{
  "id": 13165806,
  "title": "BoG to issue new Credit Risk Directive as NPL ratio in the Savings and Loans sector deteriorates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/bog-to-issue-new-credit-risk-directive-as-npl-ratio-in-the-savings-13165806",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T16:58:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
    "slug": "joy-business",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/bog-to-issue-new-credit-risk-directive-as-npl-ratio-in-the-savings-and-loans-sector-deteriorates/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced plans to issue a Credit Risk Management Directive to strengthen lending practices, improve loan recovery and address rising non-performing loans (NPLs) in the financial sector. Second Deputy Governor Mrs Matilda Asante-Asiedu announced this on Wednesday, October 7, at the commissioning of Advans Ghana Savings and Loans’ new head […]",
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        "title": "BoG to issue new Credit Risk Directive as NPL ratio in the Savings and Loans sector deteriorates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/bog-to-issue-new-credit-risk-directive-as-npl-ratio-in-the-savings",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:58:40.000Z"
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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."
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