Also known as: Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Plc · StanChart
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana — operates in trade, infrastructure, and cross-border banking with 130 years of continuous operations, recently appointed Xorse Godzi as CEO.
… The citation highlighted her role in the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards at Standard Chartered Bank and Barclays Bank Ghana, saying it had enhanced transparency and discipline in the banking sector. …
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC held the Pitch Day and Graduation ceremony for the sixth cohort of its Women in Tech programme, celebrating ten women entrepreneurs who completed the programme and pitched their businesses for a share of the grant funding. …
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has paid GH¢97.8 million in dividends to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) for the 2025 financial year, strengthening returns from the pension manager’s investment portfolio. …
… GCB Bank followed with GH¢2.63 million, while Enterprise Group, Kasapreko and Standard Chartered Bank recorded GH¢1.93 million, GH¢1.36 million and GH¢1.31 million respectively. …
Shareholders of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC have approved a final dividend of GH¢4.989 per ordinary share at the Bank’s 56th Annual General Meeting (AGM), bringing the total payout to GH¢673.48 million. …
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has held its 56th Annual General Meeting (AGM) to present its Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 to its shareholders. …
… At the lower end of the rankings, Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of Africa and CAL Bank recorded customer satisfaction scores below the industry average. …
Patience Enyonam Akyianu, former Managing Director of Barclays Bank Ghana and Group Chief Executive Officer of Hollard Ghana, has reportedly passed away. The CEO Network Ghana confirmed her demise, describing her as a prominent figure in Ghana's banking and insurance industries with a career spanning more than two decades.
Patience Enyonam Akyianu, former Managing Director of Barclays Bank Ghana and Group Chief Executive Officer of Hollard Ghana, has reportedly passed away. The CEO Network Ghana confirmed her demise, describing her as a prominent figure in Ghana's banking and insurance industries with a career spanning more than two decades.
Standard Chartered Foundation's Women in Tech Accelerator graduated its sixth cohort of ten female entrepreneurs; the five top-performing businesses—Edu3Dcation, WADMET, Verte Tower, SisiMarie and Porducare—will each receive GH₵113,500 in grant funding. Over five cohorts, the programme has supported 83 women-led businesses that have created over 166 jobs and generated GH₵3.9 million in cumulative revenue.
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has mourned veteran gospel musician Bernice Offei, who died at age 63, describing her songs as "sermons set to music" that carried faith and provided comfort to listeners. He noted her 2007 album Life won her Best Female Vocal Performance and Songwriter of the Year awards at the 2009 Ghana Music Awards.
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana paid GH¢97.8 million dividend to SSNIT for the 2025 financial year, part of the bank's total dividend distribution of GH¢673.95 million approved at its 56th Annual General Meeting.
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has paid GH¢97.8 million in dividends to SSNIT for the 2025 financial year, part of a total dividend distribution of GH¢673.95 million approved at its 56th Annual General Meeting.
Trading activity on the Ghana Stock Exchange declined significantly for the week ended August 28, 2026, with total volume traded falling 53.60 per cent to 8.29 million shares and value dropping 49.11 per cent to GH¢39.13 million, though selected stocks including Das Pharma recorded strong price gains.
Shareholders of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana approved a final dividend of GH¢4.989 per ordinary share at its 56th AGM, totalling GH¢673.48 million. The Bank reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ghana's economic development, citing 130 years of continuous operations in trade, infrastructure, and cross-border banking.
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has declared a total dividend payout of GH¢673.48 million (GH¢4.989 per ordinary share plus GH¢1.13 million in preference share dividends) at its 56th Annual General Meeting, affirming its commitment to supporting Ghana's economic development.
Ghana's banking industry maintains high service quality at 88.2 percent in 2025, though this represents a slight decline from prior years. According to the 2025 Ghana Customer Satisfaction Index report, consumer banking customer satisfaction has eased slightly while banks continue to perform strongly in service delivery, but converting satisfied customers into brand advocates remains a growing challenge.
OmniBSIC Bank offered the lowest interest rate on household loans in May 2026 at 5.03% APR on five-year tenure, according to Bank of Ghana data released in July, while some banks charged as much as 39% despite the Ghana Reference Rate standing at 10.03%.
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated listed a US$450 million Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Capital Bond at the London Stock Exchange, marking the world's first ICMA-designated Nature Bond from a commercial bank. The bond will support lending for sustainable primary production, agri-processing, and water supply and sanitation across 24 markets in Ecobank's operating footprint.
Standard Chartered Bank has urged investors to maintain diversified portfolios in H2 2026, citing improving macroeconomic conditions in Ghana including easing inflation, stronger external buffers, and renewed confidence in the cedi, while cautioning that global volatility, oil price swings, and changing interest rate expectations remain risks.
Ecobank has listed a US$450 million Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Capital Bond on the London Stock Exchange, marking the first commercial bank-issued Nature Bond formally designated by the International Capital Market Association. The funds will finance sustainable agriculture, natural capital and water infrastructure projects across 24 African markets where Ecobank operates.
The Bank of Ghana says it will deepen engagement with fintech and digital asset operators to regulate the sector, emphasizing that regulation is about creating conditions for confident adoption rather than refusing innovation. The central bank has established a dedicated Virtual Assets Department and a Regulatory Sandbox to test and learn before finalizing long-term frameworks.
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 45-year-old driver into custody on suspicion of stealing GH¢750,000 from a lawyer's office in Adabraka on May 26, 2026, after he damaged electrical systems and broke into the chambers; he has pleaded not guilty to charges of unlawful entry, causing damage, and stealing.
Ghana's Finance Minister and Bank of Ghana Governor presented the government's economic reform programme—including debt restructuring, fiscal discipline, and financial sector strengthening—to international investors and financiers at a breakfast meeting in London.
Ghana's Finance Minister and Bank of Ghana Governor presented the country's economic reforms and investment prospects to international financiers and investors at a high-level breakfast meeting in London, highlighting debt restructuring, fiscal consolidation and monetary policy measures aimed at macroeconomic stabilisation.
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has appointed Xorse Godzi as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, effective 11 June 2026, succeeding Mansa Nettey who is retiring. Godzi, a career banker with over 20 years' experience, has held various roles within Standard Chartered Group and was previously Executive Director and Head of Ghana Corporates for the bank.
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has appointed Xorse Godzi as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, effective 11 June 2026, succeeding retiring CEO Mansa Nettey. Godzi is a career banker with over 20 years' experience in the Standard Chartered Group and has been Head of Ghana Corporates at the bank since 2017.
IndigoHomes has introduced a financing pathway at its Greenwich Park project in Accra that allows salaried workers to use their Tier 3 pension contributions as a down payment for townhouses, combined with mortgages from partner banks including First Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Fidelity Bank and Republic Bank, with terms of up to 15 years.
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has inducted 10 women-owned businesses into the sixth cohort of its Women in Tech Accelerator programme, delivered by the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre. Since inception, the initiative has supported 84 female-led businesses and created over 120 jobs across agribusiness, health technology, sustainable fashion, and other sectors.
Npontu Technologies Limited, Ghana's AI and digital solutions company, has appointed Professor Noel Tagoe as a Board Member. The appointment aims to strengthen governance and support the company's expansion across Africa in fintech, enterprise software, and AI-driven infrastructure.