59 h. ago Ghana EXIM Bank repositioned to reduce import bill on rice, poultry – CEO assures

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Export–Import Bank (Ghana EXIM Bank), Mr Sylvester Mensah, has assured that the bank has been fundamentally repositioned to play a leading role in reducing Ghana’s heavy import bill on rice and poultry, while driving export-led growth under the new administration. Addressing Ghanaian journalists at the Bank’s end-of-year gathering […]

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6 d. ago This is how Wontumi Farms planned to spend GH¢18.7m Exim Bank loan

The Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Ayine, has disclosed details of how Wontumi Farms Limited proposed to utilise funds from the Ghana Exim Bank loan facility approved in its name.

Economics

6 d. ago AG vs Wontumi Farms: Full investigation outlined by the Attorney

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government will prosecute Wontumi Farms and its directors for allegedly defrauding Exim Bank, committing forgery, and causing a financial loss to the state exceeding GH₵24 million.

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6 d. ago Wontumi allegedly used forged receipt to mislead Exim Bank on GH₵4m equipment purchase – AG

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice has disclosed that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, forged a receipt to falsely claim that farming and earth-moving equipment worth GH¢4 million had been purchased under a Ghana Exim Bank loan facility.

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6 d. ago Chairman Wontumi pressured Exim Bank to release cash for ‘non

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice has revealed that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, pressured Ghana Exim Bank to release funds meant for farm workers who, investigations later showed, did not exist.

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6 d. ago EOCO Confirms Fake Receipt in GH¢4m EXIM Bank Loan Linked to Chairman Wontumi

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/eoco-confirms-fake-receipt-in-gh%c2%a24m-exim-bank-loan-linked-to-chairman-wontumi/The Attorney General, Dominic Ayine, has accused the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, of submitting forged documents to fraudulently secure a GH¢4 million loan from the Ghana Export-Import (EXIM) Bank. Speaking at the Accountability Series on Monday, December 22, Mr Ayine disclosed that […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/eoco-confirms-fake-receipt-in-gh%c2%a24m-exim-bank-loan-linked-to-chairman-wontumi/

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6 d. ago Wontumi Farms, directors to face prosecution over GH₵24m alleged EXIM Bank loan fraud

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has announced that the government will prosecute Wontumi Farms and its directors for allegedly defrauding Exim Bank, committing forgery, and causing a financial loss to the state exceeding GH₵24 million.

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8 d. ago Gov’t is losing the case against Wontumi – NPP’s Awal Mohammed

A Communications Team member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Awal Mohammed, has claimed that the government is failing in its legal case against Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.

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1 week ago Court Upholds FIC Account Freeze on Chairman Wontumi Amid Ongoing Investigations

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/court-upholds-fic-account-freeze-on-chairman-wontumi-amid-ongoing-investigations/The Accra High Court has upheld a freezing order imposed by the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) on the bank account of Paradise Insurance, a company linked to Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi. In dismissing an application to lift the freeze, the court reinforced the FIC’s authority under Section 56(1) of the Anti-Money […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/court-upholds-fic-account-freeze-on-chairman-wontumi-amid-ongoing-investigations/

Events

2 w. ago EOCO confirms arrest of notorious cybercriminal Abu Trica in $8m romance

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has confirmed the arrest of one of Ghana’s most notorious cyber-fraud suspects, Frederick Kumi, also known as Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng and popularly called Abu Trica, for his alleged role in an $8 million romance-scam network targeting elderly victims in the United States.

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2 w. ago Accra High Court dismisses application by Chairman Wontumi’s lawyers for further disclosures

The Accra High Court has thrown out an application by lawyers for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, seeking additional disclosures from state prosecutors.

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