The Sekyere Rural Bank at Jamasi in the Sekyere South District, made significant progress by increasing its profit before tax by 28 per cent. Dr. Francis Denteh, Chairman of the Board of Directors, told the shareholders at its 31st meeting at Kronom in the Suame Municipality that despite the challenges …
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December inflation rate rises to 10.4 % – Ghana Statistical Service
The year-on-year inflation rate rose to 10.4 per cent in December compared to 9.8 per cent the previous month, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday. The rate is 0.6 percentage point higher than the rate for November 2020. The month-on-month inflation between November and December 2020 was 0.9 per …
Read More »Ghana faces grave economic challenges in 2021 – Dalex Finance CEO, Ken Thompson
Mr Kenneth Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Dalex Finance Limited, on Wednesday said Ghana stands to face grave economic challenges in 2021, if government does not adopt the right economic recovery strategy. He said the Ghanaian economy was in recession after two consecutive quarters of negative Gross Domestic Product growth, adding …
Read More »SEC cautions public against investing in Chy Century Heng Yue, Sairui E-Commerce
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cautioned the general public against investing their monies in Chy Century Heng Yue Group Limited and Sairui E-Commerce Ghana Limited. A statement from the SEC said the two firms have not been licensed in Ghana to undertake any capital market activity. “The General …
Read More »Fidelity Bank Ghana awards best performing agents
The pioneer and leader in agency banking, Fidelity Bank Ghana, rewarded its best performing agents in an awards ceremony in Accra, themed “The relevance of Agency Banking in a Pandemic (COVID-19)”. The bank also used this important occasion to announce the introduction of an insurance scheme for all of its …
Read More »SSNIT increases 2021 Pension pay
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), in accordance with Section 80 of the National Pensions Act 2008 (Act 766), on Thursday said the indexed monthly pensions have been increased upwards by 10 per cent 2021. SSNIT working in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) said all …
Read More »We’ve restored sanity in banking sector – President Akufo-Addo
The banking sector has been sanitized following stringent measures put in place by the governing New Patriotic Party, says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He made this assertion on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, when he delivered his last State of the Nation Address to the 7th Parliament. President Akufo-Addo said …
Read More »We’ve restored confidence in Ghanaian economy – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo says within four years, his government has been able to turn around the ailing Ghanaian economy he inherited for good. He said this when he delivered his final State of the Nation address in Parliament on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. This is the last State of the …
Read More »Mponua Rural Bank records GH¢1.56 million profit before tax
Mponua Rural Bank Limited has recorded a profit before tax of GH¢1.56 million for the 2019 financial year. Last year’s growth which represents 8.36 per cent was, however, lower than what was recorded the previous year which growth stood at 14.44 per cent. The drop in profit growth was attributed …
Read More »Have faith in community, rural banks – ARB Apex Bank’s Curtis Brantuo
The ARB Apex Bank has called on its shareholders, staff and boards of rural and community banks to work hard to put the banks on a stable footing. It has also urged rural and community banks to increase their shareholding and encourage the public to purchase shares from them. The …
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