The financial Associated Press reporter learned that on April 19, 2022, the people’s Bank of China and the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission jointly held a symposium on financial support for the real economy. The participants were 18 national commercial banks and 5 national financial asset management companies. The meeting made it clear that […]
Category: Ghana
Ecobank supports creative industry
Ecobank Nigeria has reiterated its support for the creative industry. Speaking during the Adire Initiative programme, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Bolaji Lawal said the bank identifies adire as a key driver of tourism, culture and the creative industry and that supporting the industry would further empower the youth, women, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) […]
Ecobank is Preferred Financial Partner for Fintechs Seeking Pan African Expansion – Tayo Oviosu, CEO Paga Group
Tayo Oviosu, the Chief Executive Officer, Paga Group , has said that Fintechs in the country could explore the massive opportunities available in the pan African banking group; Ecobank, to grow and expand their business locally and across the continent. Oviosu who was speaking on the topic “Pan-African expansion opportunities and challenges” at the hybrid […]
Liberia: IG Sudue Reneges
Inspector General (IG) of the Liberia National Police (LNP), Patrick Sudue has allegedly refused to endorse a request by Criminal Court ‘C’, for an arrest warrant to be issued with an order directing the police to immediately arrest several co-defendants in the ongoing US$5million case, that involves Nanborlor Singbeh, Secretary of the Liberian Senate,. In […]
Africa: New One-Dose Meningitis Treatment ‘Effective, Safer’
Members of MSF Nigeria Emergency Response Unit (NERU) precede to make the triage to the people arriving in the meningitis treatment center run by MSF in Sokoto Mutalah Mohamad Hospital (file photo). Nairobi — A new short-course treatment is effective against HIV -associated cryptococcal meningitis with fewer serious side effects, and has the potential to […]
Ghana Fixed Income Market: Stanbic still controls market but market share dips significantly
Stanbic Bank still controlled the market share of the Ghana Fixed Income Market in the first quarter of this year. However, its control of the total value of government bonds and treasury notes went down significantly to 14.23%, from 25.21% recorded in 2021. Perhaps, Stanbic Bank decided to reduce its exposure to government securities because […]
Societe Generale Ghana supports local artists with over ₵200k as part of its artivity initiative
Societe Generale Ghana has organised an innovative competition for young artists to create unique art pieces using wood under the “SG Ghana Artivity” initiative of the bank. The SG Ghana Artivity Initiative, which kicked off in November 2021 as a key Corporate Social Responsibility undertaking, was designed by the bank to support Ghanaian artists and […]
Nominees announced for the 2022 edition of the African Banker Awards
African Banker magazine has announced the shortlist of nominees for this year’s edition of the African Banker Awards. The African Banker Awards are a landmark annual event for African banking and a part of the official programme of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings. The theme of the overall AfDB Annual Meetings this year […]
Ghana: Allocate Portions of Your Profit for Mortgage Finance … Prof. Ocquaye Appeals to Banks
The Bank of Ghana and Ministry of Finance should instruct banks to allocate portions of their profits for mortgage finance, former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye, has said. The move, he said, would help reduce the housing deficit in the country. The 2021 Housing and Population Census puts the country’s housing deficit at […]
Caleb varsity plans capacity development for secondary school students
The Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, has planned to educate secondary school students in its forthcoming National Intellectual Development Programme 2022. The NIDP is strategically designed to engage 2,000 Senior Secondary two and three students from 100 secondary schools drawn from the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria through career talk and debate competition. A statement signed […]
