Kariuki Ngari, Chief Executive Officer for Africa, Standard Chartered, is paying a working visit to Ghana this week.
During his visit, Kariuki will engage a broad range of stakeholders, including the Bank's clients, employees and Regulators. This visit highlights Ghana’s significant position within the Standard Chartered Group and its critical...
Stanbic Bank has made a donation of GHS50,000 to the Ghana Police Hospital’s Emergency Unit as part of the bank’s efforts to support health care delivery in the country.
The amount is expected to further boost the Hospital’s plans to establish an advanced emergency unit, significantly enhancing its ability to...
As Ghana strives to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), microfinance and micro insurance institutions have become indispensable in making a participatory economic growth and reduction of poverty possible.
These institutions are central in financial inclusion, capacity building through entrepreneurship promotion as well as fostering resilience within vulnerable...
By Lucrezia REICHLIN
During the years of low inflation and zero or negative interest rates, many central banks joined the fight against climate change and started experimenting with various tools such as special loans, asset purchases, and collateral requirements biased toward “green” investments. But with the return of inflation, monetary...
LemFi launches Latin America services from the US, UK & Canada, offering the best exchange rates, zero transaction fees and within minutes transactions.
LemFi is a leading financial technology platform revolutionising how people move their money globally. LemFi serves over 1 million customers in the United States, the United Kingdom,...
By Dela Herman AGBO
In a remarkable display of market resilience and strategic positioning, Benso Oil Palm Plantation PLC (BOPP), Ghana’s leading agribusiness player, has seen its shares skyrocket over the past 18 months.
The company, which specializes in the cultivation, processing, and marketing of palm oil and palm kernel oil,...
Prudential Bank Ltd (PBL), an indigenous financial institution, has organised its first church financial and digital banking seminar aimed at promoting the adoption of digital banking solutions among churches and their employees.
The event, held in Accra, attracted a cross-section of church leaders and administrators in Accra and Tema across...
GCB Bank PLC has expressed its gratitude to the media for their support during the bank's recent 70th anniversary celebrations. The appreciation was marked by a capacity-building initiative called the “GCB Business Journalism Workshop,” which concluded with a “Media Reception.”
Held at the Alisa Hotel, the Business Journalism Workshop hosted...
By Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU
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The banking sector is showing signs of recovery from impacts of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) with private sector credit extension improving, but a sharp rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) threatens to derail progress according to latest data from the Bank of Ghana (BoG).
Private...
…pledges excellence and customer satisfaction
By Sandra Agyeiwaa OTOO
FirstBank Ghana has relaunched its Kasoa branch, marking a new chapter in its commitment to serving the local community with excellence and satisfaction.
FirstBank Ghana's Managing Director (MD), Victor Yaw Asante, emphasised in a speech the bank's commitment to providing world-class banking services...