The reduction in operational hours and the number of staff manning banks has led to queues at some banks helping to receive the payment of duties and taxes at the Tema Port.Thursday morning some freight forwarders, who said they preferred onsite banking to whatever electronic platform alternatives banks had provided, thronged the banks, especially Ecobank […]
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Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund donates tertiary care PPEs to Ga East Hospital
As part of efforts to support the fight against the novel Coronavirus pandemic, the Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund has donated a consignment of high-end tertiary care Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the Ga East Hospital in Accra. The presentation was made at a brief ceremony on Tuesday, April 1, 2020 at the hospital premises. […]
Ecobank urges Nigerians to embrace instant account opening with EcobankMobile *326#
eco bank Lagos, April 15, 2020- Ecobank Nigeria is encouraging unbanked and underbanked Nigerians to open instant bank accounts by simply dialing the bank’s USSD code*326#. The unbanked and underbanked population of Nigeria is comprised mostly of artisans such as mechanics, carpenters, electricians, small scale retailers, transporters, and others who depend mainly on daily earnings […]
Lockdown: Ecobank donates relief materials to Osun, urges others to emulate
The management of the Ecobank Plc on Friday donated food items to support the Osun State Government in its bid to mitigate the effects of the lockdown in the state. The Ecobank Head of Sales, Agric-business, Donald Abe, while delivering the food items to officials of the state government, said the gesture was aimed at […]
Covid-19 Private Sector Fund begins construction of 100-bed Isolation, Treatment Centre
President Nana Akufo Addo has cut the sod for the construction of the first-ever 100-bed Isolation and Treatment Facility in the country funded by the Covid-19 Private Sector Fund. The project which is located at the Ga East Municipal Hospital and will be Ghana’s National Coronavirus Treatment Centre is going to further strengthen and enhance […]
Eyes on the Ground: Banks in Accra choked on lockdown day 17
Some customers in front of one of the banks Wednesday, 15th April 2020 is 17 days since Ghana instituted a partial lockdown of Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi to stem the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. With the exception of the exempted few who are considered essential workers, many have been confined […]
Liberian Bankers Association Contributes to the Fight Against Coronavirus
— Donates huge assorted items to NPHIL In support of the government’s efforts to stem the spread of the Coronavirus that is claiming the lives of Liberians and others globally, the Liberian Bankers Association (LBA) has donated a huge consignment of food and non-food items to the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL). The […]
Ecobank Ghana : Makes U.S.$20k Cash Donation to NPHIL to Fight Coronavirus
Ecobank Libera has donated USD20,000 (Twenty Thousand US Dollars) to the Government of Liberia through the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL). The donation is intended to assist Government in procuring COVID-19 test kits to be used at all entry points in the country. The funds will also support efforts to curb the transmission […]
Three banks commit over N500b to stem impact of Covid-19 pandemic
Announce zero charges for digital money transfers Three commercial banks have committed over N500 billion as part of efforts to push fight against COVID pandemic in Nigeria. The banks; Eco bank, Standard Chartered and First Bank also expressed their readiness to support government’s efforts towards ensuring that the impact of business shut down is minimal […]
COVID-19: Banks to the rescue!
Godwin Emefiele Recently, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), announced that the CBN, on behalf of the Bankers’ Committee, and in partnership with the private sector have come together to form the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19. Under the plan, it was agreed that banks would contribute monies at 4 […]