Weak Banks Require Urgent Recapitalisation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to ensure that banks with minimum capitals below ...
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Bankers Laud Debt Re-Profiling Move
Bankers have expressed satisfaction with the first 100 days of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government, singling out the move ...
BoG Plans Implementation of Key Financial Regulations
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has urged financial institutions and stakeholders within the industry to embrace regulatory requirements as they ...
Two Barclays Traders Found Not Guilty In Libor Retrial
Two former Barclays traders have been acquitted by a jury of conspiring to rig Libor, which is used to set ...
Trump Promises To Relax US Banking Laws
President Donald Trump has promised sweeping reforms to "horrendous" US banking regulations that were introduced after the financial crisis. "We're ...
Democrats Press Trump SEC Nominee For Wall Street Regulator
President Donald Trump's pick to serve as the chief US financial markets regulator defended himself Thursday against charges his career ...
Euro MPs Approve ‘conflict Minerals’ Crackdown
The European Parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a law requiring firms to ensure they do not use so-called conflict minerals ...
US Financial Regulator Calls For Easing Rules On Banks
A top Trump administration financial regulator said Wednesday that tough bank capital requirements should be "recalibrated" as part of a ...
Trump To Meet With U.S. Community Bankers On Regulatory Costs
President Donald Trump will meet with Main Street community bankers on Thursday to learn more about their difficulties in complying ...
Unibank Offers Most Expensive Interest On Car Loans – BoG Report
The latest Annual Percentage Rates (APR) and Average Interest (AI) report by the Bank of Ghana has shown that Unibank ...
Unibank Offers Most Expensive Interest On Car Loans – BoG Report
The latest Annual Percentage Rates (APR) and Average Interest (AI) report by the Bank of Ghana has shown that Unibank ...
Unibank Offers Most Expensive Interest On Car Loans
The latest Annual Percentage Rates (APR) and Average Interest (AI) report by the Bank of Ghana has shown that Unibank ...
Government Engages Banks On Cheap Credit
Government has begun informal talks with key financial institutions on how to reduce the cost of credit and make same ...
Fed’s Yellen Spars With Lawmakers On Regulation, Economy
The US central bank chief sparred with legislators Wednesday over its responsibility for the weak economic recovery, bank regulations and ...
Pan-African Banking Finding Its Stride
In the years since the global financial crisis, Africa has witnessed a rapid expansion of cross-border banking, led by banking ...
China New Bank Loans Surge In January To $300 Bn
Chinese bank lending surged in January, the central bank said Tuesday, as concerns grow that a flood of credit is ...
‘Significant Uncertainty’ About Fiscal Policy Under Trump
U. S. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said there was significant uncertainty about U.S. fiscal policy under the Trump ...
Falling T-Bill Rates Won’t Reduce Cost of Credit
The current falling Treasury bill rates will not reflect a drop in the cost of credit in Ghana, Ecobank Research ...
Trump Ignites Political Fight Over U.S. Banking Law Reforms
U. S. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered reviews of major banking rules that were put in place after the ...