Legal practitioner and governance analyst, Martin Kpebu, has commended the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for reinstating nearly a hundred employees who were dismissed last week, describing the move as a commendable act of leadership and responsiveness to public sentiment. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday, Mr Kpebu praised the Governor of the central bank, Dr […]
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr. Johnson Asiama has assured that the country has built the needed buffers to withstand external threats to the economy, particularly from the Iran Israel war in the Middle East. According to Dr. Asiama, “Ghana’s foreign reserve position, inflation trajectory, and fiscal adjustment efforts provide a solid […]
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has disclosed that the central bank is poised to begin regulating cryptocurrency platforms and virtual asset providers by the end of September 2025, marking a major policy shift in Ghana’s financial regulatory landscape. Speaking at the African Leaders and Partners Forum in Washington, D.C., […]
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has announced the suspension of the country’s Gold-for-Oil programme due to unspecified policy and operational challenges. The decision marks a significant shift in Ghana’s economic strategy, as the initiative was originally designed to reduce reliance on foreign exchange for fuel imports and stabilise domestic […]
President John Mahama has urged the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama and his First Deputy Governor to uphold and protect the independence of the bank. Speaking at Jubilee House on Tuesday, February 25, shortly after swearing them into office, he emphasised that as part of efforts to strengthen the economy, […]
The Ghana Police Service has confirmed that they have mounted a search for Dr Kwabena Duffuor Snr. Founder of collapsed Unibank and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama for the last three weeks. Rumour has been rife in sections of the public that the duo are on the run, as […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has utterly responded to the lies of the former Deputy Governor, Dr.Johnson Asiama regarding the banking sector cleanup. Dr. Asiama who is lobbying to be selected as running mate to John Mahama under whose era the banking crises reached its apex has been moving from one media house to the […]
Former 2nd deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama has indicated that should government had followed up on engagements and correspondents he had had with now distressed gold trading for Menzgold, the issue would have been resolved by the end of 2017. According to him, he had engaged the leadership and management […]
RE: RECKLESS STATEMENTS BY MR. OMARIE WAADIE, 3RD NATIONAL VICE CHAIRMAN OF NPP ON JOY NEWS LINKING ME, JOHNSON P. ASIAMA (DR.) TO THE MENZGOLD ISSUE My attention has just been drawn to a panel discussion that took place on JoyNews Live at around 18:30hrs today (January 16, 2019). In the said discussion, Mr. Omarie […]
Former 2nd deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiama has narrated how he was called by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta and asked to resign so that the president could appoint his own person to fill the position. According to him, his departure from the Central Bank had nothing to do […]
