Don’t hide from your debtors - BoG tells borrowers
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Desist from hiding from your financial institutions when it's time to settle your debts, the central bank has urged borrowers.
According to the Head of Conduct Supervision Unit of the Bank of Ghana, Augustine Donkor, this attitude of borrowers running away goes against the principle of banking in the country.
He indicated that borrowers, who do not meet the payment deadline can go into negotiations with their financial institutions to draw a new payment plan for them.
In a Daily Graphic report, Mr Donkor said the refusal of borrowers to honour their obligation breaks the trust between the lender and customers.
"This, he said, could impact negatively on the general integrity of the financial sector and the health of the institution in particular," Daily Graphic reported.
He further entreated the general public to be vigilant and not fall prey to financial scammers.
Mr Donkor made these comments at a sensitization workshop for the staff of Ghana Immigration Service in Accra on Wednesday.
The workshop forms part of the Bank of Ghana's efforts to deepen financial literacy in the country.
