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BoG to pilot digital currency from September
The First Deputy Governor of Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari has said the central bank is in the advance stages of…
Ecobank pays ¢28.8 million dividend to SSNIT
Ecobank Ghana has paid a dividend worth ¢28.8 million to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), representing…
Trading in cryptocurrencies – SEC to state final policy position
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Rev. Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh, has said that the commission will…
Government unlikely to achieve fiscal deficit target – PFM Tax Africa
Government will not be able to achieve its fiscal deficit target of 9.5% of Gross Domestic Product for this year, PFM Tax…
ADB, NIB to be refocused to remain relevant – Ofori-Atta
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta says the fundamental objectives of special-purpose banks such as the NIB and ADB would…
GSE returns 36% in Cedi terms to investors in first half of 2021
After recording negative returns from 2018 to 2020, the Ghana Stock Exchange has taken a strong positive turn, returning about 36%…
Ghana considering Africa’s first social bonds with $2bn sale
Government plans to issue green and social bonds worth up to $2 billion by November, becoming the first African country to sell…
GSE likely to record first positive yearly return since 2017 – Analyst
A continuous easing of COVID-19 related restrictions will see the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) ending the year 2021 on a positive…
GhQR was designed to replace more expensive payment systems – Archie Hesse
Chief Executive of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System, Archie Hesse, says the GhQR code payment service has been…
Bank of Ghana still working to introduce digital currency
Plans are far advanced for the Bank of Ghana to introduce a digital currency, according to a Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana,…