{
  "id": 13085296,
  "title": "Women get 82.8% of secured credit transactions but only GH¢3.1bn – Bawah Mogtari",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/women-get-82-8-of-secured-credit-transactions-but-only-gh-3-1bn-bawah",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T06:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/women-get-82-8-of-secured-credit-transactions-but-only-gh%c2%a23-1bn-bawah-mogtari/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Joyce Bawah Mogtari, a Senior Presidential Advisor and Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, has urged reforms in Ghana's financial system to enhance access to capital for women and businesses owned by women. In a Facebook post on October 8, she emphasized that while women comprise 82.8% of secured credit transactions, they only receive GH¢3.1 billion in secured credit, as opposed to GH¢19.4 billion for male borrowers and businesses. Mogtari questioned whether the financial system is providing women with adequate capital, terms, and opportunities to expand their businesses. She urged for more affordable loans, flexible collateral requirements, access to patient capital, and deliberate support for women-led industries. Mogtari also highlighted the Women's Bank as part of the efforts to tackle the financing gap, asserting that investment in women should be a cornerstone of Ghana's development agenda. She stressed that building inclusive, resilient, and prosperous economies necessitates prioritizing women's investment as a core component of the development agenda.",
  "summary": "Senior Presidential Advisor and Aide to President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has called for reforms to Ghana’s financial system to improve access to capital for women and women-owned businesses.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}