Ghana’s rural banking industry has seen another year of consolidation, keeping with an established trend that has seen the sector becoming the driving force of the country’s poverty. Alleviation.
B&FT’s SETH KRAMPAH takes a look at the activities of RCBs in Micro Finance that have the propensity to alleviate...
…promises stern disciplinary action against flouting members
The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) Ghana is committed to strict enforcement, without fear or favour, of the stipulations laid out in the newly-released Ghana banking code of ethics and business conduct, President of the Institute, Patricia Sappor, has said.
This, according to her,...
Atwima Rural Bank PLC has shown appreciation to Opanin Kojo Twumasi, an astute civil servant who, through his instrumentation, led to the establishment of the bank as the first rural bank in the Ashanti Region.
Described as a pioneer of rural banking in Ashanti Region, Opanin Twumasi played a very...
Stanbic Bank has donated COVID-19 items to three health care institutions to help in their fight against the pandemic. The institutions are Ghana Health Service (GHS), Cardiothoracic Unit of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and the 37 Military Hospital.
The GHS got 5,568 units of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits,...
Stanbic Bank Ghana has donated hospital equipment valued at GH20,000.00 to the maternity unit of the Abrem Agona Health Centre in the Central Region. The items included two delivery beds, three babies cot, two recovery beds,10,000-litter water tank and a television set.
Presenting the items, Brand & Marketing Manager, Bennet Frimpong,...
Ghana and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have agreed to review bilateral cooperation in various sectors to support the attainment of the Ghana Beyond Aid Vision.
To this end, a working group is to be set up at the political and technical levels to draw a work plan to concretise...
In a heartwarming display of commitment to education and skills development, Absa Bank Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) team took a significant step toward fulfilling its commitment to nurturing the next generation of bright young minds at Choggu Yapalsi M/A Junior High School (JHS) in Tamale.
The team's mission was...
Pioneer payroll lender, Bayport Savings and Loans Limited, recently hosted a networking session to deepen business relations with its investment partners and to solicit feedback that will enable it to enhance its positioning and competitiveness in the investment landscape.
Bayport Conversations & Cocktails was an informal event to familiarise Bayport’s...
…as Africa loses US$80bn annually
The surest way to curb illicit financial flows (IFF) and its repelling effect on the economy is to ensure strict enforcement of laws and quality data accessibility, researchers have advocated.
Following findings of a study that looked into illicit financial flows in the gold and cocoa...
Sekyere Rural Bank Limited was set up and commissioned in 1983 at Jamasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The role of the Bank is to play an intermediary role between surplus fund holders and those in need of funds for their economic activities in the communities in which...