The ARB APEX Bank Ladies’ Association has been inaugurated in a brief but colourful ceremony at the premises of ARB Apex Bank PLC in Accra. The event was attended by all female staff and top management of the bank, with a mandate to ensure its unity and success. According to the...
The Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND) has urged banks to adopt robust policies to guide their financing mechanisms for projects to ensure a safe ecosystem. The non-governmental organisation (NGO), which seeks to achieve environmental sustainability through active youth inclusion in the governance of climate-related thematic areas, believes that as...
Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) has launched a programme to provide staff with relevant skills and knowledge in modern banking principles and instill in them a rigorous operations and control culture. The programme which is expected to run for three years is dubbed ‘CBG Operations Academy’, and it is in collaboration...
With the rapidly depreciating macroeconomic condition, the management of local lenders, Calbank, has insisted that it would not sacrifice the quality of its loan book on the altar of expansion. Recently-released data by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) indicates that inflation accelerated in April to 23.6 percent – its highest...
President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, made a compelling case last week Wednesday for the United States to back the institution’s US$1.5billion emergency food production plan. The plan seeks to avert a looming food crisis in Africa caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Bank chief,...
Global Accelerex Nigeria has been ranked among the fastest-growing companies in Africa by Financial Times (FT). The Fintech and payments solutions company operates in five countries on the continent, including Ghana, and was recognised by FT in its inaugural ranking of Africa’s fastest-growing companies in 2022. Commenting on the ranking, Chief...
Prudential Bank Limited has donated assorted items worth GH¢10,000 to two institutions to support their humanitarian activities. The beneficiaries are Paidia Evangelism Ministry (PEM), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ while giving much-needed support to the less privileged in Ghana; and Nana Saka Nkansah II...
Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC has appointed Benjamin Dzoboku as its new Managing Director, succeeding Mr. Farid Antar on his retirement. The Bank of Ghana granted approval to the appointment on 10th May 2022. Mr. Antar retires from the bank on 15th July 2022 after over 42 years of exceptional service...
I refer to the above-mentioned subject published in the Business and Financial Times dated Thursday, May 5, 2022 (p.5) both online and in print, where I made a comprehensive analysis on the performance of the Banking Sector based on the 2021 audited financial statement. In the article, some figures...
Africa has seen a paradigm shift in the fronts of business operations in the past few years, especially in 2020 at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic brouhaha. The African continent is creating an entirely new developmental path harnessing the potential of its resources and people, as highlighted by...