Tag: MPC
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Bankers, businesses urge BoG to reduce policy rate
Banking industry players are anticipating nothing but a reduction in the policy rate by the Bank of Ghana. It follows what they cite as favourable conditions that warrant a further reduction in the rate at which the central bank lends to commercial banks for onward lending to customers. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the…
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Ghana’s debt hits GH¢142.5bn, reaches 69.8% of GDP
New figures released by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) after its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting show that Ghana’s public debt reached 142.5 billion cedis as at December 2017, representing 69.8 percent of GDP. This is a reduction from the 73.3 percent recorded in December 2016. The total debt stock in 2016 was at 122.6…
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Banks to lose hold on interest rates
The Bank of Ghana is hoping that banks will soon reduce their interest rates on loans to reflect the continuous drop in the policy rate. The central bank believes that the development should also help correct the balance sheets of banks by reducing the Non-Performing Loans. This was among the key issues raised at a…
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BoG keeps policy rate at 20 percent
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has maintained the policy rate at 20 percent. The decision was announced at the media briefing to conclude the MPC’s annual meetings on Monday, January 22, 2018. The MPC last year (2017), reduced the policy rate by 550 basis points. In 2017, the figure went…
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BoG announces policy rate today
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison is today [January 22, 2018] expected to announce the central bank’s policy rate for commercial banks for the next couple of months. It follows the completion of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC’s) annual meetings to review the Ghanaian economy. Today’s announcement will be the first…
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BoG’s MPC meets over economy today
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana will today [January 19, 2018] commence its annual meetings to review the Ghanaian economy. This will be the first for this year and it will conclude with the announcement of a policy rate on Monday, January 22, 2018. For last year [2017] alone, the central…
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Mixed expectations meet BoG’s policy rate decision
There are mixed expectations ahead of the policy rate decision to be announced by the Bank of Ghana on Monday, September 25, 2017. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank is set to announce a primary rate at which it will lend to commercial banks for onward lending to customers. Already, the rate…
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Banks anxious of interest rate cut
Bankers are anticipating a reduction in the policy rate as the Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets to review the strength of Ghana’s economy, Friday September 22, 2017. The meeting will be concluded on Monday September 25, 2017 with a decision on the policy rate for commercial banks to comply with. The MPC…
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BoG reduces policy rate by 150 basis points
The Bank of Ghana has reduced its policy rate to 21 percent. The figure represents a 150 basis points reduction from the 22.5 percent. This is the third consecutive time that the policy rate has been reduced by the central bank. Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison who announced the new rate…
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Stable economy to push down interest rates – PEF
The Private Enterprise Federation has lauded the move by the Bank of Ghana to reduce the MPC rate by 100 basis points although they admit that a further reduction would have had a greater impact on their businesses. The new figure (22.5%), was announced by the Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison after supervising his maiden Monetary…