- 20 Marks
Question
1. A Credit Card holder must always have sufficient balance in in his or her account before can withdraw funds from their bank accounts.
2. The Ministry of Finance in Ghana issues operating licences to all Universal Banks before they commence their operations.
3. A Credit Union is among the number of financial institutions issued with licences to participate in cheque clearing or as a member of the Clearing house.
4. When the Incoterm is ex-warehouse, the seller or exporter is responsible for all the expenses incurred on the goods until the goods get to their destination.
5. In Ghana, the law that defines a cheque as a Bill of Exchange drawn on a banker payable on demand is the Bill of Exchange Act 1882.
6. When the Bank of Ghana decreases the bank rate from $27 %$ to $25 %$, the likely impact on the money market is to make the banks become more illiquid.
7. A commercial paper is a short-term debt instrument issued by a bank on behalf of the Central Bank.
8. When a bank and a customer sign facility agreement regarding an overdraft limit, it is known as an anticipatory limit.
9. It is a legal requirement in Ghana that syndicated lending involves a maximum of only three lending institutions.
10. When the Incoterm is delivered duty paid, the seller or exporter is responsible for all the expenses incurred on the goods until the goods get to their destination. (2 marks each,
Answer
- False: Credit card holders can withdraw or spend up to their credit limit without a pre-existing balance, as it’s a revolving credit facility; repayment is due later, per card terms under Act 930.2.
- False: The Bank of Ghana issues operating licenses to universal banks under Act 930, not the Ministry of Finance, which handles fiscal policy.
- False: Credit unions are not typically licensed for cheque clearing; only universal banks and select institutions participate in GHIPSS clearing house, per BoG directives.
- False: Under Incoterms, ex-warehouse (EXW) means the buyer bears all costs and risks from the seller’s premises, not the seller until destination.
- False: In Ghana, the Bills of Exchange Act, 1961 (Act 55) defines a cheque, adapting the UK’s 1882 Act but as local law.
- False: Decreasing the bank rate (monetary policy rate) increases liquidity by making borrowing cheaper, encouraging lending and market fluidity, per BoG’s tools.
- False: Commercial paper is an unsecured short-term debt issued by corporations, not by banks on behalf of the Central Bank; treasury bills are central bank instruments.
- False: A signed facility agreement for an overdraft is a committed limit; anticipatory refers to informal or expected approvals before formalization.
- False: No legal maximum on participants in syndicated lending under Act 930; it can involve multiple institutions based on deal size, as in large infrastructure loans.
- True: Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) Incoterm places full responsibility on the seller for costs, risks, and duties until delivery at the buyer’s destination.
- Tags: bank rate, Cheque Law, Commercial Paper, Credit Card, Credit Union, Incoterm, Licences, Overdraft, Syndicated Lending, True False
- Level: Level 1
- Topic: International Trade for Exporters and Importers
- Series: OCT 2022
- Uploader: Samuel Duah