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• Economy Is Safe - BoG

  THE COUNTRY’S economy is still solid due to the prudent monetary policies implemented by the Bank of Ghana over the last few years, an official of the Bank of Ghana has told CITY & BUSINESS GUIDE. This assertion eroded any fear of danger within the... Posted Jan 16 2009, 09:38 AM by patience with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, Governor, sound, country's economy is safe

• BoG revises 2008 growth forecast

  The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revised the economic growth target for the year, bringing it down from 7 percent to 6.6 percent. The latest economic review by the bank noted the significant effects of the world crude oil price increases in the first seven... Posted Nov 05 2008, 01:33 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, falling prices of Cocoa and Gold, GDP growth to go up

• BoG to decide fate of prime rate

  The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana will on Tuesday decide whether to keep or review the prime rate- the rate at which it does its lending to universal, commercial and merchant banks-when it presents the MPC report for the last quarter... Posted Oct 27 2008, 11:07 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, headline, Monetary Policy Committee, prime rate

• Ghana’s gold reserves intact-BoG

  Ghana’s gold holdings stood at 280,872 ounces (or 8.77 tonnes) as of September 18, 2008 and it is valued at $245.68 million. The same quantity of gold on December 31, 2007 was valued at $228.741 million, due to price changes of gold in the world market... Posted Oct 07 2008, 12:27 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, Gold reserves

• BoG Commissions Survey On Capital Inflows

  The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has commissioned a survey to find out the exact status of foreign capital inflows into the country. The result of the Foreign Private Capital Flows Survey (FPCFS) will enable the country to gauge its position in attracting capital... Posted Oct 02 2008, 12:36 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, headline, Foreign Private Capital Flows Survey

• Rural and community banks regulations revised

  The Bank of Ghana in its attempt at refocusing and re-engineering the rural banking concepts has revised sections of the Rural and Community Banks regulations. Under the new regulations corporate ownership of Rural and Community Banks is restricted to... Posted Sep 29 2008, 04:32 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, headline, Rural and community banks regulation review

• Enquirer: Old currency sold in secret

  The Enquirer's undercover investigations have revealed that Bank of Ghana has creamed off all old cedi coins running into trillions including those preserved since independence and secretly sold them to an Indian company, in a transaction which insiders... Posted Sep 05 2008, 10:59 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, headline, old cedi coin sale

• Branchless Banking - Proceed With Caution

  The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has issued a directive (notice no.BG/ GOV/ SEC/ 2008 /21) urging all banks, savings and loans companies and, indeed, other market players like telecommunications companies, technology service providers, and agents connected with... Posted Aug 27 2008, 02:33 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, Branchless banking

• New Payment Systems In December

  Dr. Paul Acquah, Governor of the Bank of Ghana has reiterated the Central Bank’s confidence that the Cheque Codeline Truncation and the Automated Clearing System- two new payment systems- will be introduced by December this year. The two, which are expected... Posted Aug 25 2008, 12:15 PM by ghanazone with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana

• Prime Rate Rises Again?

  The continuous volatility of crude oil prices all over the world and other factors such as the escalating food prices could force the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana to raise the prime rate for the third time in seven months as it... Posted Jul 15 2008, 12:26 PM by ghanazone with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, prime rate

• BoG Descends On Workers

  The Bank of Ghana says it will henceforth come down hard on recalcitrant workers who decide to strike against it. According to the Central Bank, the Labour Act 207, Li 1833, which discusses the regulator of the banking industry as an essential service... Posted Jul 04 2008, 11:30 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, Central bank, striking workers

• Bank of Ghana staff continue sit-down strike

  Staff of the Bank of Ghana are continuing their a sit-down strike, started on Monday following the dismissal of two of their colleagues. Joy News sources say the Governor, Dr. Paul Acquah, is scheduled to meet the aggrieved workers today in an attempt... Posted Jul 03 2008, 01:11 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, headline, workers strike

• Tough Regulations For Rural Banks

  The Bank of Ghana has directed all rural banks operating in the country to increase their minimum capital requirement to GH¢150,000. According to a new revised regulations of rural and community banks (RCBs), all existing RCBs are required to grow their... Posted Jun 20 2008, 11:12 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, headline, Emerge ready format, Rural and community banks

• BoG halts trade in CAL shares

  The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) last Friday upon the advice of the Bank of Ghana taken a decision to put on hold a transaction in CAL shares involving a total of 14,130,000 shares that saw the bank's share price jump by GH¢ 0.40 to GH¢1.05. The price... Posted Jun 02 2008, 01:14 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, headline, GSE, Cal bank shares

• MPC Meets Today

  With the continuous volatility of price of crude oil on the world market, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana’s quarterly review of the economy which begins today, would be hugely centered on how to sustain the economy from the oil... Posted Mar 10 2008, 10:52 PM by ofosua with | with no comments Filed under: bank of Ghana, headline, Monetary Policy Committee