Banks and other deposit-taking institutions in the country are now required to submit their monthly prudential returns to it on a sex-disaggregated basis.
This new move introduced by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is to be collected in an online reporting portal, is to give the Bank a full view of the gender dynamics in the financial sector.
It is also part of efforts by the central bank to help address current data constraints on gender in the financial sector and help to provide critical data for the evidence-based design of policymaking, regulation and supervisory measures, as well as financial products and services, Dr Addison told executives in the financial sector in Africa.
Source: Citi Business News
