Sixty-one per cent of global respondents to a survey amongst accountancy and finance professionals say that they work in an environment free from harassment and discrimination, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) reveals in a new report Leading Inclusion. Through research questions and roundtable discussions, ACCA has gauged global...
Financial institutions in Africa seek to create innovative value propositions and customer-friendly products and services, not only to generate client enrolments but also to bring populations into the financial mainstream for greater socio-economic good. Financial Inclusion remains a challenge in Sub Saharan Africa. Building payment and banking networks using the...
Fitch Ratings has upgraded United Bank for Africa (Ghana) Limited's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'B' from 'B-' and Viability Rating (VR) to 'b' from 'b-'. The Outlook on the Long-Term IDR is Stable. A full list of rating actions is below. The upgrade reflects the strengthening of the...
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the economy and put much pressure on the health system, with many calling for increased spending on health-related expenditure to curb the disease, government has indicated in the 2021 first quarter budget that it will use part of the cash...
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has unveiled great golden opportunities to the private sector on the maiden day of his swearing in. In his maiden speech, President Nana Addo challenged the private sector to establish the state-of-the-art industries like the Ekumfi Fruits and Juices factory and produce products which...
… not further borrowing to burden debt stock As the country intensifies its efforts to keep the coronavirus pandemic spread under control, economist at the University of Ghana, Professor Peter Quartey, has advised government to be cautious on how it spends, so as not to add any further burden on...
Fidelity Bank, Ghana’s largest privately held local bank, has relocated its Madina Main and Tema Community 25 branches in a bid to enhance customer experience and convenience for its cherished customers. The bank has also merged its Accra High Street and Accra Central branches into a single branch located inside...
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana & the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre at Ashesi University have partnered to support women-led or women-owned businesses in the technology sector with business incubation support and grants of over US$150,000. Through the SC Women in Tech Business Incubator programme, Standard Chartered Bank and the Ghana Climate...
The Ghana Association of Savings and Loans Companies (GHASALC), for the first time in almost half a decade, is optimistic that its members will perform better this year as government continues to settle the debts owed by defunct investment firms which were under regulation of the Securities and Exchange...
…inaugurates Asawase new office complex Directors of Odotobri Rural Bank Limited at Jacobu in the Amansie Central district of Ashanti Region has reiterated the bank’s commitment to ensuring the best and most convenient banking for customers at all times. According to the Board Chairperson of the Bank, Mrs. Georgina Addai, banking...

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