Ecobank holds capacity-building webinar for NGOs

The Managing Director of Ghana's number one bank, GCB Bank, Mr. Farihan Alhassan, has been honoured with the Special African Leadership Commendation Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Ghana's banking sector and his role in driving institutional growth, innovation and financial inclusion.

Standard Chartered has released its Global Market Outlook for the second half of 2026, outlining its investment strategy and key themes as investors navigate a more complex and evolving market environment.

Roughly 70% of women-owned SMEs in developing countries are either unserved or underserved by formal financial institutions, a shortfall the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has indicated as one of the largest unmet financing needs in emerging markets (IFC, Closing the Gender Finance Gap Through Blended Finance, 2023).

Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei has dismissed the perception that Ghana's justice system is accessible only to the wealthy, insisting that the country's legal framework contains safeguards to ensure justice is available to all, regardless of financial status.