Tag: Unibank
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Unibank takeover: Analyst urges audit of banks’ risks to loan default
Some economists are advocating an immediate audit into the risks faced by commercial banks in retrieving loans given to their customers to avert a collapse of the financial industry. The suggestions follow the Bank of Ghana’s decision to allow KPMG takeover the management of uniBank over their low capital levels. It is unclear what sanctions…
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BoG takes over management of uniBank
The Bank of Ghana has announced that it has appointed audit firm, KPMG as administrator for uniBank. This means that the central bank has taken over the assets and management of uniBank. The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison says uniBank is currently insolvent. Addressing a press conference in Accra, Dr. Ernest…
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adb, uniBank saga: Shareholders chose profits over devt – Toma Imirhe
Financial Analyst, Toma Imirhe has suggested that the decision to increase the profits of adb could have influenced the pledging of shares by some shareholders of the bank to uniBank. According to him, the continuous existence of government’s ownership in adb and the likelihood for the government to influence resource allocation, could have impacted the…
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Banker criticises basis for lifting adb’s suspension on GSE
Investment Banker, Mahama Iddrisu has said the decision by the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) to suspend the listing of ADB on the stock market was a hasty one. According to him, the GSE should have done due diligence before suspending adb from trading its shares. The Ghana Stock Exchange on Wednesday (March 7, 2018), suspended trading…
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adb, uniBank saga: SIC-FSL did not pledge shares
Citi Business News is learning that SIC Financial Services Limited (SIC-FSL) has not pledged its shares in adb to uniBank in fulfilment of an earlier financial commitment. This is contrary to earlier reports suggesting that the company, SIC FSL is part of a consortium of shareholders of adb who have pledged their shares to indigenous…
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GH¢400m capital, others triggered uniBank’s interest in adb
Investment Banker, Mahama Iddrisu has cited adb’s quest to meet the new minimum capital requirement of 400 million cedis as a possible reason for the pledge by some shareholders of adb to uniBank. The move Citi Business News also understands is to grow the base of Unibank to undertake huge transactions. Four shareholders of adb…
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Banks base rates stay at 26.6% in September
The average base rate among commercial banks remained at 26.6 percent in September 2017 as recorded in August 2017. The base rate is the lowest rate at which a bank would lend to its customers. According to the Bank of Ghana’s Annual Percentage and Average Interest report, of the thirty-one banks that were surveyed, Unibank still…
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Banks demand expedited issuance of energy bond
Commercial banks are pleading with government to speed up processes to settle the energy sector debt. The banks had earlier bewailed that the debt is affecting their base rates. Government’s economic team is currently in a discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to come out with an appropriate mode to issue the 2.5 billion…
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Banks’ interests on car loans drop to 31.1 % in June
The latest Annual Percentage Rates (APR) and Average Interest (AI) report by the Bank of Ghana shows that Unibank offers the highest rate on vehicle loans. Its rate on your car loan is 39.8 percent. The report, however, stated that Bank of Baroda’s rate between 22 and 28 percent is least among banks that offer…
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Unibank offers most expensive interest on car loans – BoG report
The latest Annual Percentage Rates (APR) and Average Interest (AI) report by the Bank of Ghana has shown that Unibank still leads as the bank with the most expensive rate on vehicle loans. For three consecutive times, Unibank’s rate on your car loan has hit 45.5 percent from the 40.8 to 45.8 percent as at…