Month: November 2020

T-bills sale oversubscribed 10.7%, Government mobilises ¢1.15bn

Government exceeded its Treasury bills sale target for the seventh-week running, as it mobilized GH¢1.15 billion from the weekly auctioning of the short term securities. Government had targeted GH¢1.043 billion, but mobilized an extra GH¢112 million. This suggests that the domestic economy appears to be picking-up at a rapid pace following months of a slow-down …

Chamber of Aquaculture celebrates farmers on 36th Farmers Day

In commemoration of the 36th National Farmers Day, the Chamber of Aquaculture (COA) has acknowledged the resilience of farmers especially during this era of COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Chamber, Ghanaian farmers do deserve plaudits as their role in the sustenance of the nation came to bare during the COVID-19 lockdown when Farmers (both peasant …

SEC launches ‘Time with the Commission’ series to improve Investor Protection

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an engagement series dubbed, “Time with the Commission” to drive closer partnerships with the investing public and other market operators in the capital market. The initiative forms part of the Commission’s mandate of regulating, innovating, and promoting the growth and development of an efficient, fair, and transparent …

Peer-review anti money laundering, financial terrorism strategies – Speaker Oquaye

Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, Speaker of Parliament, has suggested to African leaders to adopt best international standards and practices against money laundering and financial terrorism. He called on African governments to peer-review to assess the impact of measures adopted against the threats. The Speaker made the suggestion when a delegation from the Inter-Governmental Action Group …