The Capital Rural Bank Limited at Abesim near Sunyani in the Bono Region has held its 15th and 16th annual general meeting of shareholders. The owners during the virtual meeting considered 2019 and 2020 financial reports, outlooks for subsequent years and strategies designed to improve the fortunes of the bank...
Odotobri Rural Bank Limited, with its head office at Jacobu in the Amansie Central district of Ashanti Region, has opened its newest branch at Abuakwa as part of its branch expansion drive for the 2021 operational year. The Abuakwa branch-opening now brings to thirteen the total number of branches spread...
Prudential Bank Limited (PBL) has donated 10 ultramodern computers with accessories to the Judicial Service of Ghana at a ceremony held in Accra. The donation forms part of the Bank’s contribution and support to the modernization drive embarked upon by the Judicial Service. Presenting the items, Mr. John K.  Addo,...
The new members of the Mineral Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has been announced during an inauguration ceremony held by the Ministry for Finance. As part of this announcement, Professor Douglas Boateng was appointed as the Chairperson of the board. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta welcomed the new board and Chair and said:...
Izwe Savings and Loans Plc has launched a series of activities to commemorate its 10th Anniversary. The three-month long celebration is themed “Celebrating 10 years of Positively Impacting Lives” and features activities such as regional customer appreciation dinners, financial literacy programmes, health workshops and 10 social impact projects as...
Bayport Management Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Akwasi Aboagye as the Managing Director of Bayport Savings and Loans, its subsidiary in Ghana. He succeeds Mr Nii Amankra Tetteh who left the company in May 2021. Akwasi joined the Bayport Group in December 2018 as the Financial...
A microfinance monitoring visit one day took me to Bawku in the Northern Region of Ghana, where we visited microfinance groups which had benefited from microfinance loans from one rural bank. The groups were mainly women who were involved in various economic activities. I remember the excitement on the faces...
Reinforcing its position as an SME focused Bank, Access Bank Ghana PLC, through its ‘W’ initiative, in partnership with Platinum Africa Solutions, has launched ‘The Business Startup Challenge’ to support startup businesses in the country. The Business Startup Challenge will provide a unique opportunity to 500 shortlisted young Ghanaian entrepreneurs...
The Apex Bank, together with General Managers and CEOs of all rural community banks in the country, is gearing up for the annual managers’ conference scheduled for October 7 to 10 at the Rock City Hotel at Nkwatia in the Eastern. This year’s conference is the twentieth in the series...
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...