Republic Bank Ghana : APPOINTS JOSEPH ASHONG AS GENERAL MANAGER RETAIL BANKING, GABRIEL AS HEAD OF AUDIT

Republic Bank Ghana : APPOINTS JOSEPH ASHONG AS GENERAL MANAGER RETAIL BANKING, GABRIEL AS HEAD OF AUDIT

Republic Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, Trinidad and Tobago has appointed Mr. Joseph Laryea Ashong as the General Manager for Commercial and Retail Banking. Mr. Ashong assumes the role following the retirement of Mrs. Annette Wattie who has been with Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC for the past two (2) years and […]

Some banks raise concerns over BoG’s directive to abolish unfair bank charges

Some banks raise concerns over BoG’s directive to abolish unfair bank charges

Some commercial banks are raising concerns about the Bank of Ghana’s directive regarding the abolishment of the Over-the-Counter withdrawal charge. The Central Bank recently issued a notice to banks and specialized deposit-taking institutions to abolish what it calls unfair fees, charges and other practices in the banking sector. But in an interview with Joy Business […]

Republic Bank gets US$20M credit line under IDB trade finance facility

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited (RBL) has gotten approval for a US$20 million line of credit from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) under its Trade Finance Facilitation Programme (TFFP). This approval, which was announced by the IDB yesterday, makes RBL the second local financial institution to join the TFFP. Demerara Bank Limited joined the programme in […]

Akufo-Addo commissions 204 housing units constructed in 9 months

Akufo-Addo commissions 204 housing units constructed in 9 months

President Nana Akufo-Addo, has commissioned 204 housing units, constructed in nine months, under the National Mortgage and Housing Finance Initiative. Commissioning the housing units Monday, on day two of his tour of Greater Accra, President Akufo-Addo described the completion of the 204 housing units as “one of the successes achieved during the two-year pilot phase […]