The Country Director-Mastercard Foundation, Nathalie Akon Gabala, has emphasised that two flagship programmes of the organisation and its partners, Youth Economic Forum (YEF) and the Young Africa Works (YAW), will unlock opportunities for young men and women in the agriculture sector to realise their entrepreneurship dreams.
She said Mastercard Foundation...
Researchers at Standard Bank, parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana, have forecast a GDP growth of 4.3% for Ghana by year-end. This comes after Q2 GDP underwhelmed expectations, coming in at 3.9%. This is contained in the September 2021 edition of the African Markets Revealed (AMR) report.
“As base effects...
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, has credited the strong resilience exhibited by the economy and the quick return to growth path amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to credible homegrown policies.
Speaking at the 10th edition of the Ghana Economic Forum in Accra, organised by the B&FT...
Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, has said that one of the reasons financial institutions shy away from giving loans to private sector is the lack of available information to verify borrower’s credit worthiness, hence, government should step up efforts in providing a strong database that will...
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana has organised a day’s workshop for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) on ways to educate them to overcome credit accessibility constraints in the country. The workshop which was held in Accra brought together SME’s ranging from importers, contractors, suppliers, traders among others.
Giving the...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has entreated heads of Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) to endeavour to position themselves so they are able to address emerging issues within the rural banking sector.
The Head of Other Financial Institutions Supervision Department at the Bank of Ghana, Mr. Yaw Sarpong, who delivered...
On Thursday October 14, 2021, Women Executives from various sectors of the Ghanaian Economy, gathered together for a two-day conference to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Executive Women Network (EWN) at the Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel.
At the event, the Board Chairperson of Zenith Bank Ghana, Mrs. Freda...
In accordance with the Banks and Specialized Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930). BANK OF AFRICA is publishing accounts that has been inactive for a minimum of five (5) years hence classified as dormant.
Kindly find link to access the list of dormant accounts:
https://boaghana.com/sites/default/files/new_boa_dormant_account_list_copy_0.pdf    or visit www.thebftonline.com
Affected customers or their legal representatives should...
With a rise of a tech-savvy generation, the Deputy Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), Abena Amoah, has assured investors of additional digital trading platforms that will allow easy access to the stock market by the end of this year.
In an interview with B&FT ahead of the...
CalBank has secured US$20million from the French Development Agency (AFD) through Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Energy Finance (SUNREF) to support green projects in the country.
The bank would be offering loans to companies, organisations, individuals and households who intend to embark on any green projects in their offices...
