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Capping interest rates could be 'disastrous' - Frank Adu

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  • Sinclear 7 years ago

    capping interest rate is done all over the world and works good

  • t.k 7 years ago

    It will be capped and nothing will happen,market needs to be regulated to check execess

  • Joe Afful 7 years ago

    I agree with Mr Adu to some extent.
    However,the best way to go about reducing the interest rate is for the Bank of Ghana to reduce their basic rate of interest , which I believe will some have effect on the banks to reduce t ...
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  • Edi 7 years ago

    it is done in the usa ,Canada and other place and works good in fact it encourage competition and lead to law rates and real estate and development activities

  • SBD 7 years ago

    Not true....please capping interest rates will never encourage competition, please.

  • Sinclear 7 years ago

    DONT TALK ABOUT SOMETHING YOU DONT UNDERSTAND

  • kwame 7 years ago

    Is it not this same Man that Said the cedi would not depreciate to 4cedis.
    Pls ask what the rate is ?
    He benefits from this system so he is saying this to defend his interest.

  • SBD 7 years ago

    Hmmm...do you recall prayers for the cedi to appreciate? What happened? I just hope our policy makers don't tread where the road Kenya is walking. Capping interest rates will be disastrous.

    All risk cannot be priced the sa ...
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  • FACTUAL 7 years ago

    WHERE IN THE PROSPEROUS WORLD ARE INTEREST RATES CAPPED? IN U.S.A.? JAPAN? GERMANY? WHAT IF BANKS REFUSE TO LEND TO THE CAPPED MARKET BUT READILY DO SO TO THE MORE PROFITABLE BLACK MARKET? GOVERNMENT MEDDLING IN BUSINESS HAS ...
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  • Nad Kiyosaki 7 years ago

    What people should know is that interest rate is a function of many factors. If you cap it, how will the artificial price or interest rate account for the following; Cost of capital, loan loss provision, administrative cost o ...
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  • Johnson 7 years ago

    The banks do not manage their costs and the pass on their extravagant lifestyles on interest rates and still declare huge net profit year after year. The give loans to cronies and write off as bad debts. Let's cap the inter ...
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  • Rogue Liar Bully Buffoon Jay Allen 7 years ago

    So that you can charge any interest you soo wish. "Greedy bastards" courtesy of J J Rawlings. Why don"t you give your customers at least a rate half of the rate you lend money?

  • Johnson 7 years ago

    Are you following the discussion?