Accra, November 15, 2017//-FIRST Atlantic Bank, a rising star in Ghana’s banking industry, has opened its 30th branch at the Osu, Danquah Circle area in the Accra metropolis.
The newly opened branch which serves as the Osu Main as well as the Bank’s headquarters annex would provide bespoke financial products and services to the businesses and individuals in that area and other parts of the capital city.
The branch, which is the 30th to be opened by the bank, formed part of the bank’s nationwide branch expansion strategy to bring its banking services closer to customers and businesses.
To this end, the 31st in the series of the branches would be opened in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital on Thursday (tomorrow). This bank is at Changli on the hospital road.
.Opening the bank’s five-storey building Osu Main branch, the Board Chairperson of the First Atlantic Bank, Mrs Karen Akiwumi-Tanoh, said: “Today’s launch of our second branch in Osu, which ( by the way, will also double as our Head Office Annex, ) is clear demonstration of our confidence in the future and our readiness to support the growth and needs of our customers in and around La, Labone, Cantoments, Osu and its environs”.
” Five years ago, in 2012 we could boast of a modest seven branches, mainly in Accra-Tema and in Kumasi. With the opening of Osu Main this afternoon, we now have 30 branches with a coverage stretching from Takoradi to Techiman”.
She added that the bank’s broad objective is to create an institution which is relevant and responsive to the needs of all its customers.
“We have positioned our bank as a partner for all ! Business men and women, Working people, young people, small and medium sized businesses, and corporate institutions both local and foreign”.
Mrs Akiwumi-Tanoh stressed: ” We believe that this business model, our commitment to modernisiation with world class security are the reason we do so well!
And are also the reason why we have attracted interest and investment from the renowned Africa Finance & Investment Group (AFIG) a leading private equity fund management company registered in Mauritius.
We are excited to have received their backing at this critical phase in our growth”.
She used the opportunity to re-assure that the First Atlantic Bank is well advanced in its plans to raise even more capital and assured that the bank is here to stay.
“We are confident in our strategic recapitalization roadmap, which we believe will yield the needed results, well before the December 2018 deadline set by Bank of Ghana”, Mrs Akiwumi-Tanoh said.
In a keynote address, the Board Chairman of Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL), Kwamena Bartels entreated the management of the bank not to rest on their oars but to continue to provide excellent products and services to their customers.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the First Atlantic Bank, Odun Odunfa assured that the bank would continue to deliver bespoke products and services to their many customers and Ghanaians in general.
Nii Kwabena Bonney V, Osu Alata Mantse who represented the Paramount Chief of the Osu Traditional, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona said the traditional authorities were looking to have a good collaboration with the bank.
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, African Eye Report
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