The second deputy governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson P. Asiama, has charged African central banks to ensure monetary policy credibility by removing all technical and political constraints which are pervasive within the African central banking context. According to the Dr. Asiama, this is crucial for attaining monetary policy objectives, particularly in … Read more
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is to implement new corporate governance guidelines for the banking sector next month, as it seeks to ensure that proper corporate governance practices are entrenched. The new guidelines will see the capping of the tenure of CEOs at a maximum of three 5-year terms. The tenure of non-Executive Directors is … Read more
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it has prescribed remedial measures both general and specific to the risk exposure of each of the 31 commercial banks operating in the country to help ensure resilience of the industry and restore the affected banks. This follows the recent conclusion of its Asset Quality Review (AQR) exercise. Johnson … Read more
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is to implement new corporate governance guidelines for the banking sector next month, as it seeks to ensure that proper corporate governance practices are entrenched. The new guidelines will see the capping of the tenure of CEOs at a maximum of three 5-year terms. The tenure of non-Executive Directors is … Read more
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is to implement a new corporate governance guidelines for the banking sector next month, as it seeks to ensure that proper corporate governance practices are entrenched. The new guidelines will see the capping of the tenure of CEOs at a maximum of three 5-year terms. The tenure of non-Executive Directors … Read more
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is to implement new corporate governance guidelines for the banking sector next month, as it seeks to ensure that proper corporate governance practices are entrenched. The new guidelines will see the capping of the tenure of CEOs at a maximum of three 5-year terms. The tenure of non-Executive Directors is … Read more
A banking professional, Judith Haizel, has appealed to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to ensure that it introduces the corporate governance guidelines in the first quarter in order to encourage banks to put in structures that will yield transparency and accountability in their activities. “I am in absolute support of corporate governance guidelines; it directs … Read more
Finance Minister Seth Terkper has indicated that the expansion of the petroleum industry will not hamper the contribution of agriculture to the Ghanaian economy. He was of the view that the petrochemical sector would rather spur development and increased growth of agriculture. Mr Terkper, who was a guest on Class FM’s ‘Inside Politics’ programme on … Read more
The central bank has said it will roll out a nationwide digital financial education programme to educate Ghanaians on digital financial service to enhance security of the service and products offered by banks and reduce fraud. Speaking at the 6th Annual General Meeting of the Ghana Association of Savings and Loans Companies, Dr. Johnson P. … Read more