Banking Regulatory and Market Framework in Ghana

Banking Regulatory and Market Framework in Ghana
Author: John MacCarthy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 10
Release: 2016
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The purpose of this paper is to review the several reforms and regulations that were passed during and after the economy liberalization in the banking sector of Ghana and to assess whether there is adequate regulations that can protect private capital and the financial sector of Ghana. Bank of Ghana was mandated to carry out regulatory and supervisory function of the banking sector of Ghana and to institute necessary reforms that would protect the financial sector in Ghana. Some of the notable regulations that were passed in recent times in order to be abreast with the global changes included: Credit referencing bureau, Liquidity from capital injection, Basel II, Cheque clearing cycle. The study is a qualitative research involving content analysis and it employed purposive sampling methodology to selects key persons with the knowledge and expertise to contribute to the study. This study delve into details and in-depth into the banking sector of the Ghana. The paper revealed that the reforms and regulation introduced by the Bank of Ghana has contributed immersely to the social-economic development of Ghana and assessed the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the financial sector. The study professed some recommendations that would ensure that the Bank of Ghana continues to ensure a sound, competitive and efficient financial system in Ghana.

Banking Regulatory Framework in Ghana

Banking Regulatory Framework in Ghana
Author: John Kwaku Mensah Mawutor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 5
Release: 2015
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The Ghanaian Financial sector in retrospect has gone through a series of changes in its legislative instruments, giving the sophisticated and innovative nature of contemporary banking. The modern practice further requires a high level of checks and balances to mitigate unforeseen risks in the banking sector. Significantly, the legislative instrument that sought to govern the authorization and regulation of the banking sector is the Bank of Ghana Act of 2007 which aims at regulating and supervising the banking and credit system to ensure prudent financial operations in the banking and non-banking sector. The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the strength and weaknesses, opportunities and weakness inherent the Banking and financial regulatory framework of the Ghana Banking Act. In view of the threats confronting the sector, a pragmatic step to strengthen the operations of banks and other financial institutions in Ghana will require domestic regulations to be formulated in tandem with International regulations to encourage trading among other countries in the global community coupled with the development of the derivative market. This will open more opportunities for banks and investors to diversify their investments.

Financial Sector Development in Ghana

Financial Sector Development in Ghana
Author: James Atta Peprah
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2023-01-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3031093453

This book investigates factors that contribute to the development of an efficient financial sector in Ghana. While sustainable finance has long been known to propel economic growth and development, and while many African countries have taken initiatives to develop integrated frameworks of their financial sectors that tackle developmental challenges, scholars and policymakers have always grappled with understanding of factors that enhance performance of the financial sector. In this book, an expert team of authors examines the financial landscape, central bank policies, competition, financial innovation, financial inclusion and banking stability in Ghana, while also exploring how financing models such as enterprise finance and microfinance can be more effective in sustaining financial markets. The authors discuss how Ghana can build fortified institutions, regulatory frameworks, and productive capacity to strengthen the financial sector and foster pathways that will enhance economic development. Empirical and scientific evidence give this book a unique approach that is both qualitative and quantitative.

Financial Sector Regulatory and Supervisory Framework in Ghana

Financial Sector Regulatory and Supervisory Framework in Ghana
Author: Kennedy Senyo Amenu-Tekaa
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Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-12-11
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Financial crises have been part of the world's economy for centuries with Ghana not been an exception. Financial and banking crises are understood to occur as a result of negligence on part of financial supervisors and authorities or loopholes in financial regulations. The distress experienced by the banking Industry of Ghana in 2017 created a huge financial and economic consequences to the country. Thus, given the background that Ghana just recovered from its banking crisis, this book was written as an investigation into Ghana's financial regulation pre and post 2017 banking crisis. The book reveals the challenges and weaknesses of the sector prior to the crisis and also assesses the progress of the current regulatory compliance of the banking institutions in Ghana, with its implications for growth. All 23 licensed banks in Ghana were used for this study and 5 high ranking officials in the Banking and Financial Industry chosen for interview. This book ends with a constructive recommendation to the Bank of Ghana and all financial Institutions in the country as well as a scope for further analyses.

Ghana

Ghana
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2011-06-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 145528257X

Since the 2003 Financial Stability Assessment Program (FSAP) update, Ghana’s financial system has undergone rapid growth and structural transformation. The authorities have been implementing reforms to enhance the financial system’s resilience to shocks and its contribution to growth. The vulnerabilities reflect the interplay of several factors, but state involvement is an important element. The other contributory factors include deficiencies in commercial banks’ risk management, supervision, and the insolvency regime. Additional recommendations are detailed in the Report on the Standards and Codes on Compliance (ROSC) with the Basel Core Principles (BCP).

Competition and Efficiency in Banking

Competition and Efficiency in Banking
Author: Mr.Johan Mathisen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781451860368

This paper assesses the degree of bank competition and discusses efficiency with regard to banks' financial intermediation in Ghana. By applying panel data to variables derived from a theoretical model, we find evidence for a noncompetitive market structure in the Ghanaian banking system, which may be hampering financial intermediation. We argue that the structure, as well as the other market characteristics, constitutes an indirect barrier to entry thereby shielding the large profits in the Ghanaian banking system.

The Effect of Financial Restructuring on the Degree of Competition in the Banking Industry of Ghana

The Effect of Financial Restructuring on the Degree of Competition in the Banking Industry of Ghana
Author: George Owusu-Antwi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2013
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A major financial sector reform program has been implemented in Ghana since the early 1980s, involving financial liberalization and institutional reforms. Financial reforms became necessary, because the pre-reform policies together with acute and prolonged economic crisis had severely damaged the financial system. In the early 1990s, the government launched financial market liberalization policies under the financial sector adjustment program to restructure the distressed banks and clean up nonperforming assets in order to restore banks to profitability and viability. The study investigated the market structure of Ghana's banking industry and determined whether the market structure has been changed after the financial restructuring. This study specifically measures the degree of competition of the banking system in Ghana by using the H-statistic. Various studies on the degree of competition were reviewed. This study employs a widely used nonstructural methodology put forward by Panzar and Rosse (1987)---the H-statistic---and draws upon comprehensive average annual data from the various issues of the Bank of Ghana annual reports from 1988 to 2008. Maximum likelihood techniques were used to estimate the model. Based on the reported H-statistic for pre and postliberalization (2.35657 and 3.27530 respectively), it can be concluded that Ghana's banks are operating under perfect competition. However, the test for a change in competition status at the time of liberalization was not significant, indicating no evidence of a change in competition as a result of liberalization. The result of the market equilibrium reveals that the market equilibrium equals zero, revealing the existence of long-run equilibrium making the Panzar and Rosse model meaningful to interpret. The findings are consistent with the results obtained by Yuan (2006) who found Chinese banking market to be near perfect competition. This study has extended and strengthened some earlier results on bank competition in Ghana. However, the results of this study are different from the study undertaken by Buchs and Mathisen (2005), who found Ghanaian banking markets to operate under monopolistic conditions without considering the effect of liberalization. Three innovations of the current study are the use of comprehensive data source, the consideration of longer period of time covering two decades (1988--2008) and the incorporation of liberalization factors. Overall, the Panzar and Rosse model is regarded as a valuable tool for assessing the banking market conditions in Ghana. Since a bank's revenue is more likely to be observable than output prices and quantities or actual costs.

Constraints to the Development of A Fully-Fledged Municipal Bond Market in Ghana

Constraints to the Development of A Fully-Fledged Municipal Bond Market in Ghana
Author: Nathaniel Ansah
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2015
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Financial markets have become vital tools for sustaining the economies of developing countries to this, many developing countries have embarked on a number of financial sector developments, the government of Ghana as part of the structural adjustment programme launched the Financial Sector Adjustment Programme (FINSAP) to address the deterioration problems in the financial sector. But Ghana still lacks a well-established banking sector and local commercial banks usually find it difficult to provide long-term loans for infrastructure projects. Infrastructure projects often require funding that would exceed the amount that a commercial bank can lend to a single customer under banking regulations. They are not well positioned to finance infrastructure that is intended to generate revenues over 20 to 30 years.Therefore in order to meet the country's infrastructure financing needs, there is the need to fall on a substantial larger financial option to finance local infrastructure and projects. Ghana's Local infrastructure projects typically involve a large investment of funds over several years and the expectation of the Priority Action Plan by African Development Bank has necessitated the need of issuing municipal bond to finance it infrastructure projects It was in this light that this paper focused on the constraints and challenges to the development and the implementation of a domestic bond market, and the applicability of such experiences to Ghana. The study specifically analyzed the challenges hindering the development and implementation of municipal bond market in Ghana.The study concludes that Current sources of finance for government of Ghana can't meet the 10-30 years developmental needs of Ghana so there is the need for municipal bond market to issue municipal bonds. But Government of Ghana hasn't made much concerted effort by putting a legal or operational framework in place which would enable metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies to issue bonds to finance their infrastructure projects.