{
  "id": 6255961,
  "title": "Dud cheques: BoG warns of 20% penalty, credit restrictions, 3-year cheque ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/dud-cheques-bog-warns-of-20-penalty-credit-restrictions-3-year-cheque",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T08:05:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/business/issuing-dud-heques"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned the public against issuing dud cheques, warning that offenders could face financial penalties, adverse credit reports and restrictions on access to banking services.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Dud cheque issuers face 1-year credit ban under new BoG rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/dud-cheque-issuers-face-1-year-credit-ban-under-new-bog-rules",
        "published": "2026-09-08T09:19:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}