Articles from the ‘Financial Institutions’ category

Ghana’s banking sector must be more dynamic – Ishac Diwan

Posted by admin on March 17, 2010 at 2:55 pm in Business, Financial Institutions

 

World Bank Country Director, Mr Ishac Diwan

World Bank Country Director, Mr Ishac Diwan has called for the collective efforts of bankers, financial market participants, regulators, central bankers and government officials, to enable Ghana become a dynamic financial centre and a regional hub within the sub region. Speaking [...]

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Nation’s Interest Rate Highest in Africa

Posted by admin on March 16, 2010 at 10:27 am in Business, Financial Institutions

By: Irene Janice Mensah and Gifty Mensah
In 2004 the Bank of Ghana (BoG) directed all commercial banks in the country, to abolish and in some instances reduce, what it described as unfair bank charges and fees being charged by the various commercial banks operating in the country.
The directive also required the banks to bridge the [...]

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Swedru Teachers’ Co-operative Credit Union declares profit

Posted by admin on March 15, 2010 at 2:05 pm in Business, Financial Institutions

GNA – The Swedru Teachers’ Co-operative Credit
Union made a modest profit of GHC 41,906.22 in 2009 as against GHC 38,527.67
in 2007/08.
It also paid an interest totaling GHC 76,076.61 and GHC 8,996.37
dividend respectively to the members of the Union.
Mr Solomon K. Baidu-Asoma, Chairman of the Board of Directors of [...]

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Ghana Association of Bankers announces new exchange rates

Posted by admin on March 10, 2010 at 4:27 pm in Business, Financial Institutions

 
GNA – The following are the average inter-bank exchange
rate of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the
cedi as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers on Wednesday March 10, 2010
         GHANA CEDI EQUIVALENT OF CURRENCY CURRENCY             BUYING          SELLING
US Dollar            1.4196          1 4393 Pound Sterling       2.1168          [...]

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Ghana Association of Bankers announces new exchange rates

Posted by admin on March 9, 2010 at 4:52 pm in Business, Financial Institutions

GNA – The following are the average inter-bank exchange rate of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the cedi as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers on Monday, March 9, 2010. GHANA CEDI EQUIVALENT OF CURRENCY CURRENCY [...]

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Ghana Association of Bankers announces new exchange rates

Posted by admin on March 3, 2010 at 2:56 pm in Business, Financial Institutions, Other Business Stories

GNA – The following are the average inter-bank exchange rate of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the cedi as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.          GHANA CEDI EQUIVALENT OF CURRENCY CURRENCY             BUYING          SELLING [...]

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Ghana Association of Bankers announces new exchange rates

Posted by admin on at 2:34 pm in Business, Financial Institutions, Other Business Stories

GNA – The following are the average inter-bank exchange rate of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the cedi as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.          GHANA CEDI EQUIVALENT OF CURRENCY CURRENCY             BUYING          SELLING [...]

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GCB to improve on good customer relations

Posted by admin on at 11:45 am in Business, Financial Institutions

GNA – The Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) is working around the clock to improve on its customer relations through professional and competent staff to reclaim its past glory in banking.   It is also re-branding the image of the bank with building a good relationship with the media as a special tool for [...]

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