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The cedi experienced some pressure earlier this year because of global developments, particularly the conflict in the Middle East, but it has since recovered.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-06
ð ə s iː d i ɛ k s p iː r i ɛ n s t s ʌ m p r ɛ ʃ ə ɜː l i ə ð ɪ s j i ɑ b ɪ k ɔ z ɔ v ɡ l oː b a l d ɪ v ɛ l ə p m ɛ n t s , p ə t ɪ k j ʊ l ə l i ð ə k ɔ n f l ɪ k t ɪ n ð ə m ɪ d ə l iː s t , b ʌ t ɪ t h a z s ɪ n s r ɪ k ʌ v ə d .
We remain committed to maintaining an orderly and well-functioning foreign exchange market.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-06
w iː ɹ ɪ m e ɪ n k ə m ɪ t ɪ d t uː m e ɪ n t e ɪ n ɪ ŋ æ n ɔː d a l i æ n d w ɛ l f ʌ ŋ k ʃ ə n ɪ ŋ f ɔ r ɪ n ɪ k s t ʃ e ɪ n dʒ m ɑː k ɪ t .
Looking Ahead Ladies and Gentlemen, the progress we have made is encouraging, but we must not become complacent.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-06
l ʊ k i ŋ ə h ɛ d l e d i s æ n d dʒ ɛ n t ə l m ɛ n , ð ə p r ɔ ɡ r ɛ s w iː h a v ɛ m e d ɪ z ɛ ŋ k ɜː ɹ ɪ dʒ ɪ ŋ , b ʌ t w iː m ʌ s t n ɔ t b ɪ k ʌ m k ə m p l e ɪ s ə n t .
The global economy remains uncertain, and events beyond our borders can still affect us.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-06
ð ə ɡ l oː b a l ɪ k ɔ n ə m i ɹ ɪ m e ɪ n z ʌ n s ɛː t ɪ n , æ n d i v ɛ n t s b ɪ j ɔ n d a ʊ ə b ɔː d a z k a n s t ɪ l ə f ɛ k t j uː ɛ s .
That is why the Bank of Ghana will continue to take decisions that protect the value of the cedi, keep inflation low, preserve financial stability and support sustaina ble economic growth.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-06
ð æ t ɪ z w a ɪ ð ə b a ŋ k ɔ v ɡ ɑː n ə w ɪ l k ə n t ɪ n j uː t uː t e ɪ k d ɪ s ɪ ʒ ə n z ð æ t p r ɔ t ɛ k t ð ə v ɑ l j uː ɔ v ð ə s iː d i , k iː p ɪ n f l e ʃ ə n l o ʊ , p ɹ ɪ z ɜː v f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s t a b i l i t i æ n d s ə p ɔː t s ə s t e ɪ n ə b l ɛ ɛ k ə n ɔ m ɪ k ɡ ɹ o ʊ θ .
Our goal is simple: to create an economic environment where businesses can grow with confidence, households can plan for the future, and every Ghanaian can share in the benefits of a stable and growing economy.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-06
a ʊ ə ɡ o ʊ l ɪ z s ɪ m p ə l : t uː k ɹ iː e t æ n ɛ k ə n ɔ m ɪ k ɪ n v a ɪ ɹ ə n m ə n t w ɛː b ɪ z n ə s ᵻ z k a n ɡ ɹ o ʊ w ɪ ð k ɔ n f ɪ d ɛ n s , h a ʊ s h oː l d z k a n p l a n f ɔː ð ə f j uː t ʃ ə , æ n d ɛ v ɹ i ɡ ɑː n e ɪ ə n k a n ʃ ɛ ə ɪ n ð ə b ɛ n ɪ f ɪ t s ɔ v e ɪ s t e i b u l æ n d ɡ ɹ o ʊ ɪ ŋ ɪ k ɔ...
Conclusion Ladies and gentlemen, macroeconomic stability is not the responsibility of the Bank of Ghana alone – it is a partnership between policymakers, businesses, financial institutions, traders, farmers, and households.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-06
k ə n k l uː ʒ ə n l e d i s æ n d dʒ ɛ n t ə l m ɛ n , m æ k r o ɛ k ə n ɔ m ɪ k s t a b i l i t i ɪ z n ɔ t ð ə r ɪ s p ɔ n s ɪ b ɪ l ɪ t i ɔ v ð ə b a ŋ k ɔ v ɡ ɑː n ə ə l ɔ n – ɪ t ɪ z e ɪ p ɑː t n ə ʃ ɪ p b ɪ t w iː n p ɔ l ɪ s i m eː k ə z , b ɪ z n ə s ᵻ z , f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l ɪ n s t ɪ t j uː ʃ ə n z , t r eː d ...
When we understand one another, when we collaborate, and when we trust the process, the path to stability becomes clearer and more achievable.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-06
w ɛ n w iː ʌ n d ə s t a n d w ʌ n ə n ʌ ð ə , w ɛ n w iː k ə l æ b ə r e ɪ t , æ n d w ɛ n w iː t ɹ ʌ s t ð ə p r oː s ɛ s , ð ə p aː θ t uː s t a b i l i t i b ɪ k ʌ m z k l ɪ ɹ ɚ æ n d m ɔː ɐ tʃ iː v ə b ə l .
I look forward to a productive conversation this evening.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-06
a ɪ l ʊ k f ɔː w ə d t uː e ɪ p r o d ʌ k t ɪ v k ɔ n v ə s eː ʃ ə n ð ɪ s iː v n ɪ ŋ .
Thank you once again for being here, and I am confident that our interactions today will strengthen our collective efforts to support growth and improve economic outcomes for the Bono Region and for Ghana as a whole.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-06
θ a ŋ k j uː w ʌ n s ə ɡ ɛ n f ɔː b iː ɪ ŋ h i ɑ , æ n d a ɪ e ɪ ɛ m k ɔ n f ɪ d ɛ n t ð æ t a ʊ ə ɪ n t ə r æ k ʃ ə n z t ə d e ɪ w ɪ l s t r ɛ ŋ k θ ə n a ʊ ə k ə l ɛ k t ɪ v ɛ f ɔ t s t uː s ə p ɔː t ɡ ɹ o ʊ θ æ n d ɪ m p r uː v ɛ k ə n ɔ m ɪ k a ʊ t k ʌ m z f ɔː ð ə b ɔ n ɔ ɹ iː dʒ ə n æ n d f ɔː ɡ ɑː n ə æ z e ɪ h...
Thank you.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-06
θ a ŋ k j uː .
Bank of Ghana and CIRIP Ghana Forum on Non-Performing Loans and Post- Commencement Financing Opening Remarks by Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama Governor, Bank of Ghana Bank Square | Tuesday, 4 August 2026 The Economic Adviser to the President, The President of the Chartered Institute of Restructuring and Insolvency Practition...
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
b a ŋ k ɔ v ɡ ɑː n ə æ n d s ɪ r ɪ p ɡ ɑː n ə f ɔː r ə m ɒ n n ɑː n p ɚ f ɔː ɹ m ɪ ŋ l oː n z æ n d p o ʊ s t k ə m ɛ n s m ɛ n t f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ o p ə n ɪ ŋ ɹ ɪ m ɑː k s b a ɪ d ɔ k t ə dʒ ɔ n s ə n p a n d ɪ t a s i a m a ɡ ʌ v ə n ə , b a ŋ k ɔ v ɡ ɑː n ə b a ŋ k s k w ɛ ə | t j uː z d e ɪ , f ɔː ɔː ɡ ʌ s t t uː θ...
Good morning.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ɡ ʊ d m ɔː n ɪ ŋ .
I am pleased to open this forum, and I commend CIRIP Ghana for convening it.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
a ɪ e ɪ ɛ m p l iː z d t uː o p ə n ð ɪ s f ɔː r ə m , æ n d a ɪ k ə m ɛ n d s ɪ r ɪ p ɡ ɑː n ə f ɔː k ɔ n v iː n ɪ ŋ ɪ t .
The Bank of Ghana values its collaboration with the Institute, whose statutory mandate makes it an important partner in strengthening Ghana's business rescue framework.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ə b a ŋ k ɔ v ɡ ɑː n ə v ɑ l j uː z ɪ t s k ə l æ b ə r e ɪ ʃ ə n w ɪ ð ð ə ɪ n s t ɪ t j uː t , h uː z s t a t ʃ u t r i m a n d e t m e ɪ k s ɪ t æ n ɪ m p ɔː t ə n t p ɑː t n ə ɪ n s t r ɛ ŋ k θ ə n ɪ ŋ ɡ ɑː n ə z b ɪ z n ə s r ɛ s k j uː f ɹ eː m w ɜː k .
The subject before us sits at the intersection of business rescue, credit risk management and financial stability.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ə s ʌ b dʒ ɪ k t b ɪ f ɔː j uː ɛ s s ɪ ts æ t ð ə ɪ n t ə s ɛ k ʃ ə n ɔ v b ɪ z n ə s r ɛ s k j uː , k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t ɹ ɪ s k m a n ɛ dʒ m ɛ n t æ n d f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s t a b i l i t i .
Act 1015 gave Ghana a framework through which a distressed but viable business may be restructured rather than liquidated, and it gives post-commencement financing statutory priority.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
a k t w ʌ n θ a ʊ z ə n d æ n d f ɪ f t iː n ɡ e ɪ v ɡ ɑː n ə e ɪ f ɹ eː m w ɜː k θ r uː w ɪ tʃ e ɪ d ɪ s t ɹ ɛ s t b ʌ t v a ɪ ə b ə l b ɪ z n ə s m e ɪ b iː r iː s t r ʌ k t ʃ ə d ɹ ɑː ð ə ð a n l ɪ k w ɪ d eː t ɪ d , æ n d ɪ t ɡ ɪ v z p o ʊ s t k ə m ɛ n s m ə n t f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ s t a t ʃ u t r i p r a ɪ ɔ r ɪ t ...
The challenge is to translate that provision into financing that banks can responsibly provide.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ə tʃ æ l ɪ n dʒ ɪ z t uː t ɹ æ n s l e ɪ t ð æ t p r ə v i ʒ ə n ɪ n t uː f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ ð æ t b a ŋ k s k a n ɹ ᵻ s p ɑː n s ᵻ b l i p r ɔ v a i d .
Consider the decision facing a bank when a corporate borrower enters administration.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
k ə n s ɪ d a ð ə d ɪ s ɪ ʒ ə n f e ɪ s ɪ ŋ e ɪ b a ŋ k w ɛ n e ɪ k ɔː p ə r ə t b ɔ r oː a ɛ n t ɚ z ə d m ɪ n ɪ s t r e ɪ ʃ ə n .
The existing facility is impaired.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ə ɛ ɡ z ɪ s t ɪ ŋ f ə s ɪ l ɪ t i ɪ z ɪ m p ɛː d .
Yet the business retains productive assets, customers and a viable core, and it has orders it could fulfil with working capital to buy inputs while its restructuring plan is implemented.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
j ɛ t ð ə b ɪ z n ə s r ɪ t e ɪ n z p r o d ʌ k t ɪ v æ s ɛ t s , k ʌ s t ə m ə z æ n d e ɪ v a ɪ ə b ə l k ɔː , æ n d ɪ t h a z ɔː d a z ɪ t k ʊ d f ʊ l f ɪ l w ɪ ð w ɜː k ɪ ŋ k a p ɪ t ə l t uː b a ɪ ɪ n p ʊ t s w a ɪ l ɪ t s r iː s t r ʌ k t ʃ ə r i ŋ p l a n ɪ z ɪ m p l ɪ m ɛ n t ɪ d .
The bank must decide whether it is looking at a viable business in temporary distress or an unviable business postponing an inevitable failure.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ə b a ŋ k m ʌ s t d ɪ s a ɪ d w ɛ ð ɚ ɪ t ɪ z l ʊ k i ŋ æ t e ɪ v a ɪ ə b ə l b ɪ z n ə s ɪ n t ɛ m p ɹ a ɹ i d ɪ s t r ɛ s ɔː æ n ʌ n v a ɪ ə b ə l b ɪ z n ə s p o ʊ s t p o ʊ n ɪ ŋ æ n ɪ n ɛ v ᵻ ɾ ə b ə l f e ɪ l j a .
That decision is difficult, for reasons this forum is well placed to address.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð æ t d ɪ s ɪ ʒ ə n ɪ z d ɪ f ɪ k ʌ l t , f ɔː ɹ iː z ə n z ð ɪ s f ɔː r ə m ɪ z w ɛ l p l e ɪ s t t uː ə d r ɛ s .
It captures the central question before us: How do we enable banks to support genuine recovery without concealing existing losses, weakening credit discipline or exposing depositors and the financial system to undue risk?
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ɪ t k a p t ʃ ə z ð ə s ɛ n t r ə l k w ɛ s tʃ ə n b ɪ f ɔː j uː ɛ s : h a u d uː w iː ɛ n e ɪ b ə l b a ŋ k s t uː s ə p ɔː t dʒ ɛ n j u ɪ n r ɪ k ʌ v ə r i w ɪ ð a ʊ t k ɔ n s iː l ɪ ŋ ɛ ɡ z ɪ s t ɪ ŋ l ɔ s ɪ z , w iː k ə n ɪ ŋ k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t d ɪ s ɪ p l ɪ n ɔː ɛ k s p o ʊ z ɪ ŋ d ɪ p ɔ z ɪ t ə z æ n d ð ə f a ɪ n æ n ʃ...
Ghana does not have to choose between liquidating every distressed business and relaxing standards to keep businesses alive.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ɡ ɑː n ə d ʌ z n ɔ t h a v ɛ t uː tʃ uː z b ɪ t w iː n l ɪ k w ɪ d eː t ɪ ŋ ɛ v ɹ i d ɪ s t ɹ ɛ s t b ɪ z n ə s æ n d ɹ ᵻ l æ k s ɪ ŋ s t a n d a d z t uː k iː p b ɪ z n ə s ᵻ z ə l a ɪ v .
A disciplined rescue framework can preserve viable businesses while protecting financial stability.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
e ɪ d ɪ s ɪ p l ɪ n d r ɛ s k j uː f ɹ eː m w ɜː k k a n p ɹ ɪ z ɜː v v a ɪ ə b ə l b ɪ z n ə s ᵻ z w a ɪ l p r ɔ t ɛ k t ɪ ŋ f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s t a b i l i t i .
I would like to make three points.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
a ɪ w ʊ d l a ɪ k t uː m e ɪ k θ r iː p ɔ ɪ n t s .
First, rescue must begin with a credible test of viability A business may be distressed without being fundamentally unviable.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
f ɜː s t , r ɛ s k j uː m ʌ s t b ɪ ɡ ɪ n w ɪ ð e ɪ k ɹ ɛ d ɪ b ə l t ɛ s t ɔ v v a ɪ ə b ɪ l ɪ t i e ɪ b ɪ z n ə s m e ɪ b iː d ɪ s t ɹ ɛ s t w ɪ ð a ʊ t b iː ɪ ŋ f ʌ n d ə m ɛ n t ə l i ʌ n v a ɪ ə b ə l .
A cash -flow shock, changing market conditions or a mismatch between receivables and obligations may place a sound business under severe pressure.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
e ɪ k a ʃ f l o ʊ ʃ ɔ k , tʃ e ɪ n dʒ ɪ ŋ m ɑː k ɪ t k ə n d ɪ ʃ ə n z ɔː e ɪ m ɪ s m a tʃ b ɪ t w iː n r ɪ s iː v ə b ə l z æ n d ɔ b l ɪ ɡ eː ʃ ə n z m e ɪ p l e ɪ s e ɪ s a ʊ n d b ɪ z n ə s ʌ n d ə s ᵻ v ɪ ɹ p r ɛ ʃ ə .
During restructuring it may need financing to retain employees, purchase inputs and complete existing contracts, without which productive capacity may be destroyed and creditors may recover less.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
d j ʊ ə r ɪ ŋ r iː s t r ʌ k t ʃ ə r i ŋ ɪ t m e ɪ n iː d f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ t uː r ɪ t e ɪ n ɛ m p l ɔ ɪ iː z , p ɛː tʃ ə s ɪ n p ʊ t s æ n d k ə m p l iː t ɛ ɡ z ɪ s t ɪ ŋ k ɒ n t r æ k t s , w ɪ ð a ʊ t w ɪ tʃ p r o d ʌ k t ɪ v k ə p æ s ɪ t i m e ɪ b iː d ᵻ s t ɹ ɔ ɪ d æ n d k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t ɔː z m e ɪ r ɪ k ʌ v ə l ɛ s ...
But the need for money is not evidence of viability.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
b ʌ t ð ə n iː d f ɔː m ʌ n i ɪ z n ɔ t ɛ v ɪ d ə n s ɔ v v a ɪ ə b ɪ l ɪ t i .
Most distressed companies need money.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
m ɔ s t d ɪ s t ɹ ɛ s t k ʌ m p ə n i z n iː d m ʌ n i .
The first question is whether new money can reasonably restore the business to sustainable operations.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ə f ɜː s t k w ɛ s tʃ ə n ɪ z w ɛ ð ɚ n j uː m ʌ n i k a n ɹ iː z ə n ə b l i r iː s t ɔː ð ə b ɪ z n ə s t uː s ə s t eː n ə b ə l ɔ p ə ɹ e ɪ ʃ ə n z .
In the case I have described, the orders and remaining customers would be relevant but not sufficient.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ɪ n ð ə k e i s a ɪ h a v ɛ d ɪ s k r a ɪ b d , ð ə ɔː d a z æ n d ɹ ɪ m e ɪ n ɪ ŋ k ʌ s t ə m ə z w ʊ d b iː ɹ ɛ l ɛ v ə n t b ʌ t n ɔ t s ə f ɪ ʃ ə n t .
The bank would still need to establish whether those orders are real and profitable, what caused the distress, whether the business can generate sustaina ble cash flow, and whether the plan addresses those causes rather than rescheduling their consequences.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ə b a ŋ k w ʊ d s t ɪ l n iː d t uː ɪ s t æ b l ɪ ʃ w ɛ ð ɚ ð oː z ɔː d a z ɑː r iː ə l æ n d p ɹ ɑː f ɪ ɾ ə b ə l , w ɔ t k ɔː z d ð ə d ɪ s t r ɛ s , w ɛ ð ɚ ð ə b ɪ z n ə s k a n dʒ ɛ n ə ɹ e ɪ t s ə s t e ɪ n ə b l ɛ k a ʃ f l oː , æ n d w ɛ ð ɚ ð ə p l a n ə d r ɛ s ɪ z ð oː z k ɔː z ɪ z ɹ ɑː ð ə ð a n r iː s k ...
A credible assessment must rest on reliable information, realistic assumptions, capable management, transparent governance and a clear path to recovery.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
e ɪ k ɹ ɛ d ɪ b ə l ə s ɛ s m ɛ n t m ʌ s t r ɛ s t ɒ n ɹ ɪ l a ɪ ə b ə l ɪ n f ɔ ɹ m e ɪ ʃ ə n , r iː ə l ɪ s t ɪ k ə s ʌ m p ʃ ə n z , k e ɪ p ə b ə l m a n ɛ dʒ m ɛ n t , t ɹ ɑː n s p æ ɹ ə n t ɡ ʌ v ə n ə n s æ n d e ɪ k l ɪ ə p aː θ t uː r ɪ k ʌ v ə r i .
It should show how existing creditors will be treated and what shareholders and management will contribute, and it must be capable of independent scrutiny.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ɪ t ʃ ʊ d ʃ ɔ ʊ h a u ɛ ɡ z ɪ s t ɪ ŋ k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t ɔː z w ɪ l b iː t ɹ iː t ɪ d æ n d w ɔ t ʃ ɛ ɹ h o ʊ l d ɚ z æ n d m a n ɛ dʒ m ɛ n t w ɪ l k ə n t ɹ ɪ b j uː t , æ n d ɪ t m ʌ s t b iː k e ɪ p ə b ə l ɔ v ɪ n d ɪ p ɛ n d ɛ n t s k r uː t ɪ n i .
These are questions about information, priority and accountability.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð iː z ɑː k w ɛ s t i ə n z ə b a ʊ t ɪ n f ɔ ɹ m e ɪ ʃ ə n , p r a ɪ ɔ r ɪ t i æ n d ə k a ʊ n t ə b ɪ l ɪ t i .
A rescue plan that is to be treated as bankable must be built to be read by a credit committee.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
e ɪ r ɛ s k j uː p l a n ð æ t ɪ z t uː b iː t ɹ iː t ɪ d æ z b a ŋ k a b ʊ l m ʌ s t b iː b ɪ l t t uː b iː ɹ iː d b a ɪ e ɪ k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t k ə m ɪ t i .
Distress in a borrower is not a reason to stop assessing.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
d ɪ s t r ɛ s ɪ n e ɪ b ɔ r oː a ɪ z n ɔ t e ɪ ɹ iː z ə n t uː s t ɔ p ɐ s ɛ s ɪ ŋ .
It is a reason to assess more carefully, and with greater urgency.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ɪ t ɪ z e ɪ ɹ iː z ə n t uː ə s ɛ s m ɔː k ɛ f ʊ l i , æ n d w ɪ ð ɡ r e ɪ t ə ɜː dʒ ə n s i .
Second, new financing must support recovery without concealing existing losses The priority that Act 1015 confers on post-commencement financing materially improves the position of a lender advancing funds after administration begins.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
s ɛ k ə n d , n j uː f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ m ʌ s t s ə p ɔː t r ɪ k ʌ v ə r i w ɪ ð a ʊ t k ɔ n s iː l ɪ ŋ ɛ ɡ z ɪ s t ɪ ŋ l ɔ s ɪ z ð ə p r a ɪ ɔ r ɪ t i ð æ t a k t w ʌ n θ a ʊ z ə n d æ n d f ɪ f t iː n k ə n f ɜː z ɒ n p o ʊ s t k ə m ɛ n s m ə n t f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ m ə t ɪ ɹ i ə l i ɪ m p ɹ uː v z ð ə p ə z ɪ ʃ ə n ɔ ...
But legal priority alone does not make a transaction prudent or bankable.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
b ʌ t l iː ɡ a l p r a ɪ ɔ r ɪ t i ə l ɔ n d ʌ z n ɔ t m e ɪ k e ɪ t r a n z a k ʃ ə n p r uː d ɛ n t ɔː b a ŋ k a b ʊ l .
It does not make the cash flows appear, and it does not guarantee repayment.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ɪ t d ʌ z n ɔ t m e ɪ k ð ə k a ʃ f l o ʊ z ɐ p ɪ ɹ , æ n d ɪ t d ʌ z n ɔ t ɡ a r a n t iː ɹ ɪ p eː m ɛ n t .
If the company passes that test, the bank must determine how the new financing will be used, protected and monitored.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ɪ f ð ə k ʌ m p ə n i p ɑː s ɪ z ð æ t t ɛ s t , ð ə b a ŋ k m ʌ s t d ɪ t ɛː m ɪ n h a u ð ə n j uː f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ w ɪ l b iː j uː z d , p r ɔ t ɛ k t ɪ d æ n d m ɑː n ɪ ɾ ɚ d .
The facility may need to be ring -fenced for specified operating requirements, paid directly to approved suppliers, managed through control led accounts and repaid from identifiable proceeds.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ə f ə s ɪ l ɪ t i m e ɪ n iː d t uː b iː r ɪ ŋ f ɛ n s t f ɔː s p ɛ s ɪ f a ɪ d ɔ p ə r eː t ɪ ŋ r i k w a ɪ ə m ɛ n t s , p e ɪ d d a ɪ ɹ ɛ k t l i t uː ə p r uː v d s ə p l a ɪ ə z , m a n ɛ dʒ d θ r uː k ə n t r oː l l ɛ d ə k a ʊ n t s æ n d ɹ ᵻ p e ɪ d f r ɔ m a ɪ d ɛ n t ɪ f a ɪ ə b ə l p r oː s iː d s .
It may require security, measurable milestones, regular reporting and exit triggers if the restructuring moves off course.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ɪ t m e ɪ r i k w a ɪ ə s ɪ k j ʊ ə ɹ ɪ t i , m ɛ ʒ ɚ ɹ ə b ə l m a ɪ l s t ɔ n z , r ɛ ɡ j ʊ l ɑː r ɪ p ɔː t ɪ ŋ æ n d ɛ k s ɪ t t r ɪ ɡ ə z ɪ f ð ə r iː s t r ʌ k t ʃ ə r i ŋ m uː v z ɔ f k ɔː s .
Equally, the old losses do not disappear because new financing has been provided.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
iː k w ə l i , ð ə o ʊ l d l ɔ s ɪ z d uː n ɔ t d ɪ s ɐ p ɪ ɹ b ɪ k ɔ z n j uː f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ h a z b iː n p r ɔ v a i d ɛ d .
The existing impaired facility must remain properly recognised, classified and provided for.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ə ɛ ɡ z ɪ s t ɪ ŋ ɪ m p ɛː d f ə s ɪ l ɪ t i m ʌ s t ɹ ɪ m e ɪ n p ɹ ɔ p a l i r ɛ k ɔ ɡ n a ɪ z d , k l æ s ɪ f a ɪ d æ n d p r ɔ v a i d ɛ d f ɔː .
Calling an exposure post-commencement financing cannot convert a weak loan into a good one.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
k ɔː l ɪ ŋ æ n ɪ k s p o ʊ ʒ ə p o ʊ s t k ə m ɛ n s m ə n t f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ k æ n ɔ t k k ə n v ɜː t e ɪ w iː k l oː n ɪ n t uː e ɪ ɡ ʊ d w ʌ n .
There can be no blanket exemption from IFRS 9 or from prudential requirements, and no automatic favourable classification simply because a facility was granted after administration commenced.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ɛ ɛ k a n b iː n o b l a ŋ k ɪ t ɛ ɡ z ɛ m p ʃ ə n f r ɔ m ɪ f r z n a ɪ n ɔː f r ɔ m p ɹ uː d ɛ n ʃ ə l r i k w a ɪ ə m ɛ n t s , æ n d n o ɔː ɾ ə m æ ɾ ɪ k f e i v ɔ r a b ʊ l k l æ s ɪ f ɪ k e ɪ ʃ ə n s ɪ m p l i b ɪ k ɔ z e ɪ f ə s ɪ l ɪ t i w ɔ z ɡ ɹ ɑː n t ɪ d ɑː f t ə ə d m ɪ n ɪ s t r e ɪ ʃ ə n k ə m ɛ n s t ...
How new and legacy exposures should each be treated w ithin that discipline is one of the questions I am putting to this forum, and I do not intend to pre-empt it this morning.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
h a u n j uː æ n d l ɛ ɡ a s i ɪ k s p o ʊ ʒ ə z ʃ ʊ d iː tʃ b iː t ɹ iː t ɪ d d ʌ b ə l j uː ɪ θ ɪ n ð æ t d ɪ s ɪ p l ɪ n ɪ z w ʌ n ɔ v ð ə k w ɛ s t i ə n z a ɪ e ɪ ɛ m p ʊ t ɪ ŋ t uː ð ɪ s f ɔː r ə m , æ n d a ɪ d uː n ɔ t ɪ n t ɛ n d t uː p ɹ iː ɛ m p t ɪ t ð ɪ s m ɔː n ɪ ŋ .
We can have this conversation now, because the banking sector is in a stronger position than it was.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
w iː k a n h a v ɛ ð ɪ s k ɔ n v ə s eː ʃ ə n n a ʊ , b ɪ k ɔ z ð ə b a ŋ k i ŋ s ɛ k t ɔ r ɪ z ɪ n e ɪ s t r ɔ ŋ ɡ ə p ə z ɪ ʃ ə n ð a n ɪ t w ɔ z .
The industry's Non-Performing Loan ratio declined to 16.1 per cent in June 2026 from 23.1 per cent a year earlier, while the Capital Adequacy Ratio stood at 20.4 per cent.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ə ɪ n d ʌ s t ɹ i z n ɑː n p ɚ f ɔː ɹ m ɪ ŋ l oː n ɹ e ɪ ʃ i o ʊ d ᵻ k l a ɪ n d t uː s ɪ k s t iː n p ɔ ɪ n t w ʌ n p ɛː s ɛ n t ɪ n dʒ uː n t uː θ a ʊ z ə n d æ n d t w ɛ n t i s ɪ k s f r ɔ m t w ɛ n t i θ r iː p ɔ ɪ n t w ʌ n p ɛː s ɛ n t e ɪ j i ɑ ɜː l i ə , w a ɪ l ð ə k a p ɪ t ə l a d ɪ k w ə s i ɹ e ɪ ʃ i o ...
Capital of that o rder is what gives a bank the room to take considered risk.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
k a p ɪ t ə l ɔ v ð æ t o ʊ ɑː ɹ d ɜː ɪ z w ɔ t ɡ ɪ v z e ɪ b a ŋ k ð ə r uː m t uː t e ɪ k k ə n s ɪ d a d ɹ ɪ s k .
But that is progress, not sufficiency, and 16.1 per cent remains too high.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
b ʌ t ð æ t ɪ z p r ɔ ɡ r ɛ s , n ɔ t s ə f ɪ ʃ ə n s i , æ n d s ɪ k s t iː n p ɔ ɪ n t w ʌ n p ɛː s ɛ n t ɹ ɪ m e ɪ n z t uː h a ɪ .
Our regulatory measures require each regulated institution to reduce its ratio to no more than 10 per cent by the end of December 2026, alongside stronger credit appraisal, Board - approved reduction plans, effective recovery functions and the write -off of fully provisioned exposures with no realistic prospect of reco...
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
a ʊ ə r ɛ ɡ j ʊ l e ɪ t ə r i m ɛ ʒ ə z r i k w a ɪ ə iː tʃ r ɛ ɡ j ʊ l e ɪ t ɪ d ɪ n s t ɪ t j uː ʃ ə n t uː r ɪ d j uː s ɪ t s ɹ e ɪ ʃ i o ʊ t uː n o m ɔː ð a n t ɛ n p ɛː s ɛ n t b a ɪ ð ə ɛ n d ɔ v d ɪ s ɛ m b ə t uː θ a ʊ z ə n d æ n d t w ɛ n t i s ɪ k s ə l ɔ ŋ s a ɪ d s t r ɔ ŋ ɡ ə k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t ə p r e ɪ z ə l ,...
High non-performing loans tie up capital, raise recovery costs and restrict new credit, most severely for smaller and higher-risk borrowers.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
h a ɪ n ɑː n p ɚ f ɔː ɹ m ɪ ŋ l oː n z t a ɪ ʌ p k a p ɪ t ə l , r e e z r ɪ k ʌ v ə r i k ɔ s t s æ n d ɹ ᵻ s t ɹ ɪ k t n j uː k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t , m ɔ s t s ɪ v ɪ r l i f ɔː s m ɔː l ɚ æ n d h a ɪ ɚ ɹ ɪ s k b ɔ r oː a z .
Reducing them is therefore not merely a supervisory concern; it is part of Ghana's development agenda.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ɹ ɪ d j uː s ɪ ŋ ð ɛ m ɪ z ð ɛ ɹ f oː ɹ n ɔ t m ɪ ɹ l i e ɪ s uː p ə v a ɪ z ə r i k ɔ n s ɜː n ; ɪ t ɪ z p ɑː t ɔ v ɡ ɑː n ə z d ɪ v ɛ l ə p m ɛ n t ə dʒ ɛ n d ə .
Post -commencement financing must reinforce that discipline, not work around it.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
p o ʊ s t k ə m ɛ n s m ə n t f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ m ʌ s t r iː ɪ n f ɔː s ð æ t d ɪ s ɪ p l ɪ n , n ɔ t w ɛː k ə r a ʊ n d ɪ t .
Third, Ghana needs a predictable framework, not case-by-case improvisation Banks, insolvency practitioners, borrowers and existing creditors need clarity on the evidence required, the controls that must be in place, the treatment of new and legacy exposures, and the consequences if a rescue fails.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
θ ɜː d , ɡ ɑː n ə n iː d z e ɪ p ɹ ɪ d ɪ k t ə b ə l f ɹ eː m w ɜː k , n ɔ t k e ɪ s b a ɪ k e ɪ s ɪ m p ɹ ə v ə z e ɪ ʃ ə n b a ŋ k s , ɪ n s ɔ l v ɛ n s i p r æ k t ɪ ʃ ə n ə z , b ɔ r oː a z æ n d ɛ ɡ z ɪ s t ɪ ŋ k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t ɔː z n iː d k l a r ɪ t i ɒ n ð ə ɛ v ɪ d ə n s r i k w a ɪ ə d , ð ə k ə n t r oː l z ð æ t...
This is why the Bank welcomes the collaborative work under way with CIRIP Ghana, the Ghana Association of Banks, the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana and other institutions.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ɪ s ɪ z w a ɪ ð ə b a ŋ k w ɛ l k ʌ m z ð ə k ə l æ b ə r ə t ɪ v w ɛː k ʌ n d ə w e ɪ w ɪ ð s ɪ r ɪ p ɡ ɑː n ə , ð ə ɡ ɑː n ə ə s o ʊ s i e ɪ ʃ ə n ɔ v b a ŋ k s , ð ə ɪ n s t ɪ t j uː t ɔ v tʃ ɑː t ə d ə k a ʊ n t ə n t s ɡ ɑː n ə æ n d ʌ ð a ɪ n s t ɪ t j uː ʃ ə n z .
Its purpose must be to convert the promise of Act 1015 into a coordinated, risk - sensitive and operational framework.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ɪ t s p ɜː p ə s m ʌ s t b iː t uː k k ə n v ɜː t ð ə p r ɔ m ɪ s ɔ v a k t w ʌ n θ a ʊ z ə n d æ n d f ɪ f t iː n ɪ n t uː e ɪ k o ʊ ɔː d ɪ n e ɪ t ɪ d , ɹ ɪ s k - s ɛ n s ɪ t ɪ v æ n d ɔ p ə r eː ʃ ə n a l f ɹ eː m w ɜː k .
Such a framework must preserve clear roles.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
s ʌ tʃ e ɪ f ɹ eː m w ɜː k m ʌ s t p ɹ ɪ z ɜː v k l ɪ ə r ə ʊ l z .
The insolvency practitioner provides credible oversight, and management remains accountable for accurate information and execution.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ə ɪ n s ɔ l v ɛ n s i p r æ k t ɪ ʃ ə n ə p ɹ ə v a ɪ dz k ɹ ɛ d ɪ b ə l o ʊ v ə s a ɪ t , æ n d m a n ɛ dʒ m ɛ n t ɹ ɪ m e ɪ n z ə k a ʊ n t ə b ə l f ɔː a k j ʊ ɹ ə t ɪ n f ɔ ɹ m e ɪ ʃ ə n æ n d ɛ k s ɪ k j u ʃ ə n .
Shareholders should not expect creditors or public institutions to carry losses while they retain the upside.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ʃ ɛ ɹ h o ʊ l d ɚ z ʃ ʊ d n ɔ t ɛ k s p ɛ k t k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t ɔː z ɔː p ʌ b l i k ɪ n s t ɪ t j uː ʃ ə n z t uː k æ r i l ɔ s ɪ z w a ɪ l ð e ɪ r ɪ t e ɪ n ð ə ʌ p s a ɪ d .
Lenders must apply sound credit judgement, existing creditors need clarity on how their rights may be affected, and the supervisor must protect prudential standards.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
l ɛ n d a z m ʌ s t ə p l a ɪ s a ʊ n d k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t dʒ ʌ dʒ m ɛ n t , ɛ ɡ z ɪ s t ɪ ŋ k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t ɔː z n iː d k l a r ɪ t i ɒ n h a u ð ɛ ɛ r a ɪ t s m e ɪ b iː ə f ɛ k t ɪ d , æ n d ð ə s uː p ə v a ɪ z ə m ʌ s t p r ɔ t ɛ k t p ɹ uː d ɛ n ʃ ə l s t a n d a d z .
Complementary mechanisms may help, whether a secondary marke t in distressed assets or risk -sharing with development finance institutions, but neither should transfer predictable private losses onto the public balance sheet or sustain businesses with no prospect of recovery.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
k ɔ m p l ɪ m ɛ n t ɹ i m ɛ k ə n ɪ z ə m z m e ɪ h ɛ l p , w ɛ ð ɚ e ɪ s ɛ k ə n d r i m ɑː k t iː ɪ n d ɪ s t ɹ ɛ s t æ s ɛ t s ɔː ɹ ɪ s k ʃ ɛ ɹ ɪ ŋ w ɪ ð d ɪ v ɛ l ə p m ɛ n t f a ɪ n a n s ɪ n s t ɪ t j uː ʃ ə n z , b ʌ t n iː ð ɚ ʃ ʊ d t ɹ æ n s f ɜː p ɹ ɪ d ɪ k t ə b ə l p r a ɪ v ɛ t l ɔ s ɪ z ɑː n t ʊ ð ə p ʌ b...
I invite this forum to focus on four practical questions: 1.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
a ɪ ɪ n v a ɪ t ð ɪ s f ɔː r ə m t uː f oː k ə s ɒ n f ɔː p r a k t ɪ k a l k w ɛ s t i ə n z : w ʌ n .
What evidence should establish that a distressed company remains commercially viable, and who should assess that viability independently?
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
w ɔ t ɛ v ɪ d ə n s ʃ ʊ d ɪ s t æ b l ɪ ʃ ð æ t e ɪ d ɪ s t ɹ ɛ s t k ʌ m p ə n i ɹ ɪ m e ɪ n z k ə m ɛ ɹ ʃ ə l i v a ɪ ə b ə l , æ n d h uː ʃ ʊ d ə s ɛ s ð æ t v a ɪ ə b ɪ l ɪ t i ɪ n d ᵻ p ɛ n d ə n t l i ?
How should post-commencement financing be structured, ring-fenced, monitored and repaid, including security, controlled accounts, milestones and exit triggers?
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
h a u ʃ ʊ d p o ʊ s t k ə m ɛ n s m ə n t f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ b iː s t r ʌ k t ʃ ə d , ɹ ɪ ŋ f ɛ n s t , m ɑː n ɪ ɾ ɚ d æ n d ɹ ᵻ p e ɪ d , ɪ n k l uː d ɪ ŋ s ɪ k j ʊ ə ɹ ɪ t i , k ə n t r oː l d ə k a ʊ n t s , m a ɪ l s t ɔ n z æ n d ɛ k s ɪ t t r ɪ ɡ ə z ?
How should new financing and existing impaired exposures be treated under IFRS 9 and prudential requirements, so that the new facility is assessed fairly while existing losses remain fully recognised?
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
h a u ʃ ʊ d n j uː f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ æ n d ɛ ɡ z ɪ s t ɪ ŋ ɪ m p ɛː d ɪ k s p o ʊ ʒ ə z b iː t ɹ iː t ɪ d ʌ n d ə ɪ f r z n a ɪ n æ n d p ɹ uː d ɛ n ʃ ə l r i k w a ɪ ə m ɛ n t s , s oː ð æ t ð ə n j uː f ə s ɪ l ɪ t i ɪ z ə s ɛ s t f ɛ ɹ l i w a ɪ l ɛ ɡ z ɪ s t ɪ ŋ l ɔ s ɪ z ɹ ɪ m e ɪ n f ʊ l i r ɛ k ɔ ɡ n a ɪ z d ?
How should risks and responsibilities be allocated among lenders, practitioners, shareholders, management and existing creditors, including where a rescue fails?
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
h a u ʃ ʊ d ɹ ɪ s k s æ n d r ɪ s p ɔ n s ɪ b ɪ l ɪ t iː z b iː æ l ɔ k eː t ɪ d ɐ m ʌ ŋ l ɛ n d a z , p r æ k t ɪ ʃ ə n ə z , ʃ ɛ ɹ h o ʊ l d ɚ z , m a n ɛ dʒ m ɛ n t æ n d ɛ ɡ z ɪ s t ɪ ŋ k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t ɔː z , ɪ n k l uː d ɪ ŋ w ɛː e ɪ r ɛ s k j uː f e ɪ l z ?
So that today produces more than discussion, I would ask the organisers to submit a consolidated record of your deliberations and recommendations to the Bank and the participating institutions, so that what is said here feeds directly into the work under way.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
s oː ð æ t t ə d e ɪ p ɹ ə d uː s ᵻ z m ɔː ð a n d ɪ s k ʌ ʃ ə n , a ɪ w ʊ d ɑː s k ð ə ɔː ɡ ə n a ɪ z ə z t uː s ə b m ɪ t e ɪ k ə n s ɔ l ɪ d eː t ɪ d r ɛ k ɔː d ɔ v j ɔː d ɪ l ɪ b ə r eː ʃ ə n z æ n d ɹ ɛ k ə m ɛ n d e ɪ ʃ ə n z t uː ð ə b a ŋ k æ n d ð ə p ɑː t ɪ s ɪ p e ɪ t ɪ ŋ ɪ n s t ɪ t j uː ʃ ə n z , s oː ð æ ...
Conclusion Ladies and gentlemen, the framework we develop will be tested in real credit committees, considering real businesses and real risks.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
k ə n k l uː ʒ ə n l e d i s æ n d dʒ ɛ n t ə l m ɛ n , ð ə f ɹ eː m w ɜː k w iː d ɪ v ɛ l ə p w ɪ l b iː t ɛ s t ɛ d ɪ n r iː ə l k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t k ə m ɪ t i z , k ə n s ɪ d ɚ ɹ ɪ ŋ r iː ə l b ɪ z n ə s ᵻ z æ n d r iː ə l ɹ ɪ s k s .
Our objective is not a system that avoids risk.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
a ʊ ə ə b dʒ ɛ k t ɪ v ɪ z n ɔ t e ɪ s ɪ s t ɛ m ð æ t ɐ v ɔ ɪ dz ɹ ɪ s k .
Such a system would finance nothing worth financing.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
s ʌ tʃ e ɪ s ɪ s t ɛ m w ʊ d f a ɪ n a n s n ʌ θ i ŋ w ɜː θ f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ .
It is a system that un derstands risk, prices it properly, manages it actively and holds the capacity to absorb losses when judgement proves wrong.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ɪ t ɪ z e ɪ s ɪ s t ɛ m ð æ t j uː ɛ n d ɜː s t æ n dz ɹ ɪ s k , p r a ɪ s ɪ z ɪ t p ɹ ɔ p a l i , m æ n ɪ dʒ ᵻ z ɪ t a k t ɪ v l i æ n d h o ʊ l d z ð ə k ə p æ s ɪ t i t uː ɐ b s oː ɹ b l ɔ s ɪ z w ɛ n dʒ ʌ dʒ m ɛ n t p ɹ uː v z r ɔ ŋ .
The practical test is whether a credit committee facing the decision I described can reach it on the merits: able to say yes to the right business on the right terms, to say no where further financing would merely extend decline, and to know the difference .
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
ð ə p r a k t ɪ k a l t ɛ s t ɪ z w ɛ ð ɚ e ɪ k ɹ ɛ d ɪ t k ə m ɪ t i f e ɪ s ɪ ŋ ð ə d ɪ s ɪ ʒ ə n a ɪ d ɪ s k r a ɪ b d k a n r iː t ʃ ɪ t ɒ n ð ə m ɛ ɹ ɪ t s : e ɪ b ə l t uː s e ɪ j ɛ s t uː ð ə r a ɪ t b ɪ z n ə s ɒ n ð ə r a ɪ t t ɜː m z , t uː s e ɪ n o w ɛː f ɛː ð ə f a ɪ n æ n s ɪ ŋ w ʊ d m ɪ ɹ l i ɛ k s t ɛ n...
Business rescue and financial stability are compatible objectives, but rescue must rest on commercial viability, transparency and accountability, and never on concealed losses or regulatory forbearance.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
b ɪ z n ə s r ɛ s k j uː æ n d f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s t a b i l i t i ɑː k ə m p æ ɾ ᵻ b ə l ə b dʒ ɛ k t ɪ v z , b ʌ t r ɛ s k j uː m ʌ s t r ɛ s t ɒ n k ə m ɛ ɹ ʃ ə l v a ɪ ə b ɪ l ɪ t i , t ɹ ɑː n s p æ ɹ ə n s i æ n d ə k a ʊ n t ə b ɪ l ɪ t i , æ n d n ɛ v ə ɒ n k ɔ n s iː l d l ɔ s ɪ z ɔː r ɛ ɡ j ʊ l e ɪ t ə r i f ɔ...
I thank all participants for their commitment to this work.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
a ɪ θ a ŋ k ɔː l p ɑː t ɪ s ɪ p ə n t s f ɔː ð ɛ ɛ k ə m ɪ t m ə n t t uː ð ɪ s w ɛː k .
With these remarks, I declare this forum duly open and wish you fruitful deliberations.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
w ɪ ð ð iː z ɹ ɪ m ɑː k s , a ɪ d ᵻ k l ɛ ɹ ð ɪ s f ɔː r ə m d j uː l i o p ə n æ n d w ɪ ʃ j uː f ɹ uː t f ʊ l d ɪ l ɪ b ə r eː ʃ ə n z .
Thank you.
bank_of_ghana
2026-08-04
θ a ŋ k j uː .
Remarks by Dr.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
ɹ ɪ m ɑː k s b a ɪ d ɔ k t ə .
Johnson Pandit Asiama, Governor, Bank of Ghana Africa Pension Supervisors Association (APSA) Annual Conference Kempinski Hotel, Accra | Thursday, 30 July 2026 | 9:30 a.m.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
dʒ ɔ n s ə n p a n d ɪ t a s i a m a , ɡ ʌ v ə n ə , b a ŋ k ɔ v ɡ ɑː n ə a f r i k a p ɛ n ʃ ə n s uː p ə v a ɪ z ə z ə s o ʊ s i e ɪ ʃ ə n ( æ p s ə ) a n j u ə l k ɔ n f ɹ ɛ n s k ɛ m p ɪ n s k i h ɔ t ɛ l , ə k r ɑː | θ ɜː z d e ɪ , θ ɜː t i dʒ u l a ɪ t uː θ a ʊ z ə n d æ n d t w ɛ n t i s ɪ k s | n a ɪ n : θ ɜː t...
Topic: Pension Systems and Financial Stability: Building Resilient Financial Ecosystems for Africa Your Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, Honourable Minister for Finance, Chairman of the Board of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority, Chief Executive Officer of the National Pensions Regulatory Au...
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
t ɔ p ɪ k : p ɛ n ʃ ə n s ɪ s t ɛ m z æ n d f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s t a b i l i t i : b ɪ l d ɪ ŋ ɹ ɪ z ɪ l i ə n t f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l iː k o s ɪ s t ɛ m z f ɔː a f r i k a j ɔː ɛ k s ə l ə n s i , ð ə p ɹ ɛ z ɪ d ɛ n t ɔ v ð ə r ɪ p ʌ b l ɪ k ɔ v ɡ ɑː n ə , ɔ n ɹ ə b ʊ l m ɪ n ɪ s t a f ɔː f a ɪ n a n s , tʃ ɛ ɛ m a n ɔ v ...
I congratulate the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) and APSA for convening this important gathering at a time when Africa’s financial systems are undergoing profound transformation.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
a ɪ k ə ŋ ɡ ɹ æ tʃ ʊ l e ɪ t ð ə n æ ʃ ə n ə l p ɛ n ʃ ə n z r ɛ ɡ j ʊ l e ɪ t ə r i ɔː θ ɔ r ɪ t i ( ɛ n p iː a ɹ e ɪ ) æ n d æ p s ə f ɔː k ɔ n v iː n ɪ ŋ ð ɪ s ɪ m p ɔː t ə n t ɡ æ ð ɐ r i ŋ æ t e ɪ t a ɪ m w ɛ n a f r i k a ’ ɛ s f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s ɪ s t ɛ m z ɑː ʌ n d ɚ ɡ o ʊ ɪ ŋ p r ɔ f a ʊ n d t ɹ æ n s f ɔː m ...
The topic of “Pension Systems and Financial Stability” invites us to consider not only how retirement income is protected, but also how pension systems contribute to resilient financial systems and sustainable economic development.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
ð ə t ɔ p ɪ k ɔ v “ p ɛ n ʃ ə n s ɪ s t ɛ m z æ n d f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s t a b i l i t i ” ɪ n v a ɪ ts j uː ɛ s t uː k ə n s ɪ d a n ɔ t ɔ n l i h a u ɹ ɪ t a ɪ ə m ɛ n t ɪ n k ʌ m ɪ z p r ɔ t ɛ k t ɪ d , b ʌ t ɔː l s o ʊ h a u p ɛ n ʃ ə n s ɪ s t ɛ m z k ə n t ɹ ɪ b j uː t t uː ɹ ɪ z ɪ l i ə n t f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s ɪ ...
Colleagues, for the worker making a contribution today, financial stability is not an institutional concept.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
k ɔ l iː ɡ z , f ɔː ð ə w ɛː k ə m e ɪ k ɪ ŋ e ɪ k ɔ n t r ɪ b j uː ʃ ə n t ə d e ɪ , f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s t a b i l i t i ɪ z n ɔ t æ n ɪ n s t ɪ t j uː ʃ ə n ə l k ɔ n s ɛ p t .
It is a promise.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
ɪ t ɪ z e ɪ p r ɔ m ɪ s .
It is the expectation that, thirty or forty years from now, the records will still be accurate, the assets will still be secure, the institutions will still be standing, and the money will still have meaningful value.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
ɪ t ɪ z ð ə ɛ k s p ɛ k t e ɪ ʃ ə n ð æ t , θ ɜː t i ɔː f ɔː t i j i ɑ z f r ɔ m n a ʊ , ð ə r ɛ k ɔː d z w ɪ l s t ɪ l b iː a k j ʊ ɹ ə t , ð ə æ s ɛ t s w ɪ l s t ɪ l b iː s ɪ k j ʊ ə , ð ə ɪ n s t ɪ t j uː ʃ ə n z w ɪ l s t ɪ l b iː s t a n d ɪ ŋ , æ n d ð ə m ʌ n i w ɪ l s t ɪ l h a v ɛ m iː n ɪ ŋ f ʊ l v ɑ l j uː ...
That expectation is an extraordinary act of confidence in the financial system.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
ð æ t ɛ k s p ɛ k t e ɪ ʃ ə n ɪ z æ n ɛ k s t r ɔː d ɪ n ɛ r i a k t ɔ v k ɔ n f ɪ d ɛ n s ɪ n ð ə f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s ɪ s t ɛ m .
PENSION SYSTEMS AND THE CHANGING FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE For many years, discussions on financial stability focused predominantly on the banking sector.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
p ɛ n ʃ ə n s ɪ s t ɛ m z æ n d ð ə tʃ e ɪ n dʒ ɪ ŋ f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l l æ n d s k e ɪ p f ɔː m ɛ n i j i ɑ z , d ɪ s k ʌ ʃ ə n z ɒ n f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s t a b i l i t i f oː k ə s t p ɹ ɪ d ɑː m ɪ n ə n t l i ɒ n ð ə b a ŋ k i ŋ s ɛ k t ɔ r .
Strong banks, adequate capital, sufficient liquidity and effective payment systems 1 were rightly considered the cornerstones of a stable financial system.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
s t r ɔ ŋ b a ŋ k s , a d ɪ k w ə t k a p ɪ t ə l , s ə f ɪ ʃ ə n t l ɪ k w ɪ d ɪ t i æ n d i f ɛ k t i v p e ɪ m ə n t s ɪ s t ɛ m z w ʌ n w ɜː ɹ a ɪ t l i k ə n s ɪ d a d ð ə k ɔː ɹ n ɚ s t o ʊ n z ɔ v e ɪ s t e i b u l f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s ɪ s t ɛ m .
They remain fundamental.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
ð e ɪ ɹ ɪ m e ɪ n f ʌ n d ə m ɛ n t ə l .
But they are no longer the whole picture.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
b ʌ t ð e ɪ ɑː n o l ɔ ŋ ɡ ɚ ð ə h oː l p ɪ k t ʃ ə .
Today’s financial system is broader, more interconnected and increasingly shaped by non-bank financial institutions, digital innovation and new sources of systemic risk.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
t ə d e ɪ ’ ɛ s f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s ɪ s t ɛ m ɪ z b ɹ ɔː d ɚ , m ɔː ɪ n t ə k ə n ɛ k t ɪ d æ n d ɪ ŋ k ɹ iː s ɪ ŋ l i ʃ e ɪ p t b a ɪ n ɑː n b æ ŋ k f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l ɪ n s t ɪ t j uː ʃ ə n z , d ɪ dʒ ɪ t ə l ɪ n o v e ɪ ʃ ə n æ n d n j uː s ɔː s ɪ z ɔ v s ɪ s t ɛ m ɪ k ɹ ɪ s k .
Financial stability can therefore no longer be viewed through the lens of individual institutions or sectors.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
f a ɪ n æ n ʃ ə l s t a b i l i t i k a n ð ɛ ɹ f oː ɹ n o l ɔ ŋ ɡ ɚ b iː v j uː d θ r uː ð ə l ɛ n z ɔ v ɪ n d ɪ v ɪ d j u ə l ɪ n s t ɪ t j uː ʃ ə n z ɔː s ɛ k t ɔ r z .
Pension systems are a clear example of why that wider view is necessary.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
p ɛ n ʃ ə n s ɪ s t ɛ m z ɑː e ɪ k l ɪ ə ɛ ɡ z æ m p ə l ɔ v w a ɪ ð æ t w a ɪ d ə v j uː ɪ z n ɛ s ᵻ s ɚ ɹ i .
Across Africa, pension assets under management now exceed US$420 billion.
bank_of_ghana
2026-07-30
ə k ɹ ɑː s a f r i k a , p ɛ n ʃ ə n æ s ɛ t s ʌ n d ə m a n ɛ dʒ m ɛ n t n a ʊ ɛ k s iː d j uː ɛ s $ f ɔː h ʌ n d r ɛ d æ n d t w ɛ n t i b i l j ə n .