Business News of Thursday, 12 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Ministry of Finance, together with the Bank of Ghana (BoG), has completed a review of the Primary Dealer system and approved a new list of institutions to operate as Authorised Primary Dealers (PDs) and Bond Market Specialists (BMSs) in Ghana’s domestic debt market. Primary Dealers are institutions authorised to buy government securities directly from the state during auctions and help resell them to investors. They also support trading in the secondary market, helping to keep the bond market active and liquid. In a notice to all banks and non-bank financial institutions, referenced BOG/FMD/2026/08, the Bank of Ghana announced that the authorities had “completed a review of the Primary Dealer system and has approved a new list of Primary Dealers and Bond Market Specialists, detailed below”. The approved Primary Dealers are ABSA Ghana Limited, CALBank, Ecobank Ghana, GCB Bank, Fidelity Bank Ghana, Stanbic Bank, CBG Bank, ARB-Apex Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Societe Generale, One Africa Securities Ltd, Fincap Securities, Laurus Africa, Strategic African Securities and Constant Capital Ltd.Out of the 15 approved Primary Dealers, six have also been selected as Bond Market Specialists.

Source: GhanaWeb February 12, 2026 10:42 UTC