
GoldBod Sells US$255 Million to Banks Through New GoFX Platform
GoldBod has sold US$255 million to commercial banks through its GoFX platform since October began, part of a wider plan to ease dollar pressure ahead of the Christmas season.

GoldBod has sold US$255 million to commercial banks through its GoFX platform since October began, part of a wider plan to ease dollar pressure ahead of the Christmas season.

Ghana Gold Board has sold about US$125 million to commercial banks in its first foreign exchange auction under the new GoFX spot sales framework.

Bank of Ghana bills sales surged to GH¢10.52bn on October 5, up 61% from the previous tender, with the interest rate holding near 10.5% despite the sharp volume increase. Focus Keyword: Bank of Ghana bills

SSNIT has increased its stake in Société Générale Ghana from 19.36% to 24.36% following the acquisition of the bank’s controlling interest involving Attijariwafa Bank.

The Bank of Ghana has sold GH¢6.53 billion in 14-day bills at an average annual interest rate of 10.4955% as it moves to absorb excess liquidity without raising the policy rate.

The Bank of Ghana has sold GH¢9.97 billion in 14-day bills at an annualised interest rate of 10.4977%, continuing efforts to manage short-term banking sector liquidity.

The Bank of Ghana will introduce upgraded Heritage Series cedi banknotes on November 3, 2026, with stronger security features. Existing notes will remain legal tender.

Ghana’s mobile money transactions reached GH¢518.8 billion in August 2026, up 46.5% from a year earlier, as transaction volumes and active agents increased.

The Bank of Ghana sold GH¢14.21 billion in 14-day bills under Tender 880 on September 22, 2026, with the weighted average interest rate settling at 10.50%.

The total value of registered secured credit in Ghana expanded by 73.4 percent year-on-year to GH¢31.5 billion in the second quarter of 2026, driven by higher-value facility issuances from commercial banks even as the overall volume of collateral registrations declined.

The Ghana Stock Exchange opened the week marginally higher as eight stocks advanced, although GCB Bank and MTN Ghana dominated turnover.

Banks in Ghana recorded GH¢1.23 billion in loan-loss and depreciation provisions during the first half of 2026 despite improving bad-loan indicators.