Finance Minister dialogues with AGI; promises National Development Bank will be a game changer for industry

Finance Minister dialogues with AGI; promises National Development Bank will be a game changer for industry

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the National Development Bank which will take off from the end of July will be a game changer that will transform the country’s economy through industrialization and create more job opportunities. This is because it will provide long term funding of up to 15 years repayment period to businesses, at […]

Patient capital of up to 15-yrs is coming – Ofori-Atta assures businesses

Patient capital of up to 15-yrs is coming – Ofori-Atta assures businesses

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta The long-standing problem of lack of patient capital faced by businesses, particularly manufacturers, will soon be a thing of the past when the Development Bank of Ghana (DBG) comes off this year, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has assured. Speaking to captains of large producers in Accra, Mr. Ofori-Atta said the soon […]

ADB celebrates customers

ADB celebrates customers

The Agricultural Development Bank PLC (ADB) has held a customer appreciation cocktail for customers in the Ashanti region with a pledge to continue serving them with better products and services. The Board Chairman of the Bank, Lawyer Alex Bernasko, in his remarks commended the customers for doing business with the bank and their continuous loyalty […]

What it takes for farmers to get funds

What it takes for farmers to get funds

Arusha . Financial institutions could be losing the opportunity of financing agricultural activities because the sector requires more than mere checklists, a banker said here yesterday. The managing director of the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB), Mr Japhet Justine, said agricultural projects financing require artistic conversations model for appraisals rather than subjecting them to checklists. […]

Asantehene commends board and management of ADB for refocusing on its core mandate

Asantehene commends board and management of ADB for refocusing on its core mandate

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu 11 has commended the board and management of the Agricultural Development Bank for refocusing on its core mandate of agricultural financing. According to him , ADB which was purposefully established to lend and support the growth of the agricultural sector had for some years redirected its focus to other areas […]