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 …
Read More »Afram Community Bank’s profit drops
The Afram Community Bank (ACB) Limited recorded a profit of GH¢330, 348.00 in 2019 as against GH¢664,606.00 in 2018, showing a decrease of 54.35 percent. The bank’s income also reduced from GH¢2,577.207 in 2018 to GH¢2,451,315, representing a decrease of 4.88 per cent in the financial year under review. This …
Read More »CBG MD honoured as ‘Most Respected CEO’
Mr Daniel Wilson Addo, the Managing Director (MD) of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), has been adjudged ‘Most Respected Chief Executive Officer’ (CEO) of state-owned banks at the 2020 Ghana Industry CEOs Awards held in Accra. A statement from CBG, copied to the Ghana News Agency said, the prestigious award scheme …
Read More »Less than two million Ghanaians pay tax
About 1.5 million out of the six million eligible Ghanaian tax payers pay tax, allotting Ghana one of the lowest Tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio in Africa. Ghana therefore has a lot to do to meet the Sub-Saharan average target of 17 per cent which is above the …
Read More »BoG to unwind countercyclical measures in financial sector – Governor
Dr Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana has hinted of plans to undo all countercyclical measures implemented in the financial sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic to allow for the proper functioning of the system. He has, therefore, charged banks to remain vigilant, upgrade staff capabilities and improve …
Read More »Ghana’s economy contracts 1.1% in third quarter 2020
Ghana’s economy contracted by 1.1 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter (July to September) of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In the same period of 2019, the growth was 5.6 per cent. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate without oil and …
Read More »Investor confidence in Bayport Savings and Loans soars on impressive half-year results
Bayport Savings and Loans has announced that it has attained significant gains in the first half of 2020. According to the company, it has remained resilient through the COVID-19 pandemic, recording a profit after tax of GHS8.4 million, which is a significant increase on the GHS185 000 achieved for the …
Read More »Stanbic Bank supports COVID-19 fight with donation of test kits to Ghana Health Service
As part of its ‘All for One’ campaign, Stanbic Bank Ghana has delivered 3,008 units of COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits and 3,072 units of Nucleic acid (RNA) extraction kits to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to enhance its COVID-19 testing and early case detection capacity. This is …
Read More »FBNBank unveils quick banking *894# product
FBNBank Ghana, as part of its commitment to empower all who embrace its brand with seamless access to everyday financial services, has unveiled the quick banking *894# product. The product bestows the power to bank anywhere and at any time to customers. According to the bank, it is convenient, easy, …
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