Accra, Ghana//-Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM) of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has chalked up major achievements 10 years of establishment.
Category: Banking & Finance
AFIS Awards 2025: SanlamAllianz Secures the African Insurer Trophy
Casablanca, Morocco// – SanlamAllianz has won the African Insurer Trophy at the AFIS Awards 2025. The award was accepted on behalf of CEO Heinie Werth by Lizelle Nel, Executive: Governance, Risk & Compliance Management, during an event held in Casablanca on 3 Monday, October 2025.
Allianz Commercial Board Appointments to Drive Market and Trading Focus
Munich, Germany//- With effect from January 1, 2026, Allianz Commercial announces a new Board structure and appointments designed to boost growth in its target markets and to further drive market-facing activities for clients and brokers.
Islamic Dev’t Bank Institute, London Stock Exchange Launch Report on Dev’t Traps and the Role of Islamic Finance
Bahrain// — The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (https://IsDBInstitute.org/), in collaboration with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), has officially launched a landmark joint publication titled “Development Traps and the Role of Islamic Finance: An Introduction to Development Challenges Facing IsDB Member Countries.”
A Crisis Beneath Our Feet (Climate Risk, Galamsey, and Financial Stability): Can Banks Be Part of the Solution?
A bank’s balance sheet is only as strong as the environment it depends on. Climate change has moved from a distant global conversation to a daily Ghanaian reality. From the choking red rivers of the Western Region to the eroded farmlands of the Ashanti and Eastern Regions, illegal small-scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, has […]
Fidelity Bank Invests GHS1 Million to Scale 16 Climate-Smart Enterprises in 2nd Edition of GreenTech Innovation Challenge
Accra, Ghana// – Fidelity Bank Ghana, in partnership with Innohub, has successfully concluded the 2nd edition of the GreenTech Innovation Challenge (GTIC), reaffirming its commitment to climate-smart finance and the strategic role of technology in ensuring food and economic security. The initiative awarded a total of GHS 1 million in grants to 16 pioneering climate-smart […]
Mozambique Receives $2 Million Insurance Premium for Drought Protection
Maputo, Mozambique// — Mozambique received a $2 million insurance premium for drought protection covering the 2025-2026 agricultural season, marking the country’s third consecutive year of coverage under the African Development Bank’s disaster risk financing programme (www.AfDB.org).
Access Bank Ghana Appoints New Independent Non-Executive Director
Accra, Ghana//-Access Bank (Ghana) PLC has appointed Professor David Dodoo-Arhin as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Report: Ghana’s Pension Funds could Unlock Over $1 Billion for Private Capital Investment
Accra, Ghana// –– A latest report by the African Private Capital Association (AVCA) has revealed that Ghana’s Pension funds could unlock over $1 billion for private capital investment in the country.
UBA Set to Unveil Whitepaper on Africa’s Financial Infrastructure
Lagos, Nigeria//-Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to reinforce its role in shaping the continent’s financial ecosystem with the launch of its landmark whitepaper.