The Managing Director of Heritage Bank Limited, Patrick Fiscian, together with some members of his Executive team, has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at the Manhyia Palace. The visit was to formally introduce the bank to the Asantehene ahead of the scheduled roll-out of a number of state-of-the-art branches … Read more
Heritage Bank Limited, as a responsible corporate citizen, has responded to the President’s call for the private sector to support the ‘Ghana: 60 years on’ activities. During the launch of the National planning committee on the 26th of January 2017, the President appealed to Corporate Ghana to support raising necessary funds towards the Diamond Jubilee … Read more
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) is proposing the listing of companies under government’s “One District One Factory” policy on its exchange via the Alternative Market (GAX). Managing Director of the Exchange, Mr Kofi Yamoah, said “listing will put such entities into commercial orientation from day one”. The GSE boss made the call when he hosted … Read more
Standard Chartered Bank has announced the appointment of Kweku Bedu-Addo as CEO of the Southern Africa Region comprising Mauritius, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola and South Africa. The appointment is subject to regulatory approval. Mr. Bedu-Addo has worked for Standard Chartered Group for over sixteen years, six of which he was as CEO for Ghana. In … Read more
Mr Ishmael Yamson, the Board Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, says the banking environment is riskier today than it was some years back because of economic uncertainty and volatility. The uncertainty, he said, is affecting the profitability of the banks. Mr Yamson, who was speaking at the bank’s 120th anniversary public lecture held in … Read more
Ishmael Yamson, Board Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, has expressed concern about economic volatility and uncertainty in Ghana which has made commercial banking riskier than previously. Speaking at the bank’s 120th anniversary public lecture in Accra recently, Mr Yamson also said the economic volatility was affecting the profitability of banks. “The increasing competition in … Read more