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The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is to outline new reforms to sanitise Ghana\u2019s microfinance industry.<\/p>\n

The reforms are expected to among others provide a comprehensive plan by the central bank to improve activities in the microfinance industry.<\/p>\n

It also comes on the back of reports of customers losing their investments to some microfinance institutions when their operations have been suspended over inefficiencies.<\/p>\n

In a publication, the BoG listed the microfinance companies that are in good standing for the information of the public.<\/p>\n

According to the latest publication, there is a total of three hundred and nineteen (319) micro finance institutions.<\/p>\n

A further breakdown also shows that there are forty (40) money lending institutions, six (6) Financial NGOs as well as two hundred and seventy-three (273) microfinance institutions.<\/p>\n

Already, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison has served notice that the central bank will not issue any license this year.<\/p>\n

According to Dr. Addison, this is to allow the central bank strengthen control and supervision of the activities of the financial institutions.<\/p>\n

In response, the microfinance association has lauded the move by the regulator saying it will help identify non-complying institutions and sanction them accordingly.<\/p>\n

For last year alone, Citi Business News reported at least seven separate cases of microfinance institutions whose inefficiencies led to investors losing their investments.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By:Pius Amihere Eduku\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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