Category: Business

UBA Ghana Named Socially Responsible Bank of the Year at Ghana Accountancy and Financial Awards

United Bank for Africa, Ghana has been recognized as the Socially Responsible Bank of the Year at the 2024 Ghana Accountancy and Financial Awards. This prestigious award celebrates the bank’s commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its impactful contributions to education, inclusion and sustainability. Among UBA Ghana’s standout initiatives […]

Africatalyst calls for IDA-Led Local Currency Loans to Protect Low Income Countries from Exchange Rate Risks in new report

A new report by AfriCatalyst reveals that multilateral development banks (MDBs) could provide an immediate-term solution through sovereign local currency loan offerings to help low-income countries (LICs) address challenges arising from the mismatch between local currency revenues and foreign currency-denominated debt repayments. This mismatch has placed immense pressure on low […]

Heirs Insurance Sector Head Calls for AI Innovation to Drive Insurance Growth at WAICA Conference in Accra

Niyi Onifade, Sector Head of Heirs Insurance Group, Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurance group, has called for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to revolutionise insurance in West Africa. He delivered the keynote address and theme paper at the West African Insurance Companies Association Conference in Accra, Ghana, on November 18, 2024, […]