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Fuel Tanker Explodes On Kumasi-Accra Highway
Firefighters at the scene A fuel tanker with registration number GS 5343-18 yesterday exploded along the Kumasi to Accra Highway. The Ghana National Fire Service, in a post on
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Absa Bank’s SME Clinic continues to support businesses
Absa Bank Ghana LTD. has successfully hosted another edition of its ongoing SME Clinic series, designed to bolster small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and enhance business efficiency. The latest session, held at its Nester Square branch, Airport City, attracted over one hundred local business owners, underscoring Absa’s strong commitment to economic empowerment. This latest edition, […]
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Barker-Vormawor Hit With GH¢10k Cost In Kan-Dapaah Suit
A High Court in Accra yesterday dismissed another application filed by the convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, which sought to quash the GH¢10 million defamation suit filed
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Kan Dapaah’s defamation case: Court slaps Barker-Vormawor with GHC10K cost
A request filed by political activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor to the High Court for the GHc10 million defamation suit filed against him by the National Security Minister to be struck out has been dismissed. The High Court presided over by Justice Rev Joseph Owusu-Adu Agyemang held that the application lacks merit. The court also awarded a […]
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Golden Star Wassa Ltd appoints Mr. Carl Baker-Duly as Chief Executive Officer
By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY Golden Star Wassa Ltd (GSWL), a gold mining company in Ghana and a subsidiary of Chifeng Gold has announced that its Board of Directors have appointed Mr. Carl Georg Baker-Duly as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GSWL. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Baker-Duly was appointed by the Executive Committee of Chifeng […]
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Banking and Finance
Many banks may soon struggle due to over-subscription of govt bonds – Report
A fiscal report authored by Banking Consultant Dr Richmond Atuahene and Data and Research Analyst Isaac Kofi Agyei has painted a grim picture of Ghana’s banking sector, attributing it to the excessive subscription of government bonds. Titled ‘Thirsty Banks: Ghana’s 2023 Challenge with High Cash Reserve Ratios,’ the report highlights the prolonged maturity period of […]
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Banking and Finance
Many banks may struggle due to BoG’s new Cash Reserve Ratio – Report
A fiscal report authored by Banking Consultant Dr Richmond Atuahene and Data and Research Analyst Isaac Kofi Agyei has painted a grim picture of Ghana’s banking sector, attributing it to the new Cash Reserve Ratio by the Bank of Ghana. Titled ‘Thirsty Banks: Ghana’s 2023 Challenge with High Cash Reserve Ratios,’ the report highlights the […]
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Banking & Finance
Editorial: CRR directive expected to mop up US$1.2 bn from banks
Once the new Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) policy becomes effective, it is expected to see approximately GH¢16.2billion – US$1.2 billion flow from banks to the Bank of Ghana (BoG). CRR is a rule set by central banks requiring commercial banks to keep a portion of their deposits – local and foreign currency – as cash […]
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SEO & Data Analytics with Edward Worlanyo BANKAS: The future of SEO and data analytics
As the digital ecosystem continues to evolve at a rapid pace, the fields of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and data analytics are poised to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of businesses in Ghana and across the African continent. The internet has become an essential marketplace and those who fail to master its […]
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Insurance brokers end 9th Annual Educational Conference with focus on customer service
Customer service practice and management in Ghana’s insurance space has become a major determinant of insurance coverage and penetration for economic development. It is the reason the Insurance Brokers Association of Ghana (IBAG) made it topical and the theme for its 9th Annual Educational Conference held in Bolga from March 19-23, 2024. The Conference which […]
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Makers and Partners intensify moves to equip internal auditors
As part of efforts to deal with internal threats within state institutions, Makers and Partners (MAP), an accountancy firm has organized a one-day capacity building workshop for 10 internal auditors of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The forensic investigation training being spearheaded by MAP aims at equipping the Internal Audit function with the requisite skills […]
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About 191 financial institutions have access to NIA data – Prof Attafuah
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has confirmed that approximately 191 financial institutions, encompassing Universal Banks, Rural Banks, and Savings and Loan companies, now have access to its data. In an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show on Friday, February 2, Prof. Kenneth Attafuah, the Executive Secretary of the NIA, disclosed that these institutions have seamlessly […]
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Risk Watch with Alberta Quarcoopome: The complex journey of a banker (2)
…The Relationship Manager “Get closer than ever to your customers. So close that you tell them what they need well before they realize it themselves.”….. Steve Jobbs Dear Readers, how did you find the extracts from my first article published more than ten years ago? Funny, but its real. Its interesting that the situation is still […]
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Flawless strategies essential for NDC’s success in election 2024
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been urged to choose a presidential running mate who embodies qualities that can turn the party’s political fortunes around and ensure its victory in the upcoming election. In a statement, Change Makers Forum (CMF), a group of professionals aligned to the centre-left political orientation, underscored the need for the […]
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Risk Watch with Alberta Quarcoopome: The complex journey of a banker (1)
“Good Banking is produced not by good laws, but by good bankers.” — Hartley Withers, prominent British financial journalist around the turn of the 19th century Dear Readers, last week started with my article on the need to pause and self-reflect before making new year resolutions. It is during our pause for self-reflection that we […]
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Ghanaian banks refused to give me loans for my projects – Cheddar
Founder of the New Force Movement and Ghanaian Entrepreneur Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar or Freedom Jacob Caesar, has disclosed his rejection to secure loans from some financial institutions in the country. He decried several Ghanaian banks that turned down his request to grant him loans to facilitate his projects and his array […]
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Mobile banker jailed 6 years for forgery, stealing GH¢162,700
An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a mobile banker to six years imprisonment for embezzling GH¢162,700 belonging to customers of a Rural Bank. This was after the Rural Bank (name withheld) is said to have audited her accounts. Grace Addy, 29, is said to have collected the money and channelled the money through other mobile […]
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Barker-Vormawor To Respond To Kan-Dapaah Suit
Oliver Barker-Vormawor A High Court in Accra has given the convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, another opportunity to file a defence to a suit filed against him
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