List of all articles filed under “africa-reports” category.
Kwabena Duffuor II gives his view of the banking sector in Ghana and discusses the issue of high lending rates. He also talks about the importance of the SME segment and shares his vision for the future of uniBank Ghana.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Deputy Minister of Information and Media Relations
Felix Kwakye Ofosu gives an overview of the media sector in Ghana, mentioning some of the challenges the sector is facing and his vision for the future. The Deputy Minister also talks about the role of the Ministry of Information and Media Relations in Ghana.
BSIC Bank (Banque Sahelo Saharienne Pour l`Investissement et le Commerce)
BSIC Bank is a regional bank in Africa and it has 14 affiliates in different countries in Africa. Four of them are Anglophone-Arabic affiliates and 10 are Francophone affiliates. The main currency of the bank is Euro. The authorised capital is about 750 million Euro. BSIC Bank is preparing to change its strategy and consolidate its commercial affiliates and start to do development banking through the head office.
Bashir M. Elmadani, Managing Director of Libyan African Investment Company (LAICO)
LAICO at the present is well-known in Africa, because we are participating in over 21 countries in Africa. Our investments are mainly in the real estate and tourism sectors. The total of our current investments is approximately US $1.2 billion.
Simon Dornoo talks about the informal banking sector in Ghana. According to him, the banking sector currently has between 3 and 4 million accounts, which translates into about 3 million customers, thus representing a huge opportunity for banks in Ghana.
SOFTtribe is a software development company, with vast experience in the design and implementation of computerized business application systems. SOFTtribe has been providing business solutions in Ghana and parts of the West African sub-region for the past 20 years.
David Kwamena Bolton has almost 20 years experience in the IT and ICT industry in the UK and Africa, and he is now responsible for the technical direction of IT company SOFTtribe, which is Ghana’s leading software developer.
The fastest PET bottling line for liquor that Krones has ever installed is up and running – in the West African nation of Ghana. The privately owned enterprise Kasapreko commissioned it in December 2012.
Kasapreko is launching another export campaign. The company had already begun exporting to South Africa and Tanzania in 2012. In 2013 Kasapreko aims to be selling its products in East Africa as well, with Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ruanda and Burundi, a market with 210 million people.
Felix Nyarko-Pong (Biography) gives his assessment of the financial and banking sectors in Ghana and presents uniBank. He also talks about the competition and mentions some of the bank’s challenges and his vision for the future of uniBank Ghana.
