experts cite financial inclusion, economic transformation impact
10th-anniversary celebration launched
The Obra Pa annuity product from Old Mutual - Ghana’s most innovative insurance company - has been heralded by experts as a vital tool in the country’s drive toward comprehensive financial inclusion and economic transformation.
The product, which offers retirees...
As part of activities to mark this year’s May Day, workers have been given another avenue through which they can improve their savings. UMB Bank, an indigenous Ghanaian bank, is offering this through its LockSaver account, which enables both private and public workers to save money consistently, at an...
set to triple, quadruple salaries
Amid the elevated cost of living as a result of exchange rate volatility and other inflationary pressures, Ecobank Ghana has relaunched its Double Salary Promo in partnership with the National Lottery Authority (NLA), to offer salaried workers an opportunity for additional income.
Speaking at an...
Experts from finance and the private sector have emphasised the crucial role that banks can play in providing funding for both start-ups and established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
This comes on the back of limited access to bank credit by SMEs, which has been further exacerbated by the Domestic...
Fidelity Bank has opened applications for mentors as part of its youth entrepreneurship support programme dubbed the Fidelity Young Entrepreneurs Mentorship Programme (FYEMP). The FYEMP is a key aspect of Fidelity’s flagship youth entrepreneurship initiative, aptly named the Fidelity Young Entrepreneurs Initiative (FYEI).
In March 2021, the bank launched the...
…posts GH¢6bn balance sheet, CAR at 20% for 2022
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced that it finished 2022 with a capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of 20.2 percent, which is twice the minimum requirement set by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) as well as the 16.6 percent industry average for...
Participants at a High Tea event to inspire, connect and empower women, have hailed Access Bank for its continued commitment to women empowerment.
The conference curated for Access Bank under its flagship women initiative ‘W’, brought together reputable female thought leaders from various industries and professional fields including finance, entrepreneurship,...
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) have been encouraged to exhibit professionalism in their dealings, and demonstrate moral and ethical leadership - including showing versatility in implementing directives.
According to research findings by the Technical Assistance Unit of the Rural Development Fund, some RCBs have lapses...
Ecobank Ghana has extended support to Jandel Limited to launch the first edition of its street-lighting/decoration exercise, as part of activities to mark the holy month of Ramadan.
The street-lighting exercise, also known as ‘Fanous’ Ramadan, saw the Nima Roundabout - in a suburb of Accra - decorated to mark...
ARB Apex Bank has organised a two-day conference/ training sessions for all its branch managers and operation heads nationwide at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region
The training theme, which was centred on contemporary branch banking practices and procedures, was attended by over 30 participants from all its regional offices across...