Adansi Rural Bank Limited, with its head office at Fomena in the Adansi North District of Ashanti Region, has opened its newest branch at Ejisu at the Ejisu Juaben Municipality in the Ashanti as part of its branch expansion drive for the 2021 operational year. The Ejisu branch-opening now brings...
Judging by the number of times phrases such as “equitable growth” and “the distributional footprint of monetary policy” appear in central bankers’ speeches nowadays, it is clear that monetary policymakers are feeling the heat as concerns about the rise of inequality continue to grow. But is monetary policy to...
The Managing Director of Absa Bank Ghana, Abena Osei-Poku has been recognized as a top corporate personality in the country at the 6th Ghana Women of the Year Honours recently organized by Glitz Africa. Mrs. Osei-Poku was among 13 remarkable women from diverse fields who were celebrated at the awards...
FBN Bank has organised a golf tournament as part of its 25th anniversary celebration which aims at bringing together clients and staff of the bank together to make the anniversary a memorable and thoughtful one. The day also paved way for the launch of the ‘Premium Banking Proposition’ which allows...
Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana, Professor Peter Quartey, has said that the success of government’s promise to deliver one million jobs in the next four years will largely depend on how the private sector will respond. His comments come...
An Appeals Court has given the green light to Nii Amanor Dodoo, the Receiver for uniBank Ghana Limited, to continue work as Receiver of the defunct financial institution until an appeal of the High court’s ruling has been determined. The court ruled that there were exceptional circumstances to support the...
The Deputy Managing Director (Operations) of GCB Bank Ltd, Mr Emmanuel Odartey Lamptey has reiterated that discipline and integrity are the cardinal principles for personal growth and development. He said personal achievement and becoming a person of value in society do not just emerge unless there were determination, deliberate efforts...
The leading pan-African banking group, Ecobank Group, and the African Union Development Agency New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD), held a virtual graduation ceremony for more than 200 alumni of the inaugural Ecobank’s MSME Training for Financing Programme. The graduates came from the eight countries in the pilot phase of...
…as it fears it can affect recovery efforts The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has expressed discontent over the declining growth in lending to the private sector from banks which is mainly due to their preference to lend to government, saying, it will affect plans to...
Fidelity Bank Ghana in partnership with MDF West Africa has initiated a trade road show focused on training Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The various subject matter covered included international trade payment methods and their associated risks; opportunities available in the international trade business; and understanding the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) new clearing process. This...