The Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana (CIB Ghana) concluded its 3rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week. The AGM, which was held at the auditorium of the institute, witnessed a significant turnout of participants – both in-person and online. The President of the institute, Benjamin Amenumey, FCIB, highlighted CIB Ghana’s...
José Viñals, Group Chairman-Standard Chartered PLC, will pay a two-day working visit to Ghana. While in the country, José will meet with key stakeholders and clients. José was appointed to Standard Chartered PLC in October 2016 and became Group Chairman in December 2016. He has substantial experience in the international regulatory...
…despite inevitable DDEP imposed financial loss Shareholders of Ecobank Ghana have taken in their stride the inevitable financial loss incurred in the 2022 financial year, due to impairment charges that were imposed by the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Ghana’s biggest banking group, adjudged by total assets of GHS25,908.025 million...
The Ghana Co-operative Pharmacists’ Credit Union Limited (GCPCUL) has held its 36th annual general meeting in Accra on the theme ‘Deliberate Wealth Creation to Guarantee Financial Security’. At the meeting, shareholders approved the accounts and the appropriation of profits for 2022. For the year under review, GCPCUL recorded 27.39 percent income...
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, FBNBank Ghana’s parent bank, has received the Financial Institution of the Year Award at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Pan-African Business and Development Awards. The ceremony marked the 30th anniversary of Afreximbank as it hosted the Annual Afreximbank Meetings plus inaugural Pan-African Business and Development...
…to construct Floating Dock Facility at T’di port View of stern and rudder of a ship in floating dry dock ready for repair  The African Development Bank has approved a US$23.04million loan to Prime Meridian Docks AssetCo Ltd. (PMD), a special purpose entity, to co-finance the construction of a modern floating...
Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC, one of the major Caribbean investments in the country, has played a key role in the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Trade Mission to Ghana under the auspices of the Caribbean Export Development Agency. Representatives of Fifteen Territories making up the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) participated...
*says US$6bn pales in comparison to peers *advocates coordination, capital growth to strengthen its impact President Nana Akufo-Addo has enjoined key stakeholders on the continent, including the Bank of Ghana (BoG), to grow the capital base of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) - describing the bank as crucial for the continent’s...
Global leaders will soon assemble in Paris for the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact, popularly known as the Macron Summit. According to Catherine Colonna, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the goal is to build a new financial contract between the Global North and Global South. Among...
Edern Security Services Ltd. (ESSL), a wholly Ghanaian-owned private security company, has been granted an International Standardisation Organisation (ISO) 18788:2015 certification, becoming the first in West Africa. ISO 18788:2015 provides a framework for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining and improving the management of security operations. It provides the principles...

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