{"id":313136,"date":"2024-03-05T14:11:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T13:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=313136"},"modified":"2024-03-05T14:11:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T13:11:59","slug":"bank-of-ghana-suspends-gtb-first-banks-forex-licences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/03\/05\/bank-of-ghana-suspends-gtb-first-banks-forex-licences\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank of Ghana suspends GTB, First Bank\u2019s forex licences"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The suspension takes effect from March 18, 2024, for one month<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The suspension comes in response to various breaches of foreign exchange market regulations which include incidents of fraudulent documentation within their foreign exchange operations<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Bank of Ghana has suspended the Foreign Exchange Trading Licences of two Nigerian-owned banks, Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited and 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