08/05/2024
The meeting, hosted by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group governors, aimed to identify ways to accelerate intra-African trade as a catalyst for sustainable economic growth.
08/05/2024
The meeting rationalised that these considerations are more important at a time when countries are being assailed by adverse exogenous shocks and facing immense financing needs.
08/02/2024
One of its critical mandates is to identify and verify UBOs to ensure transparency and accountability in financial transactions.
08/02/2024
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has introduced a centralised online foreign exchange trading platform to promote secure and efficient operations in the foreign exchange market.
08/02/2024
The shift in sentiment was enough to strengthen the rand from R18.40 to R18.20, benefiting from the increased likelihood of a US interest rate.
08/02/2024
Given the rise of Non-Performing Loans observed over the last year,
08/01/2024
Biermann added that "there’s no endpoint"" to managing cyber risk.
08/01/2024
African bank capitalisation regulations have come under the spotlight once again after two of the continent’s most important central banks, in Nigeria and Kenya, hiked minimum capitalisation levels.
08/01/2024
Subject of much debate were those amendments aimed at promoting greater transparency
07/31/2024
Meanwhile, the new administration is bringing some new ideas—including a “refresh” of the smart ID—while sticking to the exact old timelines proposed by the previous one.
07/30/2024
The Central Bank cited uncertainties about the inflation outlook for the year, influenced by recent exchange rate pressures, increased utility tariffs, and rising ex-pump fuel prices.
07/30/2024
How it will work – with some historical context and a look at how things work in other countries.
07/30/2024
The Horn of Africa nation, which has been struggling with soaring inflation and chronic foreign currency shortages, became the third economy on the continent in as many years to default on its government debt last December.
07/30/2024
Investors are also looking to the meeting of the US Federal Reserve this week for indications on its next move on rates.
07/29/2024
The approval will enable Africa’s only AAA-rated financial institution to preserve its status
07/26/2024
Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, also dropped down to 4.5% in June from 4.6% in May.
07/26/2024
The project is transformational in the respect that it combines tokenization and digital currencies
07/25/2024
Central bank plans to maintain tight policy as food prices prove particularly challenging
07/25/2024
With this growth comes the increased demand for critical skills.
07/24/2024
The report highlights the steady progress Ghana has made over the past year in addressing severe macroeconomic imbalances that emerged in 2022.