The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has given an assurance that the central bank has strong buffers to support the Cedi in spite of the local currency depreciating by 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of the year. He said with the gross international reserves increasing to $6.2 billion […]
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison has insisted that the central bank does not need a positive equity to be able to effectively play its role as the lender of last resort. The decision of the central bank to take a 50 per cent hair cut during the Domestic Debt Exchange […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has added 7.70 tonnes of gold to the country’s reserves as of the end of last month, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, has stated. The measure, which is part of the central bank’s Domestic Gold Purchase Programme (DGPP), is aimed at increasing gold as the […]
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison, has revealed that the first tranche of $600 million from the International Monetary Fund’s $3 billion credit facility, will hit the bank’s account on Friday, May 19, 2023. Speaking at the IMF and the Finance Ministry’s joint press conference on Thursday, he said […]
The first tranche of $600 million out of the $3billion IMF programme will hit the accounts of the Bank of Ghana tomorrow, May 19, 2023, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has confirmed. The Governor noted that the money would boost the country’s reserves and the Cedi which is already […]
The country is set to inject about US$300 million from its share of the specially created free funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) into the 2022 budget. The amount is a third of the US$1 billion interest-free and condition-free money that the country received from the IMF for being a member of the Bretton […]
The Bank of Ghana will September this year pilot the digital Cedi, First Deputy Governor, Dr Maxwell Opoku Afare has hinted. This, he said forms part of the BoG’s agenda of creating cash-lite society. In an era of cryptocurrencies, he said the introduction of the digital cedi would also help Ghanaians who want to trade […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has slashed its benchmark rate, the policy rate by 100 basis points (bps), signalling a return to monetary easing after a year of tightening. The bank reduced the rate from 14.5 per cent to 13.5 per cent today after concluding its 100th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on May 29. […]
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has kept its policy rate unchanged at 14.5 per cent, citing pressures from rising crude oil prices and direct and secondary price effects of the revenue measures announced in the 2021 budget. “Risks to inflation in the near-term are broadly balanced, but there are emerging short-term […]
Renowned economist Kwame Pianim says it will take a decade for confidence to be restored to the banking industry, following two years of sector reforms. The reforms saw the closure of some local banks and many other financial firms. Speaking in an exclusive interview on TV3‘s Business Focus on Monday, December 2, Mr Pianim said although the Governor […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG), has served notice that it will soon scrutinize the salaries of Chief Executive Officers and compensations for boards of all banks in the country. The move according to the central bank is aimed at cutting down on the huge salaries of Managing Directors who are not performing to satisfaction. Reacting […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has given the assurance that funds are available to pay depositors of the 23 savings and loans companies and finance house companies that have been shut down. “In line with the Government’s commitment to protect depositors’ funds, the Government has made funds available to enable the Receiver pay depositors after […]
