Bank of Ghana annuls licenses of over 300 non-bank financial institutions


Devdiscourse News Desk | Accra | Updated: 01-06-2019 15:28 IST | Created: 01-06-2019 15:28 IST
Bank of Ghana annuls licenses of over 300 non-bank financial institutions
Ernest Addison, the Governor of Bank of Ghana, told the media that the bank had secured nearly a billion Ghana cedis (USD 185.6 million) needed for the measures. Image Credit: Wikipedia
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Bank of Ghana has recently announced the withdrawal of the licenses of 386 Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) which have become bankrupt.

The action which marks the beginning of the second phase of Bank of Ghana's financial sector clean-up affected 347 micro-finance companies and 39 micro-credit companies. The revocation of the licenses of these institutions, the bank explained in a statement, was to "get rid of insolvent and dormant institutions that have no reasonable prospects of rehabilitation." "They have denied depositors access to their deposits, thereby constituting a threat to the stability of the financial system," Bank of Ghana (Ghana's central bank) said, as reported by Xinhua.

Ernest Addison, the Governor of Bank of Ghana, told the media that the bank had secured nearly a billion Ghana cedis (USD 185.6 million) needed for the measures. "By the revocation of these licenses, we seek to protect the stability of the financial system and to protect affected depositors," the bank added.

As part of the exercise, the central bank has appointed Receivers who will see to the smooth folding up of these companies. Additionally, the bank cited that it has made enough funds available to the receivers to pay off depositors.

"Going forward, Bank of Ghana has put in place measures to ensure that the existing institutions remain safe and sound by complying with relevant prudential norms," the statement said, Xinhua noted.

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