8 d. ago IMANI Questions Government Transparency Over Atlantic Lithium Refining Study

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/imani-questions-government-transparency-over-atlantic-lithium-refining-study/IMANI Africa has accused government officials of misleading the public about local lithium refining feasibility after documents revealed Atlantic Lithium completed a scoping study concluding downstream processing is not economically viable in Ghana. Bright Simons, Vice President of IMANI Africa, alleged that officials presented a scoping study requirement in the lease agreement as a future […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/imani-questions-government-transparency-over-atlantic-lithium-refining-study/

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8 d. ago Gov’t hid study showing lithium refining can’t be done in Ghana

Bright Simons, Vice President of IMANI-Africa, has alleged that government officials may have misled the public about the prospects of refining Ghana’s lithium locally, claiming that Atlantic Lithium had already completed a study ruling out local processing. He accused in a post on X, calling on the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources to “confirm or deny” the claims. In his detailed thread, Mr Simons suggested that previous public assurances by successive Mining Ministers—that the Ewoyaa Lithium project could include local refining—may not reflect the true position of the company involved.

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1 week ago Did Bright Simons overstretch his take on bank of Ghana’s exposure draft on non

I chanced on an article by Bright Simons on the Bank of Ghana’s Exposure Draft on Non-Interest Banking, which was published by citinewsroom.com, and I felt a few comments would be in order. Let me first commend him for the great insights. I share in his concerns relative to issues about commingling of funds (although with some reservations), insurance (deposits and other assets), liquidity management mechanisms, capital adequacy ratio issues, and tax harmonisation and amendments. Much as I share in these concerns, we must also be fair to the Bank of Ghana.

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1 week ago Policy Analyst Raises Concerns Over Legal Capacity for Islamic Banking Adjudication

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/policy-analyst-raises-concerns-over-legal-capacity-for-islamic-banking-adjudication/IMANI Africa Vice President Bright Simons has questioned whether Ghanaian judges and legal professionals are ready to adjudicate disputes rooted in Shariah compliant finance as Bank of Ghana (BoG) advances plans to introduce Islamic Banking in the country. He raised concerns in an article published Saturday December 14 2025 about whether legal profession has expertise […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/policy-analyst-raises-concerns-over-legal-capacity-for-islamic-banking-adjudication/

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2 w. ago Bright Simons: Is Bank of Ghana’s “Islamic Banking” rebrand too clever by half?

Yesterday, I read the “exposure draft” of the Bank of Ghana’s Guideline for the Regulation and Supervision of Non-Interest Banking. The first thing that struck me is that the central bank’s strategic decision to rebrand “Islamic Banking” as “Non-Interest Banking” (NIB), while understandable as a bid to avoid the kind of needless controversy sparked in Nigeria in 2011 when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) first introduced Islamic Banking, has ended up creating unnecessary technical confusion.

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2 w. ago Bank of Ghana Seeks Public Comments on Non Interest Banking Guidelines

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/bank-of-ghana-seeks-public-comments-on-non-interest-banking-guidelines/The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has invited the banking industry, financial technology companies and the general public to submit comments on its draft guidelines for the regulation and supervision of non-interest banking in Ghana by December 24, 2025. The exposure draft, issued in accordance with the Central Bank’s Procedures for Issuance of Directives (2020), aims […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/bank-of-ghana-seeks-public-comments-on-non-interest-banking-guidelines/

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