BOG unveils collateral registry

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• DAN 10 years ago

  has been around for 50 years at least..All they need is your social security number and they can find every loan you ever made..How much money you make!

  has been around for 50 years at least..All they need is your social security number and they can find every loan you ever made..How much money you make!

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• experian 10 years ago

  How do you identify the property in order to uniquely classify it? "At malam behind a kiosk, close to the junction" How about the name of the debtor? there are a dozen kwame-Adus. You can't foreclose this building because it ...
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  How do you identify the property in order to uniquely classify it? "At malam behind a kiosk, close to the junction" How about the name of the debtor? there are a dozen kwame-Adus. You can't foreclose this building because it doesn't belong to the kwame adu you are talking about. Very basic. the point it we need an easy, reliable system of id system. Social security numbers eg. else, these things won't work

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• Nana Frempong-Obiri 10 years ago

  This is a good developmental leap forward. If undertaken properly, this should enable access to funding and injection of much needed capital into the economy; an engine for growth and development. Hopefully, with diligence, t ...
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  This is a good developmental leap forward. If undertaken properly, this should enable access to funding and injection of much needed capital into the economy; an engine for growth and development. Hopefully, with diligence, the problems with identification of both individuals and collaterals will be overcome to enable this move forward.
  A big up to the BOG

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• Kwadjo, London 10 years ago

  Let's make sure the customers interest is not conpromised.One of the laws of the land says if a cutomer owes more than 500 cedis the lender needs not go to court to seek redress.The register is good but the lender is assume ...
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  Let's make sure the customers interest is not conpromised.One of the laws of the land says if a cutomer owes more than 500 cedis the lender needs not go to court to seek redress.The register is good but the lender is assumed to be a saint let's be careful.

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• Joehida Quaye 10 years ago

  Huge creativity and innovation to connect assets into financiial and investment citcuits. De Soto has emphasized that the respresentarional existence of assets fixed in legal property documents - in the Ghana model is collate ...
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  Huge creativity and innovation to connect assets into financiial and investment citcuits. De Soto has emphasized that the respresentarional existence of assets fixed in legal property documents - in the Ghana model is collateral register - gives the needed power to create surplus value.

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