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John Ackah Blay-Miezah (born John Kolorah Blay, 1941–1992) was a Ghanaian con artist.He was a pioneer of advance-fee fraud.He claimed to be worth $47 billion. From the 1960s to 1980s, he is said to have swindled over $200m from victims in North America, Europe, and Asia.
The Ghana banking crisis was a severe banking crisis that affected Ghana between August 2017 and January 2020. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) allowed several indigenous banks to be taken over by private companies between August 2017 and January 2019 after Nana Akufo-Addo was elected president in December 2016.
The bank was founded in 1996 and commenced provision of banking services on 14 October 1996, following the issuance of a banking license by the Bank of Ghana.The Trust Bank is a retail bank that focuses on meeting the banking needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) is an independent specialised agency responsible for performing four (4) main functions. I. The OSP is tasked with investigating specific cases of alleged or suspected corruption or corruption-related offences involving public officers and persons who have been entrusted with prominent public functions in Ghana or a foreign country or an international ...
In a 1975 book, Victor T. Le Vine wrote that bribery, theft and embezzlement arose from reversion to a traditional winner-takes-all attitude in which power and family relationships prevailed over the rule of law. [5] Corruption in Ghana is similar to other countries in the region. [6]
The bank was re-branded as UT Bank Ghana Limited and opened for business in May 2009. [6] In June 2010, UT Bank and UT Financial Services merged into one company called UT Bank Ghana Limited. Through a reverse listing on the Ghana Stock Exchange, the new bank's shares became listed and those of UT Holdings were de-listed. Its shares traded ...
Cybercrime in Ghana can be traced back to the "419 schemes" in Nigeria, also known as "advance-fee scams" prior to the internet. [3] These scams were a form of credit card fraud whereby the perpetrator would offer a monetary incentive, usually in the form of an international money transfer, in exchange for several down payments from the victim.
This articles lists anti corruption advocacy groups and agencies in Ghana. Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) The Center for Democratic Development (CDD) [1] IMANI Ghana; Transparency International; Child's Right International; Occupy Ghana; Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition; Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability-ASEPA. Anti ...