Has your bank recapitalised yet? Here is the list

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will, this week, announce the list of banks that have successfully raised their minimum capitals to GHC400 million in compliance with its earlier directive, which elapsed on December 31, 2018.

Ahead of the official announcement, Graphic Online is making the following informed predictions based on reliable information pieced together.

1. We foresee BoG making key decisions on two of the banks, using provisions set out in Sections 103 to 137 of the Banks and Specialised Deposits Taking Institutions Act 2016 (Act 930).

Both banks are unable to recapitalise, with one having a capital deficit in excess of GHC800 million.

1. We foresee one bank being downgraded to a savings and loans company for being unable to meet the minimum paid-up capital as of the December 31, 2018 deadline

2. We foresee BoG announcing that it has accepted a government-backed arrangement by private investors to raise up to GHC2 billion through bonds to invest in six indigenous banks to enable them to meet the minimum capital.

The first tranche of the bond could be around GHC800 million and will be used to recapitalise well-governed, solvent but undercapitalised banks (find list below).

The transaction is being executed by a special purpose vehicle, the Ghana Amalgamated Trust (GAT) Limited.

Below is the list of banks and their status as far as the recapitalisation is concerned

List of successfully recapitalised banks

1. Access Bank Ghana Limited2. Barclays Bank Ghana Limited3. CAL Bank Limited4. Consolidated Bank5. Ecobank Ghana Limited6. FBNBank Ghana Limited7. Fidelity Bank Limited8. First National Bank Ghana Limited (FNB)9. Republic Bank Ghana Limited10. GCB Bank Limited11. Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited (GTBank)12. Society Generale Ghana Limited13. Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited14. Standard Chartered Bank Ghana15. United Bank for Africa Ghana Limited (UBA)16. Zenith Bank Ghana LimitedNot recapitalised but being supported17. ADB Bank18. National Investment Bank (NIB)19. Prudential Bank20. Universal Merchant Bank Limited (UMB)21. Heritage Bank Limited22. OmniBank Limited

Ongoing mergers

1. Energy Commercial Bank Ghana Limited and First Atlantic Bank Limited

2. OmniBank and Sahel Sahara Bank

Ongoing takeovers

First National Bank Ghana Limited (FNB) takes over GHL Bank

Voluntary liquidation

Bank of Baroda (customers absorbed seamlessly by Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited)

Not recapitalised but no credible news yet

1. Bank of Africa Ghana (BoA) Limited

2. GN Bank Limited

3. Premium Bank Limited

Source: Graphic.com.gh