By Adnan Adams Mohammed Institutional investors navigating Ghana’s equity market are confronting a dual narrative for listed financial assets: while commercial banks absorbed a steep GH¢1.23 …
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Banks reducing interest rate amidst monetary policy rate tightening
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed The Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in the past two months tightened the monetary policy rate to 28 percent for the months …
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ADB with NIB merger: stakeholders slam idea
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed Government’s plan to merger two major state banks National Investment Bank (NIB) and the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) have met stiff opposition. Various stakeholders …
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Govt recapitalizes state interest banks by September
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Elorm Desewu The government plans to recapitalize all the state interest banks in the country by the end of September this year. Cabinet has approved an amount of GH¢22.8 …
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Banks recapitalisation: gov’t support to be conditional on long-term profitability
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says commercial banks are expected to submit their credible time-bound plans to rebuild capital buffers on a phased basis. The …
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Economists warn of looming crisis in the banking sector
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed Ghana’s banking sector is to face another crisis if the Bank of Ghana fails with its control measures to avert the downturn consequence of the …
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Analysts predict extended hard times for banks in Ghana
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed A Financial data analysis firm, Bloomberg, has estimated that banks operating in Ghana have been hit by about US$1.4 billion impairment due the debt restructuring. …
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Banks losses due to DDEP may continue into 2024 – Finance Lecturer
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsThe loss position of banks in Ghana may continue into next year, a Senior Finance Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Dr. Benjamine Amoah, has stated. According …
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Local banks resort to target lending.. mining firms luckiest– Fitch
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed The banks suffering from fall in capital levels due to the domestic debt exchange program (DDEP) may resort to target lending, Fitch Solutions has said, …
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Banks’ profitability growth shrinks
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsThe banking sector’s profit before tax was GH¢4.4 billion, representing 21.6 percent annual growth in June 2022, compared to 32.1 percent in the previous year.