Out of GH¢ 6.5 billion in deposit claims validated by the receiver of the failed specialised deposit-taking institutions (SDIs), GH¢6.39 billion has been paid in cash to depositors, the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Mrs. Elsie Addo Awadzi, has said. With that payment, she said, there was now an outstanding amount […]
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said that 461,339 depositors of Savings and Loans as well as microfinance firms have so far been paid their locked-up funds, following the revocation of licenses of some S & Ls and MFIs. At the same time, he reiterated that all customers of the nine defunct banks whose […]
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison has justified the recent decision by government to release an amount of GHS3.56 billion in cash, to fully settle claims of depositors of defunct Microfinance companies, Savings and Loans firms and Finance Houses, instead of sticking to the original plan to pay that amount using […]
Interview with the Receiver and the Managing Director of Consolidated Bank Ghana to give an insight on the GHS3.56 billion released by the Government to pay all outstanding depositors funds instead of the bond payment.
IN THE MATTER OF THE BANKS AND SPECIALISED DEPOSIT-TAKING INSTITUTIONS ACT,2016(ACT 930) AND IN THE MATTER OF THE RECEIVERSHIPS OF 347 MICROFINANCE COMPANIES AND THE 23 SAVINGS AND LOANS AND FINANCE HOUSE COMPANIES AND NOTICE OF CONVERSION OF GOVERNMENT BACKED NON-INTEREST-BEARING COMMERCIAL PAPER (“BONDS”) INTO CASH AT NO DISCOUNT IN RESPECT OF PAYMENTS TO AFFECTED […]
IN THE MATTER OF THE BANKS AND SPECIALISED DEPOSIT-TAKING INSTITUTIONS ACT, 2016 (ACT 930) AND IN THE MATTER OF THE RECEIVERSHIPS OF THE 347 MICROFINANCE COMPANIES AND 23 SAVINGS & LOANS AND FINANCE HOUSE COMPANIES NOTICE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC Pursuant to Section 123 (1) of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act […]
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Ernest Addison, has said the Receiver of the collapsed banks has settled all payments due depositors. The governor said 95 per cent of the customers of savings and loans companies, microfinance institutions and finance houses had also been paid their deposits and investments. Dr. Addison, briefing […]
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says government had no option than to shut down some banks and financial institutions in the country. He said even though the situation is sad it didn’t make sense to continue supporting these banks that are suffering. “It was bad . . . when I saw the numbers at the […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said his government has paid all the locked-up deposits in the nine local banks that collapsed and 98 per cent of the funds that got stuck in the over 386 microfinance institutions, finance houses and savings & loans companies that also went down. The banks and financial institutions were […]
The Deputy Finance Minister, Charles Adu Boahen, has said a big chunk of depositors locked-up funds during the banking sector clean-up have been settled. He said at least 96% of persons whose monies were locked-up in the collapsed banks and saving and loans companies have received their deposits. Mr. Charles Adu Boahen disclosed that 20% […]