President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison, as Governor of the Bank of Ghana. His appointment is however subject to consultation with the Council of State. A statement signed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, said Dr. Addison’s appointment follows the resignation of Dr. Abdul Nashiru … Read more
President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo has appointed Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison as Governor of the Bank of Ghana. His appointment is however subject to consultation with the Council of State. A statement signed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin said Dr. Addison’s appointment follows the resignation of Dr. Abdul … Read more
The resigned governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku has disclosed that no one should be blamed for his exit from the Central Bank indicating that he resigned out of his own volition . Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku is reported to have tendered in his resignation in the wake for calls by some … Read more
A co-founder of investment bank Databank, Keli Gadzekpo, and brother of popular lawyer Philip Addison, Dr. Ernest Addison, are in contention for the now vacant position of the governor of the Central Bank. According to StarrFMonline.com sources, there is a seeming split of support at the presidency for both individuals for the top job. It … Read more
The outgoing Governor of the Bank of Ghana has said his decision to resign barely a year at post was purely based on “personal” grounds. Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku is stepping down on April 1, 2017, but an official announcement is yet to be made. Reports are rife that he could be succeeded by a former … Read more
Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku has explained that he resigned as Governor of the Bank of Ghana on personal grounds. Confirming to Graphic Online Wednesday evening, that he has presented his resignation letter earlier in the day, Dr Issahaku said: “They did not force me out. It’s a personal decision”. Speculations had been rife that the 55-year-old … Read more
The 1st vice chairman of the NPP in the Eastern Region has called on president Nana Akufo Addo to sack Dr. Ishahaku, the current Bank of Ghana Governor in order to rescue the marathon depreciating cedi. He made the call in an interview with KW Radio’s during a weekend socio-political talk show dubbed “Board Issues” … Read more
FORMER President John Dramani Mahama has welcomed the news of Thomas Kwesi Quartey’s new role as Vice Chair of the Africa Union (AU) Commission. Mr. Mahama took to Facebook on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 to congratulate the former presidential secretary during his tenure as President of Ghana. Mr. Mahama also praised Chadian Foreign Affairs Minister, Moussa … Read more
David McDermott, the British in-law of the former governor of the Bank of Ghana, has been jailed for 13 years following his extradition from Ghana to the UK earlier this year. McDermott initially failed in a bid to avoid extradition and was hauled back to Britain, where he was yesterday jailed by the Liverpool Crown … Read more
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bantama constituency Henry Kwabena Kokofu has described the appointed liquidator settling payments of affected DKM customers who lost their investments to the Ponzi company as a ‘hoax’. According to him, the money is from the coffers of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) indicating that the liquidator is a … Read more
Angry customer of defunct DKM, Diamond Micro-Finance Ltd, God is Love Fun Club Jastar Motors investment and others in the Brong Ahafo Region have invoked curses on President John Mahama and the former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Kofi Wampah. The clients claim, President Mahama has incurred their wrath after he failed to … Read more
Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur is a Ghanaian economist. He was Governor of the Bank of Ghana before his appointment as the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana. Amissah-Arthur has a B. Sc in Economics from 1974 and an M.Sc in Economics from 1980. Before becoming Governor, he has held many positions in the Ministry of … Read more
Dr. Kofi Wampah, the current Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), has blamed the nation’s increasing public debt on Ghanaians unwillingness to pay tax. He said this whist addressing journalists in Accra. As it stands now, Ghana’s public debt has increased to an alarming GH¢ 58 billion. This is a slightly over the 55 … Read more