A NEW THINKING
THURSDAY 15 June 2023 Issue No.62
Central bank warns against 97 illegal loan Apps
IFS sounds alarm on IMF-induced revenue mobilization strategies … `
The Bank of Ghana has cautioned unlicensed entities that are engaged in the provision of loans through mobile applications to the Ghanaian public. The central bank said this was in contravention of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930). In a notice, the BoG said it would continue to take action against these entities in collaboration with relevant state agencies to promote the integrity of financial service delivery. “The general public is therefore advised to desist from doing business with all unlicensed loan pro-
By Patrick Paintsil
Economic policy think tank Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has blown the whistle on government’s tax-laden domestic revenue mobilization approach under the three-year extended credit facility-supported programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying it is inimical to private sector growth and a drawback to the 2
PPA renegotiation deals with IPPs to benefit state significantly -Atta Akyea By Eugene Davis 2
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ThriveAgric empowers over 500,000 smallholder farmers to scale food production in Africa
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Making Ghana the Medical Tourism Centre for West Africa- Part 1 By Philip Gebu
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