Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, has led the Ministry and its agencies to plant tree seedlings at the forecourt of the Ministry to commemorate the national flagship ‘Green Ghana Project’. The Ministry, as part of the ceremony, distributed 150 tree seedlings to staff to plant in their communities and...
Prudential Bank joined several Ghanaians last Friday to plant trees as part of activities to mark this year’s Green Ghana Day. The move is part of the bank’s commitment to contribute to collective efforts in restoring the country’s forest cover and sustaining the environment. Senior management and staff of the...
Banks play a central role in all modern financial systems. To perform effectively, banks must not only be safe but also be perceived as such. The single most important assurance of safety is capital, which can be defined technically as the excess of economic value of a bank’s assets...
The government statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Anim, has indicated that the Ghana Statistical Service GSS together with other stakeholders, particularly actuaries, will soon begin collaboration on developing a National Mortality Table. The tool, also known as a Life Table, shows the death rate for a defined population within a specific...
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has for the 3rd year running been adjudged the Best Wealth Management Bank in Ghana by the UK-based Global Business Outlook Awards 2022. The Global Business Outlook Awards honours companies in the public and private sector all over the globe that demonstrate excellence in business...
Banks and fintechs should collaborate more to accelerate financial inclusion, says John Apea, Chief Executive Officer of eTranzact Ghana. He said by working together, traditional financial institutions and financial technology firms (fintechs) can leverage their unique capabilities to ensure that majority of Ghanaians are brought within the financially included bracket. An...
Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Ghana, Mr. Julian Opuni has asserted that Development Bank of Ghana’s (DBG) entry into the Ghanaian banking sector is a positive development for SME-focused banks. He expressed the conviction that DBG would play a strategic support role to enable these banks improve their capacity...
The first batch of trainees from an initiative to equip the youth of host mining communities by the Abosso Goldfields Limited (AGL), through Gold Fields Ghana Foundation in partnership with Engineers and Planners (E&P), have graduated after six months of intensive on-the-job training. The training programme, which was introduced last...
If you are an Absa Bank customer with a penchant for using the bank’s ATM, there’s a new feature on the machine that will make your life simpler and more convenient than before. For the first time in Ghana, customers can now withdraw money from any of Absa’s ATMs...
The Governing Council of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has appointed Professor Seidu Al-Hassan as the new Vice-Chancellor of the university. The appointment was announced after an emergency meeting held by the governing council on Thursday, June 9, 2022 to deliberate on the next vice of the university. The...