In an effort to bolster consumer protection and awareness in the financial sector, the Bank of Ghana (BOG) has embarked on a financial literacy programme for the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The programme aimed to address key financial consumer protection issues, including aspects of general financial...
FBNBank Ghana has opened a new branch in Community 6 on the Tema General Hospital Road. The Tema Hospital branch of FBNBank which is the Bank’s 24th footprint is specifically designed to cater for individual, commercial and corporate clients some of whom are in Tema and its environs. This new...
The Development Bank Ghana (DBG) in partnership with The African Network of Entrepreneurs (TANOE) has embarked on a capacity building training targeted at women-owned and women-led business across the country. The campaign aims to reach out to a set target of five thousand (5,000) women equipping them with technical...
I welcome you all to another epistle from your Savings and Investment Tutor. The Bank of Ghana has released its 2022 Annual Report and Financial Statements, providing a comprehensive overview of the country's economic performance over the past year. The report highlights several key challenges, including high inflation, a widening...
So, we all know this government is embarking on a Digital Ghana Agenda that is being touted as one of the best on the African continent. In fact, we even enjoy accolades on the global level for it. If you have noticed, about 90 percent of the Digital Ghana...
Data released by the universal banks in the country during the second quarter (Q2) of 2023 affirmed stronger industry performance relative to the second quarter (Q2) of 2022. Prudential financial data released by the banks during the first-half of 2023 attested to the accelerated pace of the industry’s recovery...
UBA, as part of driving an inclusive banking agenda in Ghana, has engaged women in the informal sector of Accra at a financial literacy programme hosted by the first female Mayor of Accra. The event, dubbed ‘Conversations with Accra Women in Informal Sector’, was aimed at empowering women economically while...
…to enhance financial crime risk management Ghana International Bank (GHIB), a wholly Ghanaian-born bank incorporated in the United Kingdom, has facilitated an Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA) training programme for over 50 bankers across Ghana, Gambia, and Sierra Leone. The three-day workshop organized in Ghana aims to deepen banks' knowledge of EWRA...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said it remains steadfast in its commitment to policy solvency - focusing on managing inflation and ensuring financial stability - despite challenges posed by the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Director of Research-BoG, Dr. Philip Abradu-Otoo, made the assurance while insisting that there is...
Launches 70th-anniversary celebrations The Managing Director-GCB Bank PLC, Kofi Adomakoh, has announced that the bank is planning to raise GH¢1billion from the capital market to bolster its capital, following the approval of its shareholders. The move, he explains, is necessitated by the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) that eroded the...