Group Managing Director of Afrinvest, Mr. Ike Chioke By Nume Ekeghe Analysts at Afrinvest West Africa Limited have reiterated the need for the federal government to be concerned about the country’s rising debt profile, saying it is becoming unsustainable. The Group Managing Director, Afrinvest West Africa, Mr. Ike Chioke, expressed concern about the nation’s debt […]
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Charts Showing Ghana’s Banks Are Rebounding Slower Than Economy
Fishing boats sit on the waterside, right, near commercial buildings on the city skyline in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. Ghana’s central bank expects mergers and acquisitions among lenders to increase as regulators prepare new rules that will boost the amount of cash that they need to set aside. Photographer: Ty Wright/Bloomberg , […]
Banking Institute Secures Partnerships to Ensure International Standards
Bankers Institute of Liberia participants, managers and LBDI President, John B. S. Davies In an effort to institutionalize banking education in Liberia and enhance networking and collaboration internationally, the Banking Institute of Liberia (BIL) has formed a partnership with the Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria (CIBN) and the Alliance of African Institutes of Bankers in […]
Ecobank launches agency banking campaign to empower small businesses
Ecobank Nigeria has launched Smart Small And Medium Enterprise (SME) Agency Banking campaign targeted at empowering 100,000 entrepreneurs under the Ecobank SME and Agency Banking proposition. Emeka Agada, Head of SME, Ecobank Nigeria, said the initiative was introduced in line with the bank’s commitment to support the Federal Government and Central Bank Of Nigeria vision […]
Ecobank intensifies fight against diabetes across West Africa
Ecobank has strengthened its stand against Non-Communicable Diseases, focusing on diabetes, across five countries within West Africa, covering; Ghana, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. A regional webinar organised last Friday, which formed part of the bank’s program of activities to commemorate the 2020 Ecobank Day, brought together over 2,000 participants across the sub-region. The […]
Ecobank, Vanguard Announce New Date for Digital Financial Inclusion Summit
Proshare Nigeria Pvt. Ltd. Ecobank Nigeria in partnership with Vanguard Economic Forum Series has announced that the earlier postponed event on Digital Financial Inclusion will now hold December 8th 2020 at 11 am – 1 pm on ZOOM Live broadcast. The event will convene policy decision-makers, business thought leaders and leading industry professionals as speakers […]
Afreximbank Launches MANSA, Africa’s Digital Due Diligence Repository
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has officially launched the operations of ‘MANSA’, a pan-African customer due diligence repository for financial institutions, corporate entities and SMEs, developed to address the perceived risk of doing business in Africa and with Africans. MANSA is a single source of the primary data required for Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Know […]
West Africa: Ecobank Intensifies the Fight Against Diabetes Across West Africa
Ecobank, last Friday, organised a regional webinar to strengthen its stand against Non-Communicable Diseases, focusing on Diabetes, across five countries within West Africa, covering; Ghana, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The regional webinar which formed part of the bank’s program of activities to commemorate the 2020 Ecobank Day, brought together over 2,000 participants across […]
Covid-19 caused fear amongst persons with Non-Communicable Disease – President, Ghana National Diabetes Association
President of Ghana National Diabetes Association, Elizabeth Esi Denyo says the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic caused fear amongst people living with Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Speaking at a webinar organised by Ecobank Ghana on the theme, “Experiences of people with NCDs during the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and recommendation for a multi-sectoral reform,” Mrs […]
Ecobank seeks better collaboration between banks
Patrick Akinwuntan, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria By Nimot Adetola Sulaimon The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has advocated a closer collaboration between banks, Telcos, Fintechs and industry regulators. This, he said is to enhance savings and lending in the financial landscape. According to Akinwuntan, this development will generate activities in the economy and expand […]