Despite inflation surging to double digits in April as a result of a spike in demand for food and other essentials in anticipation of the lockdown announcement, Databank Research says there is hope that the rate will come down due to government’s subsidy on utilities.
In late March and April,...
The Amantin and Kasei Community Bank Limited, headquartered at Amantin in the Bono East Region, has supported the national fight against spread of coronavirus in the country by donating assorted items to deprived health facilities in its catchment area.
The items donated by the bank are ten Veronica buckets, ten...
The global economy will be shaped in the years ahead by three trends. The relationship between markets and the state will be rebalanced, in favor of the latter. This will be accompanied by a rebalancing between hyper-globalization and national autonomy, also in favor of the latter. And our ambitions...
The Bosomtwe Rural Bank Limited at Kuntanase in the Bosomtwe district of Ashanti Region has
presented Personal Protective Equipment, PPE and disinfectants to four institutions in its operational territories.
The beneficiary institutions include Kuntanase District Hospital, Bosomtwe District Police Command, Asokwa Police Divisional Command and Suame Police Divisional Command.
The donated items...
As part of efforts to protect frontline health workers in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the country, Kaaseman Rural Bank Limited at Sefwi-Kaase in the Bia East District of the Western-North Region, has presented personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitary items to ten health facilities across its...
First National Bank Ghana has launched ASPIRE (Accelerated Support for Pandemic Intervention and Relief Effort) to assist the government and its stakeholders in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASPIRE is a rapid response fund to address the critical and immediate health care needs in Ghana. Richard Hudson, CEO...
Prudential Bank has donated Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in Accra as part of efforts to help the fight against the COVID-19(Corona virus) pandemic in the country.
The PPEs worth thirty thousand GHC30, 000 included 10,000 pieces of gloves, 2,000 surgical masks and 20 gallons...
Bank of Ghana (BoG) data shows that the while coronavirus pandemic has severely bruised the country’s economy, leading to losses in most sectors, other sectors have started showing recovery even as early as the month of May 2020.
The data reveals cement sales and port activities have improved significantly in...
The COVID-19 pandemic onslaught has actually fast-tracked the country’s digitisation process. In many respects, it has enhanced the digital uptake pace.
However, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Ghana’s 2020 Banking Survey suggests that some workers in the banking sector face the imminent danger of losing their jobs following the COVID-19-induced digital transformation of...
The rural banking concept was introduced in 1976 with the launch of Nyakrom Rural Bank in the Central Region.
The rural banking model’s policy intent was to fill the financial inclusion gap in rural communities which were seen to have been left behind by the privilege enjoyed by urban dwellers...