… The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr James Klutse Avedzi, announced that Ghana is ready to introduce Sukuk bonds – non-interest-compliant investment instruments – and called on both local and international investors to participate. …
… More Than Banking: A Tool for National Development For Dr James Klutse Avedzi, Director General of Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission, the Malaysian experience offers more than just regulatory know-how. …
… James Klutse Avedzi, said the country’s experience demonstrates how non-interest financial instruments can be used to mobilise capital for infrastructure and other strategic projects. …
… Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), James Klutse Avedzi, described the current IPO wave as a defining moment for Ghana’s domestic capital market, noting that the combination of three oversubscribed listings within six months reflects improving market …
… The NDC reshuffled its entire Minority leadership in January 2023, replacing Haruna Iddrisu, Muntaka Mubarak, and James Klutse Avedzi as part of a broader restructuring from the grassroots to the national level. …
Ghana's High Commissioner to Malaysia, Florence B. Akonor, has urged Ghana to reduce reliance on Western economic models and draw lessons from Malaysia's discipline, policy consistency and long-term vision. She made the remarks during a five-day training tour in Kuala Lumpur, where Ghana's financial regulators are studying Malaysia's non-interest banking and finance ecosystem.
Ghana's High Commissioner to Malaysia, Florence B. Akonor, has urged Ghana to reduce reliance on Western economic models and draw lessons from Malaysia's discipline, policy consistency and long-term vision. She made the remarks during a five-day training tour in Kuala Lumpur, where Ghana's financial regulators are studying Malaysia's non-interest banking and finance ecosystem.
A delegation of financial sector regulators from Ghana is training at the International Islamic University of Malaysia to study the country's non-interest finance framework, as the Bank of Ghana, Securities and Exchange Commission, and National Insurance Commission prepare to roll out their own non-interest guidelines.
Ghanaian financial regulators are training at Malaysia's International Islamic University to study the Southeast Asian nation's non-interest finance ecosystem, including its dual-banking system, sukuk market, and takaful insurance, as Ghana prepares to operationalise new non-interest banking, capital markets, and insurance guidelines.
The Islamic Finance Research Institute of Ghana has organised a five-day International Executive Training & Study Tour on Non-Interest Banking in Kuala Lumpur, bringing together professionals from Ghana, Nigeria, Malaysia and beyond, including officials from Ghana's Securities and Exchange Commission and National Insurance Commission, to gain exposure to Malaysia's dual-banking system and regulatory framework.
The Islamic Finance Research Institute of Ghana has organised a five-day International Executive Training and Study Tour in Kuala Lumpur from June 22 to 26, 2026, bringing together professionals from Ghana, Nigeria, Malaysia and beyond to learn about non-interest banking, capital markets, and takaful insurance. Participants include officials from Ghana's Securities and Exchange Commission and National Insurance Commission.
Kasapreko PLC raised GH¢700 million through an oversubscribed IPO with GH¢1.73 billion in subscriptions from 18,781 investors. The beverage manufacturer's listing marks the third major IPO on the Ghana Stock Exchange in six months, signaling a structural revival in equity listings after years of subdued issuance.
Dr Jonathan Asante Otchere of the African Institute of Strategic Studies has challenged NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah's claim that the party's 2024 electoral victory was partly driven by parliamentary leadership changes made in January 2023, arguing the chairman may be overstating the move's impact.
NDC Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah says the party's 2024 election victory was driven by strategic internal decisions, including a controversial reshuffle of parliamentary leadership in January 2023 that replaced Haruna Iddrisu as Minority Leader with Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson. He acknowledged the changes created tension within the party but described them as necessary to reposition the NDC for electoral success amid changing political dynamics.
NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah said the January 2023 reshuffle of parliamentary leadership—which replaced Haruna Iddrisu as Minority Leader with Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson and moved Muntaka Mubarak from Chief Whip—was a tactical move to strengthen the party's economic messaging and secure victory in the 2024 elections.