Walk and Donation to Akropong School for the Blind

The Management and staff of Opportunity International Savings and Loans (OISL) drawn from various branches of the company, embarked on a 5-kilometer health walk...

National Service person remanded for defrauding GCB customers

A 29-year-old National Service person serving at the...