Barclays Africa Group has outlined plans that will usher it into a new era, including rebranding to Absa, after it separated from Barclays Plc.
Announcing the bank’s new focus, its CEO Maria Ramos said having separated from the parent company affords Barclays Africa Group the opportunity to emerge as a...
Government is committed to resourcing the Police Service to combat the increasing spate of armed robbery in the country, especially on financial institutions, the Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery, has said.
“You pass down a road today, the next day when you are coming there are three money transfer centres;...
HFC Bank Ghana Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with real estate giants, Regimanuel Gray Limited to provide financing for their developed houses and new serviced plots to interested customers.
The signing ceremony took place at the Head office of HFC Bank Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Republic...
The Ghanaian private sector recorded a sustained improvement in business conditions in January. This means that the operating conditions for businesses in the country have seen consistent growth for the past two years. This was contained in the January 2018 edition of the Standard Bank Purchasing Managers Index (PMI),...
Standard Chartered Bank has offered education on financial literacy to students of the Armed Forces Senior High School, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
The education centred on savings, budgeting and investments which according to the bank, is aimed at exposing the students to adopt a saving culture,...
Revenue of GH₵676.7millon; 9% growth over 2016
Profit before tax of GH₵422.3million up 22% over 2016
Strong and resilient balance sheet
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited, has posted a strong profit before tax of GH₵ 422.3million in 2017 representing 22% increment over the previous year (2016) with earnings per...
The Parent Company of HFC Bank, Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) reported a profit of $1.25 billion for the Group’s financial year ended September 30, 2017. This was highlighted in the 2017 Annual Report of the Group.
In the Chairman’s review message Mr. Ronald F. deC. Harford stated that the...
Banks and other businesses in the country are simply paying lip-service to the critical issue of cyber security, with regulatory inaction being a major contributory factor, Del Aden, Managing Partner at cyber security firm, Delta 3 International, has said.
“There is a lot of talk but not enough action or...
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS) has commended organisers of Ghana’s premier pop-up market, christened Selewa Market, for creating a platform for shoppers to use electronic forms of payment at the fair.
The fair created over the past 3 years, has provided an avenue for businesses ,both SMEs...
The centrality of SMEs to the economic development of developing countries, especially, has been well established. In Africa, SMEs account for the vast majority of jobs and more of such businesses would be required to absorb the growing workforce and address unemployment on the continent.
This requires an enabling environment...