One thing was certain at the end of the Absa Ghana Inspire Me conference in Accra: women businesses ought to be more collaborative and bolder in pushing the frontiers of growth in Africa.
The Conference took center stage in Accra last w…
Absa Ghana is gearing up to host its highly anticipated annual Inspire Me Conference 2023, bringing together women business entrepreneurs from across the African continent.
The conference, a key component of Absa's women banking proposi…
Moove the world’s first mobility fintech, has secured USD $8mn in financing from Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), bringing its total funding to-date from the bank to USD $28m.
This follows Moove’s USD $20mn financing facilit…
The business of banking is increasingly changing. With modern technology, mixed with the dynamism of customer needs and the changing economic landscape, the industry is undergoing a different kind of transformation.
Clients and customer…
Absa Bank Ghana recently unveiled the winners of its highly anticipated customer promotion, "the Card Assist Campaign."
As part of its ongoing partnership with the English Premier League, Absa leverages this platform to engage clients a…
Absa Bank Ghana has taken a significant step in supporting Ghana’s National Blood Service.
Responding to the Service’s urgent appeal to bolster blood reserves, Absa bank has generously contributed 150 pints of blood to the country’s blo…
Accra, 05 June 2023 - In a reaffirmation of its commitment to clients, Absa Bank recently hosted a dynamic breakfast meeting with its corporate and institutional clients, offering invaluable insights into navigating the current economic la…
The conference room at Johannesburg's Sandton Convention Center crackled with energy as over 300 exceptional leaders from Absa Group's 12 operating countries gathered. This was no ordinary Senior Leadership Group (SLG) meeting; these leade…
ABSA Bank’s Managing Director, Abena Osei-Poku, has won recognition as the CEO of the Year in the banking sector at the just-ended CEO Summit 2023, held in Accra.
The summit brings together all the captains of industry, corporate leade…
In a landmark move set to transform the landscape of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Ghana, Absa Bank Ghana and the Mastercard Foundation have partnered to offer an unprecedented support programme that will elevate SMEs and pro…
Ghana and Africa's ability to put its people, especially the youth, to work and to create an inclusive, progressive economy, depends significantly on the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
This is a known fact. But how to fu…
I LOVE BANKING. Every day, I remain fascinated by its models and assumptions. In fact, as I sit here on the third floor of our Head Office on the main Accra high street, I drift into reflection mode. Banking has come a long way in Ghana si…
As the sun rose over Accra, Abena Osei-Poku, the Managing Director of Absa Ghana, stepped out of her office and into the bustling streets of Ghana's capital city. Her destination? The small and medium-sized businesses that Absa has been su…
Absa’s leading role in sustainable financing supports move towards zero emissions as the Group makes significant strides in meeting renewable energy loan targets.
Absa Group, Africa’s largest funder of renewables, announced today its lo…
ONE BY ONE, the young entrepreneurs walked in, eager to make an impression in front of the panel put together by Absa and Mastercard Foundation. These entrepreneurs, mostly from the Fintech and Agritech sectors in Ghana, had been allocated…
Absa Group reported strong normalised headline earnings of R21 billion for the 2022 financial year, an increase of 13% from the prior year and well above pre-Covid levels. The result was driven by significantly higher pre-provision profit …
Absa Bank's headquarters on the main Accra High Street was the scene of an interesting spectacle on International Women's Day on March 8th, 2023. A set of students from St. Mary's Senior High School in Accra, had gathered to engage in a se…
ABSA Bank has urged small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) to adjust their operations and prioritise liquidity to survive the current economic challenges.
The country has made good progress in restructuring its domestic debts under a…
Absa Bank has implored small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) to adjust their operations and prioritise liquidity to survive the current economic challenges.
The country has made good progress in restructuring its domestic debts unde…
Absa Bank Ghana has reiterated its commitment to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in the country as it marks three years of operations in the Ghanaian economy.
“It has been three years since Absa Bank officially establish…
Absa Bank has engaged a total of 65 youth with financial, entrepreneurial and work skills as part of its ReadytoWork initiative. The programme seeks to equip the Ghanaian youth with the right resources to transit from lear…
Absa Bank has partnered Joyful Way Incorporated to celebrate five decades of elevating Ghanaian music, heritage and ideals.
Since 1972, Joyful Way Incorporated has endeared itself to Ghanaians and the rest of the world through quality m…
Panelists at a recent Absa Bank, “ReadytoWork” virtual programme, say cloud computing is the future of digital technology.
Discussing the topic, “Let’s talk Cloud,” Chief Enablement Officer at Absa Bank, Justice Amegashi…
Absa Bank Ghana’s commitment to the environment remains one of the strengths of the company’s strategy in the country.
Beyond establishing an undisputed leadership in financial performance and sustainability, the bank’s dedication to ad…
Absa Bank Ghana is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide cloud computing skills in.
The partnership allows Absa to identify an implementing partner in Ghana to train and equip youth in the tertiary sector with cloud computin…
Absa Bank Ghana led the way at the 11th Marketing World Awards with five significant awards, in demonstration of the bank’s leadership in marketing communications and CSR in the banking sector.
The bank won the Advertisi…
Absa Bank Ghana has made several community interventions in the first quarter of 2022, in line with its social mandate in the country. With a strategy that is firmly anchored on being relevant in the Ghanaian society, the C…
Absa Bank Ghana posted an impressive financial performance in 2021, recording an increase in revenues by 17 per cent.
Also the bank saw a 35 per cent reduction in impairments by the year under review.
A statement issued by the Absa …
Absa Group headline earnings more than doubled to R18.6 billion in 2021 (R8 billion in 2020), well in excess of 2019 earnings, as pre-provision profit increased and as the impairments charge reduced substantially.
The improvement in par…
Absa Bank Ghana has signaled its commitment to closely collaborate with leading energy companies, such as Tullow Ghana, in developing the oil and gas sector.
The two companies made headlines late last year when their concerted approach …
ABSA Bank has launched a new product dubbed ‘Absa Assurance Account’ to help customers of the bank and the general public to access loans to meet their financial needs.
The product was opened to the general public including salary and…
Absa Bank Ghana has launched a new corporate banking advertising campaign which uses powerful creative imagery of unique products from several sectors of the economy and links their relationship to the bank’s corporate banking mandate acro…
Absa Bank Ghana, as part of its marketing strategy and plan to bring banking closer to customers, has launched a new corporate banking advertising campaign.
A statement on the new advertising campaign copied to the Ghanaian Times said…
Absa Bank’s Managing Director, Abena Osei-Poku, has started 2022 just like she ended 2021 – relentlessly finding new ways to better serve clients and customers.
With 2022 already halfway through its first month, Mrs. Osei-Poku has engag…
Absa Bank Ghana’s Employee Volunteerism agenda is impacting and transforming many lives across the country.
The strategy is part of the Bank’s Citizenship programme to involve employees in the many initiatives that have been institute…
Managing Director of Absa Bank Ghana, Mrs. Abena Osei-Poku, has dispelled the myth that the transition to digital technology is leading to perpetual job losses.
She said whilst the tectonic shift to global digitalisation…
The key highlight of Absa Bank’s soil-turning event was three mounds of soil. These mounds had been placed concertedly in the middle of the vast compound that is to house Absa Bank’s new Head office in Ghana.
They had been carefully cur…
Official Banking partner of the English Premier League, Absa Bank, has announced plans to reward and excite its customers this festive season.
Inspired by a commitment to ensure all customers across its business touchpoints are rewarded…
For close to three decades, the National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) has consistently become a platform for corralling an entire country together. It reflects a strong sense of connection and continues to positively impact the youth in Sci…
Managing Director of Absa Bank Ghana, Abena Osei-Poku says collaboration is the new competition in the digital financial services space across the continent. She made the comments during a panel discussion on how Africa can build resilien…
The image of the ancient relic - built in 1894 – delightfully having its day in the sun in an environment of modernity, is unforgettable. This is the Cathedral Church of the Most Holy Trinity situated in the heart of Ghana’s High Street in…
The first cohort of 1000 young people has been enrolled to undertake the e-learning course under the Absa Bank – Ghana Library Authority ReadytoWork partnership.
Absa Bank Ghana in partnership with the Ghana Library Authority is giving …
Managing Director of Absa Bank Ghana, Abena Osei-Poku has given a strong indication that the bank will be relentless in its support for local businesses across key sectors of the economy. She says the move reflects the bank’s Africanacity …
Absa Group today announced the appointment of Saviour Chibiya as Group Executive: Absa Regional Operations (ARO). Saviour will be responsible, together with RBB and CIB for the Group’s ARO businesses and for the Group’s strategy, collabora…
When the elite in Ghana’s corporate world met to strut their stuff along the fine halls of Labadi Beach Hotel on Saturday, November 6, 2021, it was Absa Bank that got the best of the lot in the banking sector category.
In what was a nig…
ABSA Ghana has been awarded for the people-centered initiative they championed by acquiring a Braille Machine for an employee who lost his sight in the line of duty.
The bank received an honorary award at the HR Focus Awards 2021 for “H…
As the world has developed, the chorus of the need for leaders to give back to today’s youth has shifted from an indiscernible background hum to a tuneful melody played on every online streaming service in various ways. Interestingly, this…
Absa Group Limited, one of the largest diversified financial services providers in Africa, plans to implement a second significant broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) transaction as part of its broader efforts to achieve transf…
Absa Group, one of the largest financial service providers in Africa, will strengthen efforts to grow its digital partnerships ecosystem across Africa with the appointment of HYBR and SystemicLogic, which will help Absa identify potential …
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