Academic Backs Rural Bank Reform as March 31 Conversion Deadline Arrives

NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/academic-backs-rural-bank-reform-as-march-31-conversion-deadline-arrives/A senior banking academic has thrown his weight behind the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) directive requiring all rural banks to complete their conversion into community banks by Monday, March 31, 2026, describing the reform as timely, structurally sound, and necessary to fix long-standing weaknesses in Ghana’s microfinance sector. Dr Daniel Osabutey, a Senior Lecturer at […] NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/academic-backs-rural-bank-reform-as-march-31-conversion-deadline-arrives/


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