Ghana’s rural banking industry has seen another year of consolidation, keeping with an established trend that has seen the sector becoming the driving force of the country’s poverty. Alleviation. B&FT’s SETH KRAMPAH takes a look at the activities of RCBs in Micro Finance that have the propensity to alleviate...
Sekyere Rural Bank Limited was set up and commissioned in 1983 at Jamasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The role of the Bank is to play an intermediary role between surplus fund holders and those in need of funds for their economic activities in the communities in which...
The festive season has arrived once more, and this time of year is associated with high spending as people spoil loved ones over the holidays.  Regrettably, this period is also riddled with fraudulent activities as fraudsters seek to swindle consumers at cash out points such as ATMs. The Head of...
The Ghana Internet Service Providers Association (GISPA) has inducted into office Michael Komla Kumah Nfodzo as the association's new president. Mr Nfodzo succeeds Ing Richard Densu, of MTN who has led the association for two consecutive terms. The colourful ceremony, which took place at the African Regent Hotel in Accra,...
The Ghana Internet Service Providers’ Association (GISPA), has elected new leadership, bringing the tenure of Ing. Richard Densu to a successful end. Mr. Michael Komla Kumah Nfodzo of Vodafone takes over from Richard, who has served two terms, as the association's new President/Chairman. Other newly elected members of the GISPA...
Oil marketing companies (OMCs) are expected to reduce fuel prices significantly in the first week of 2023, with some selling at single digits, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has predicted. The prediction is coming on the back of the 5.28% and 5.09% fall in the prices of Gasoline and...
Southern African Republic of Botswana has been chosen to host the 15th U.S.-Africa Business Summit (USABS), a major platform to strengthen U.S.-Africa trade and investment ties. As African Heads of State, U.S. and African corporate business leaders successfully concluded in Washington their mid-December U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the 2023 U.S.-Africa Business...
for a speedy development of the african continent It is a fact that since the 1950’s and the 1960’s, there was much political agitation among African countries to gain political independence from colonial rule. This was the vogue that characterized African countries since the European scramble and partition of the...
On December 19, 2022, the State Museum of the Orient hosted a regular meeting of the Russian-African Club, established in June 2022. The club brings together Russian and African diplomats, politicians, public figures, representatives of the business community, science, education and culture. Activity of the Club is aimed at...
Huawei Ghana has donated two set of ultramodern intelligent video conferencing equipment to support the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. The donation which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 comes as part of efforts to...