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2016 Ghana Banking Survey How to Win in an Era of Mobile Money
2016 Ghana Banking Survey How to win in an era of mobile money August 2016 www.pwc.com/gh Contents A message from our CSP 2 A message from the Executive Secretary of Ghana Association of Bankers 4 Comments on 2016 Ghana Banking Survey 6 A message from our Tax Leader 8 1 How to win in an era of mobile money 10 2 Overview of the economy 26 3 Overview of the banking industry 32 4 Quartile analysis 36 5 Market share analysis 48 6 Profitability and efficiency 56 7 Return to shareholders 64 8 Liquidity 68 9 Asset quality 74 A List of participants 77 B Glossary of key financial terms, equations and ratios 78 C List of abbreviations 79 D Our profile 80 E Our leadership team 84 PwC 2016 Ghana Banking Survey 1 A message from our CSP for consumer banking. Besides, it offers in designing a practical and forward huge cheap deposits that banks could looking regulation that will streamline use to create money in the economy. It operations in the mobile money market. is against this backdrop that we focused This will require extensive consultation this year’s banking survey on “How to win locally and leveraging the experience of in an era of mobile money”. other countries such as Kenya that are advanced in the delivery of the service. Unlike the 2015 banking survey that sought responses from bank executives In addition to regulations and as well as bank customers, this year’s partnerships, the other critical success survey was based on responses from factors which we discussed with bank bank executives only. -
The Determinants of Bank's Profitability in Ghana, The
The Determinants of Bank’s Profitability in Ghana, The Case of Merchant Bank Ghana Limited (MBG) and Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) By Anthony Kofi Krakah & Aaron Ameyaw Henrik Sällberg (Supervisor) Master’s Thesis in Business Administration, MBA programme 2010 Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................ i ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................................................... v ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................................................................ vi CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1 An overview of the banking industry in Ghana ..................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Background of the banks ......................................................................................................................... 6 Global Banking Industry .................................................................................................................. 12 Statement of the problem .......................................................................................................................... -
Management and Staff of Societe Generale Ghana Support the Ghana Heart Foundaton with Ghs 160,000.00
Accra – Ghana, 20th March, 2019 MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF SOCIETE GENERALE GHANA SUPPORT THE GHANA HEART FOUNDATON WITH GHS 160,000.00 Fig 1. Management, Staff Representatives of Societe Generale Ghana with Members of the Ghana Heart Foundation Management and Staff of Societe Generale Ghana, TOGETHER made a donation amount of GHS 160,000.00 to the Ghana Heart Foundation to support the Foundation in the area of health care delivery. Receiving Societe Generale Ghana, Prof. Dr. Mark Tettey, Cardiothoracic Surgeon of the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and Representative for the Ghana Heart Foundation at the ceremony expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Management and Staff of the bank for their continued and loyal support to the Foundation over the years to date. Prof. Dr. Tettey stated that the Ghana Heart Foundation (GHF) of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital is a charity organization dedicated to saving lives and improving health care by informing the public on heart or cardiovascular related diseases. He said the Foundation also assisted people with cardiovascular disease by providing for cardiovascular research and training for health workers involved in cardiovascular care. 1 Speaking at the event, Mr Hakim Ouzzani; Managing Director of Societe Generale Ghana noted the very successful administration of funds received by GHF to the extent that every Ghanaian patient undergoing heart surgery receives 50% subsidy from the Trust Fund. He mentioned the values of the bank which encompass; Responsibility, Team Spirit, Commitment, Innovation and consequently, the bank’s presence at the centre for the donation which is an expression of Team Spirit aimed at preserving the lives. -
IFC Increases Its Investment in UT Bank
PRESS RELEASE IFC increases its investment in UT Bank 30 March 2012, Accra: The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group today agreed to provide a US$5 million Senior Loan and a US$10 million Trade Finance Guarantee Facility to UT Bank, Ghana’s leading SME bank. The Senior Loan and Trade Finance Facility are in addition to an IFC Advisory Services Program and a combined US$15 million equity investment in UT Bank agreed to by IFC and the Africa Capitalization Fund Ltd (AFC), which is managed by the IFC Asset Management Company, on March 30, 2012. In total, IFC have now agreed to invest up to US$30 million in UT Bank. IFC’s 5-Year Senior Loan will help increase access to medium term capital for Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana and help them capitalize on opportunities created by Ghana’s strong economic growth. The Trade Finance Guarantee Facility of up to US$10 million will provide UT Bank access to a global network of banks that will play a critical role in helping UT Bank finance cross border trade transactions of local companies, especially SMEs, thereby boosting trade in Ghana. Thierry Tanoh, IFC VP for Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Western Europe, said, "Access to finance for entrepreneurs and smaller businesses is critical to the long- term strength of economies across Africa. Strengthening this partnership in Ghana is another step toward ensuring smaller businesses can realize their growth plans, hire more people, and have a bigger impact on the economy." “This transaction further consolidates our strategic partnership with IFC,” said Mr. -
Societe Generale Ghana 2019 Annual Report
ANNUAL REPORT 2019 2019 ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2019 Major Events WE INTRODUCED NEW INNOVATIONS Electronic billboard to communicate Our 24/7 drive-in ATM to the public about our product offers at Achimota branch & Our solar project. A cleaner, more effective energy source at our head office WE LAUNCHED NEW SERVICES 2019 Major Events WE LAUNCHED EXCITING COMMERCIAL PROMOTIONS & CAMPAIGNS Loans Promotion Deposit and Win Promotion WE OPENEDM ORE OUTLETS Achimota Branch Osu Branch TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 02 Notice and agenda for annual general meeting Corporate Governance 03 Corporate information 04 Profile of the board of directors 07 Key management personnel Strategic report 10 Chairman's statement 13 Managing director’s review Financial statements 16 Report of the directors 31 Statement of directors responsibilities 32 Independent report of the auditors 36 Financial highlights 38 Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 39 Statement of financial position 40 Statement of changes in equity 41 Statement of cash flows 42 Notes to financial statement 94 Proxy form 95 Resolutions 97 Branch network 2019 ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 Notice and Agenda NOTICE AND AGENDA FOR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 40th Annual General Meeting of Societe Generale Ghana Limited (the “Company”) will be held on Thursday, 26 March 2020 at 11am at the Alisa Hotel, Ridge Arena, Accra Ghana for the following purpose:- Ordinary Business: Ordinary Resolutions 1. To elect Directors, the following directors appointed 5. To approve Directors’ fees. during the year and retiring in accordance with Section 72(1) of the Company’s Regulations: 6. -
PRESS RELEASE PR. No 105/2020 SOCIETE
PRESS RELEASE PR. No 105/2020 SOCIETE GENERALE GHANA LIMITED (SOGEGH) - 2019 ANNUAL REPORT SOGEGH has released its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December, 2019 as per the attached. Issued in Accra, this 18th day of March, 2020. - E N D – att’d. Distribution: 1. All LDMs 2. General Public 3. Company Secretary, SOGEGH 4. NTHC Registrars, (Registrars for SOGEGH shares) 5. GSE Securities Depository 6. Securities & Exchange Commission 7. Custodian 8. GSE Council Members 9. GSE Notice Board For enquiries, contact: Head of Listings, GSE on 0302 669908, 669914, 669935 *GA ANNUAL REPORT 2019 2019 ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2019 Major Events WE INTRODUCED NEW INNOVATIONS Electronic billboard to communicate Our 24/7 drive-in ATM to the public about our product offers at Achimota branch & Our solar project. A cleaner, more effective energy source at our head office WE LAUNCHED NEW SERVICES 2019 Major Events WE LAUNCHED EXCITING COMMERCIAL PROMOTIONS & CAMPAIGNS Loans Promotion Deposit and Win Promotion WE OPENEDM ORE OUTLETS Achimota Branch Osu Branch TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 02 Notice and agenda for annual general meeting Corporate Governance 03 Corporate information 04 Profile of the board of directors 07 Key management personnel Strategic report 10 Chairman's statement 13 Managing director’s review Financial statements 16 Report of the directors 31 Statement of directors responsibilities 32 Independent report of the auditors 36 Financial highlights 38 Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income 39 Statement of financial position 40 Statement of changes in equity 41 Statement of cash flows 42 Notes to financial statement 94 Proxy form 95 Resolutions 97 Branch network 2019 ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 Notice and Agenda NOTICE AND AGENDA FOR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 40th Annual General Meeting of Societe Generale Ghana Limited (the “Company”) will be held on Thursday, 26 March 2020 at 11am at the Alisa Hotel, Ridge Arena, Accra Ghana for the following purpose:- Ordinary Business: Ordinary Resolutions 1. -
Ssnit Investments Series
SSNIT INVESTMENTS SERIES SECOND EDITION INTRODUCTION This edition of the SSNIT Investments Series focuses on the Listed Equities Portfolio, one of the three sub-asset classes of the Equities Portfolio. Listed equity refers to ownership interests in companies whose shares are traded publicly on a Stock Market. The Trust currently has share interests in 23 out of the 37 companies listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), with a total value of GH¢1.8 billion as at June 2017. A portion of the Trust’s shares in Tullow Oil Plc is also listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The composition of the Trust’s Listed Equities Portfolio, also referred to as the SSNIT Stock Market Portfolio (SSMP), is shown in Table 1. Table 1: SSNIT Listed Equity Holdings # Company Ticker Shareholding (%) 1 Anglogold Ashanti Ltd. AGA 0.02% 2 Aluworks Limited ALW 62.62% 3 Ayrton Drug Man. Ltd. AYRTN 18.00% 4 Benso Oil Palm Plantation BOPP 4.31% 5 CAL Bank Limited CAL 33.18% 6 Cocoa Processing Co. Ltd. CPC 10.14% 7 Ecobank Ghana Ltd. EGH 16.21% 8 Enterprise Group Ltd EGL 6.22% 9 Ecobank Transnational Inc. ETI 3.86% 10 Fan Milk Limited FML 1.59% 11 GCB Bank GCB 29.89% 12 Guinness Gh. Breweries Ltd. GGBL 7.57% 13 Ghana Oil Co. Ltd. GOIL 25.00% 14 Golden Web Ltd. GWEB 20.78% 15 HFC Bank Ltd. HFC 26.09% 16 Produce Buying Co. Ltd. PBC 38.10% 17 Standard Chartered Bank SCB 14.55% 18 SIC Insurance Ltd. -
Databank Weekly Market Watch
March 3, 2017 GSE MARKET STATISTICS SUMMARY Weekly Stock Market Review SCB Tops Gainers Chart for 3rd Consecutive Week: The bulls maintained their Current Previous % Change hold on the equities market this week, supported by price gains in 7 counters. Databank Stock Index 24,460.95 24,329.82 0.54 The Ghana Stock Exchange’s Composite Index (GSE-CI) increased by 11.09 points GSE-CI Level 1,868.19 1,857.10 0.60 w/w to ~1,868 points, while the Databank Stock Index advanced by 131.13 points Market Cap (GH¢ m) 49,147.28 52,310.92 -6.05 w/w to ~24,461 points. The year to date returns of the GSE-CI and the Databank YTD Return DSI 9.53% 8.94% Stock Index thus increased to 10.60% and 9.53% respectively. YTD Return GSE-CI 10.60% 9.95% Market activity was vibrant this week. A block trade in Guinness Ghana Weekly Volume Traded (Shares) 3,567,878 921,507 287.18 Breweries pushed up the volume of shares traded by ~% w/w to ~3.57 million Weekly Turnover (GH¢) 4,603,367 4,555,231 1.06 shares, with a value of ~GH¢4.60 million. Out of the 25 counters that traded this Avg. Weekly Volume Traded (Shares) 878,352 861,281 1.98 week, Guinness Ghana Breweries emerged the most active counter, accounting Avg. Weekly Value Traded (GH¢) 1,268,601 1,246,575 1.77 for 56% of aggregate trade volumes. No. of Counters Traded 25 23 The market breath of the Ghana Stock Exchange was positive this week, with 7 No. -
2012-Edition-GC100-Directory.Pdf
2012 2012 DIRECTORY DIRECTORY NAME OF COMPANY BUSINESS CATEGORY LOCATION ADDRESS TELEPHONE FAX/E-MAIL/WEBSITE CONTACT PERSON TITLE 7 Dr. Amilcar Cabral Road, Accra (233-302) 770189/90/91 “(233-302) 770187 1 Abosso GoldFields Limited Mining Institution Airport Residential Area P. O. Box KA 30742 www.goldfields.co.za” Alfred Baku Managing Director Accra Banking Services [email protected] Head, Corporate 2 Acces Bank (Ghana) (Commercial & Merchant) “Starlets ‘91 Road “P. O. Box GP 353 Osu- Accra” (233-302) 684860 / 742699 www.accessbankplc.com/gh Matilda Asante-Aseidu Communications (233-302) 2688960 3 Accra Brewery Manufacturing - Beverages Opp. Ohene Djan Staduim” P. O. Box GP351 (233-302) 688851-6 [email protected] Gregory Metcalf Managing Director www.sabmiller.com (233-302) 685176 4 Activa International Insurance Company Non-Banking-Insurance Graphic Road, Adabraka PMB KA 85 (233-32) 686352 / 672145 [email protected] Limited www.group-activa.com “P. O. Box 35 Banking Service-Rural & 3rd Floor Heritage Tower, 6th Ave. West (233-322) 420926 / 90099 Lucy Opoku-Arthur Ag General Manager 5 Adansi Rural Bank Limited Community Banking Ridge, Accra Fomena-Adansi” Banking Services-Rural & 6 Adonten Community Bank Limited Community Banking Head Office: Fomena - Adansi P.O.Box 140 3420-24109/027-895636/027-7609343 3420-26780 [email protected] Mr.Francis Mensah Senior Manager Banking Services-Rural & 7 Ahantaman Rural Bank Limited Community Banking New Tafo, Akyem, Eastern Region P. O. Box 41, Ahanta (233-312) 23431 / 21016 (233-312)29116 David Bampoe General Manager Banking Services-Rural & 8 Amanano Rural Bank Limited Community Banking Agona Ahanta,Western Region P. -
Summary of Status Report February 2020
SUMMARY OF STATUS REPORT FEBRUARY 2020 1 MEMBERSHIP GFIM as at the end of February 2020 has 38 registered members categorized as follows: LICENSED DEALING MEMBERS PRIMARY DEALER BANKS 1. African Alliance Securities Limited 1. Access Bank Ghana Limited 2. Black Star Brokerage Limited 2. ARB Apex Bank 3. Bullion Securities Limited 3. ABSA Bank Ghana Limited 4. Databank Brokerage Limited 4. Cal Bank Ghana Limited 5. EDC Stockbrokers Limited 5. Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited 6. Teak Tree Brokerage Limited 6. Ecobank Ghana Limited 7. Republic Securities Ghana Limited 7. Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited 8. IC Securities Limited 8. GCB Bank Limited 9. NTHC Securities Ltd 9. Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited 10. Prudential Stockbrokers Limited 10. Societe Generale Ghana Limited 11. SBG Securities Ghana Limited 11. Stanbic Bank Limited 12. SIC Brokerage Limited 12. Standard Chartered Bank Limited 13. Strategic African Securities Limited 13. Universal Merchant Bank 14. UMB Stock Brokers Ltd NON - PRIMARY DEALER BANKS 1. Agricultural Development Bank 2. Bank of Africa Ghana Ltd 3. First Atlantic Bank Ghana Ltd 4. First National Bank Limited 5. FBN Bank Ghana Ltd 6. National Investment Bank 7. Prudential Bank Limited 8. Republic Bank Ghana Limited 9. Sahel Sahara Bank Ghana Limited 10. UBA Ghana Limited 11. Zenith Bank Ghana Ltd 2 SUMMARY OF SECURITIES • Benchmark Securities: 8 5yr Government bond- 5 7yr Government bond- 1 10yr Government bond- 1 15yr Government bond- 1 • Non-Benchmark Securities: 28 3yr Government bond-14 5yr Government bond- 6 6yr Government bond- 1 7yr Government bond- 3 10yr Government bond-2 15yr Government bond-1 20yr Government bond-1 • Treasury Notes: 14 1yr Government note- 1 2yr Government note- 13 • Treasury Bills:80 364 day bill- 28 182 day bill- 26 91 day bill- 13 182-day Cocoa Bill- 13 ❖ Local US dollar 3-year bond-1 ❖ Eurobond-9 ❖ Corporate Bonds AFB Ghana Plc 18 Bayport Financial Services (Ghana) 9 Edendale Properties 2 Izwe Loans Ghana 6 E.S.L.A. -
WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW 8 March 2019
DATABANK RESEARCH WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW 8 March 2019 ANALYST CERTIFICATE & REQUIRED DISCLOSURE BEGINS ON PAGE 4 GSE MARKET STATISTICS SUMMARY Current Previous % Change Weekly Market Review Databank Free Float Index (DSI-20) 111.92 111.68 0.21% At the end of this week’s trading sessions, the Ghana GSE-CI Level 2,476.55 2,482.10 -0.22% Stock Exchange (GSE) recorded 10 price changes: 4 Market Cap (GH¢ m) 59,971.27 60,227.38 -0.43% YTD Return DSI-20 -4.88% -5.08% advancers and 6 decliners. The gainers for the week were YTD Return GSE-CI -3.72% -3.50% Ecobank Ghana (+10.24% w/w, GH¢7.75), GCB Bank Weekly Volume Traded (Shares) 4,899,415 1,963,159 149.57% (+8.26% w/w, GH¢3.80), Enterprise Group (+2.29% w/w, Weekly Turnover (GH¢) 3,905,685 12,076,818 -67.66% GH¢2.23) and Camelot (+11.11% w/w, GH¢0.10). Societe Avg. Daily Volume Traded (Shares) 372,148 290,938 27.91% Generale (-8.16% w/w, GH¢0.90), Total Petroleum (- Avg. Daily Value Traded (GH¢) 778,082 759,192 2.49% 1.53% w/w, GH¢4.52), Cal Bank (-2.91% w/w, GH¢1.00) No. of Counters Traded 16 22 and MTN Ghana (-2.70% w/w, GH¢0.72) were the top No. of Gainers 4 5 laggards. No. of Laggards 6 6 Trading activity slackened this week. Total Market Turnover for the week slowed ~68% w/w to ~GH¢3.91 KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS million. -
Prospects and Challenges of Electronic Banking in Société Generale Ghana Limited: Evidence from Accra Metropolis
Research Journal of Finance and Accounting www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2847 (Online) Vol.7, No.24, 2016 Prospects and Challenges of Electronic Banking in Société Generale Ghana Limited: Evidence from Accra Metropolis Francis Onuman* Department of Accounting, Finance and Banking School of Business, Christian Service University College, P.O.Box 3110, Kumasi, Ghana Daboug Bright Christopher Department of Accounting, Finance and Banking School of Business, Christian Service University College, P.O.Box 3110, Kumasi, Ghana Abstract The study examines the prospects and challenges of E-banking using SOCIETE GENERALE GHANA LTD in Greater Accra, Region of Ghana. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample Ninety (90) respondents for the study. Data was collected with structured questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. The results revealed that about 97% of respondents used E-banking products. These products include: ATM, text message, internet. Electronic mail, and Telephone. ATM is most popular E- banking products used by the respondents. The study further revealed the following benefits which the respondents derived from the use of E-banking products: saving of time, quickness in banking transactions, easy access to account details and reduction of long queues in banking halls. According to the study, customer satisfaction and competition from other banks were the main influencing factors for E-banking adoption. Notwithstanding E-banking advantages, it is confronted with challenges such as frequent network failure, high bank charges, limit on amount of cash withdrawal and wrong debit was identified as the paramount challenges. Nevertheless, respondents recommended that for effective E-banking system, customer education and marketing of E-banking products should be the key strategy to use to attract more customers, increasing security for E- banking products, reduction of charges of E-banking products and increasing more ATM outlets in the country.