17
Feb
he Minority leader in Parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has warned that 17 banks in the country are at risk as a result of the government's domestic debt exchange programme. Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Ken Ofori-Atta According to him, the programme will rather shift the bankruptcy of the government to individuals and financial institutions, particularly banks. His warning comes after Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was summoned to brief Parliament on the ongoing picketing at the Finance Ministry by pensioner bondholders for an exemption from the debt exchange programme. Ato Forson debating the programme on the floor of Parliament said it…