Dr Emmanuel Oteng Kumah Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has declared a dividend of GH¢1.04 per share, amounting to GH¢140.14 million for the 2018 fiscal year.
The amount, which is payable by June 28, this year, to all shareholders who are registered with the bank, represents a 20 per cent of the bank’s total revenue.
The payment of the dividend was attributed to the growth in the bank’s basic earnings per share which grew from GH¢1.54 in 2017 to GH¢2.09 in 2018.
The Chairman of the Board of Stanchart Ghana, Dr Emmanuel Oteng Kumah, speaking at its annual general meeting on June 6, said the decision of the board to pay dividend to its shareholders was part of its commitment to improve the value to shareholders.
Dr Kumah, who was recently appointed as the Board Chairman of the bank, said his commitment was to focus on four key areas which are; putting clients at the centre of the bank’s activities, building a resilient franchise to deliver long-term sustainable value to shareholders; enriching relationships with all major stakeholders; and ensuring excellent governance and high ethical standards.
“Our focus is to continue to harness the bank’s capability to deliver value to our shareholders and clients in line with our overarching purpose,” he stated.
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He said the 2018 performance of the bank was delivered against a relatively challenging macroeconomic environment, increasingly fierce competitive landscape and a tighter regulatory environment.
He noted that the financial performance, albeit lower than expected, reflected a good progress against its strategic priorities.
“The results also demonstrate good business efficiency, a robust balance sheet, strong liquidity and a healthy capital adequacy ratio,”“”Our foundations are secure and we have introduced significant innovations in digital platforms to help deliver better client experience and drive growth across key businesses, while driving better collaboration among our staff,” he stated. Watershed period The Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, Ms Mansa Nettey, for her part, said 2018 marked a watershed period for the banking sector, as the challenges resulting from the central bank’s asset quality review in 2017 protracted into 2018.She said subsequent regulatory pressures and requirements by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) severely impacted the banking sector in 2018.Ms Nettey, however, noted that the stringent actions taken by the BoG were expected to deliver a more robust […]