{
  "id": 2179863,
  "title": "Banking sector was undercapitalised for much of decade preceding 2017 cleanup – Opoku-Afari",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/banking-sector-was-undercapitalised-for-much-of-decade-preceding-2017-2179863",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T16:25:43.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/banking-sector-was-undercapitalised-for-much-of-decade-preceding-2017-cleanup-opoku-afari/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In addition, the paper revealed that the recapitalisation bonds equivalent to about 2.6% of GDP were issued to support undercapitalised banks as part of broader financial-sector strengthening following the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP).",
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        "title": "Banking sector was undercapitalised for much of decade preceding 2017 cleanup – Opoku-Afari",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/banking-sector-was-undercapitalised-for-much-of-decade-preceding-2017",
        "published": "2026-08-20T16:25:43.000Z"
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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."
}