Banking and Finance

As part of its financial literacy drive, the Bank of Ghana is urging the general public to be mindful of whom they guarantee loans for. The Central Bank maintains that the guarantor will be compelled to repay the loan with accrued interest if the borrower defaults in honoring the loans …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is urging stricter enforcement of the code of ethics regulating the banking industry. This advice according to the regulator is to limit corruption and fraud related cases in the banking sector. Banks and other financial institutions in the country lost GHS 56 million to fraud …

Access Bank Ghana has been named the SME-Friendly Bank of the Year at the prestigious 2023 BRANDCOM Awards, a testament to the bank’s unwavering commitment to supporting and empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Ghana. This award recognizes Access Bank Ghana’s exceptional dedication to providing SMEs with access to …

In the world of banking, the mention of art might seem out of place. Yet, Absa Bank is defying this notion, thanks to its more than three decades of association with the esteemed L’Atelier pan-African Art competition. For 37 years, the Absa L’Atelier has been one of Africa’s most prestigious …

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has called on the World Bank to be more responsive to the global crises to avert the erosion of gains made in economic growth, poverty reduction, and human development and also increase concessional financing. “We expect the WBG Evolution process to result in increased …

The governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has expressed concern over the practice of individuals keeping large volumes of foreign currencies in their homes. Asked whether the BoG was worried over a report that the immediate past Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Madam Cecilia Dapaah …

The largest privately-owned Ghanaian bank, Fidelity Bank Ghana, has added two more accolades to its growing list of international laurels. At separate events held over the weekend, Fidelity Bank was named the Best Bank in Ghana at the 2022 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, as well as the Best Consumer Digital …

 The Universal Merchant Bank Ghana (UMB), a leading indigenous Ghanaian Bank has presented young female ‘agripreneur’, Elselund Ewudzie-Sampson, a cash grant of GH¢5,000 in support of her online grocery business. The story of Elselund Ewudzie-Sampson, (also known as Adwoa Agbogbloshie) was brought to prominence during a segment on the highly …

The Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), Ekow Afedzie, has retired from the local bourse after 31 years of dedicated service. His retirement was disclosed during the company’s 32nd Annual General Meeting held in Accra. Mr. Ekow Afedzie was appointed as the Managing Director of the Exchange on January 1, 2020. …

As further evidence of its commitment to eradicating financial marginalisation and exclusion, the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) Ghana has partnered with the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Social Work and Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA) to launch the Financial Capability and Asset Building (FCAB) Africa …