In line with Absa Bank Ghana’s Education and Skills Development programme under its Force for Good agenda, the bank is offering educational support to tertiary students through its free online learning platform, ReadytoWork, as they stay h…
Absa Bank Ghana has announced a financial relief package to cushion its customers in the wake of the economic challenges currently being faced as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Absa Bank is offering an up to six months repayment …
Absa Bank Ghana has made a strong commitment to make Ghanaian women economically and financially empowered in order to bridge the gender gap.
Despite improvements in the development of women, the United Nation’s recent stock taking repo…
Absa Bank Ghana (formerly Barclays Bank) today unveiled ‘Africanacity’, a force that will drive and inspire their commitment to continuously work towards bringing the possibilities of customers and Ghanaians to life.
The name change to …
Barclays Bank Ghana Limited has today commenced operations as Absa Bank Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Absa Group Limited, after receiving all required regulatory approvals from the Bank of Ghana. The name change marks the start of a new e…
The Barclays Bank, soon to be Absa Bank Ghana, has equipped about 300 tertiary students drawn from the Northern and Upper East regions, with skills and knowledge, required to enter into the corporate world.
They were among other things …
Barclays Bank Ghana has held the first engagement session in 2020 for its Business Club Clients as the bank prepares to change to Absa Bank Ghana on February 10, 2020.
The session which took place in Accra was to inform members of the B…
Barclays Bank Ghana will be changing to Absa Bank Ghana in line with its parent company, Absa Group’s decision to rebrand all its operations in Africa by mid-2020. People have been wondering what they can expect from the Bank that is commi…
Barclays Bank Ghana, soon to become Absa, has made a donation to the University of Ghana in support of this year’s Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games.
The sponsorship package is meant to support the University’s team and…
Absa Group Ltd, one of the largest diversified financial service providers in Africa, has concluded an agreement with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, helping Absa expand financing acro…
Barclays Bank, a market leader in agribusiness lending, says agriculture will continue to be an important focus area as it changes its name to Absa in February 2020. The 2017 Best Bank in Agribusiness Finance in the Rice, Maize and Soya va…
Barclays Ghana and the proudly Ghanaian owned food business, Starbites Food & Drinks, have launched a joint partnership that offers customers 50% discount on Tuesday evenings, when they pay with a Barclays Visa Credit or Debit card.
Kn…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, has been adjudged Bank of the Year at the 3rd Chamber Business Awards organised by the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI).
The award, the GNCCI said, is in recognition o…
Employees of Barclays Bank, soon to be Absa, have brought smiles on the faces of ten nursing mothers by paying for their medical bills at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).
In addition, the nursing mothers received free medications …
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, has organised a welcome session for its SME clients who recently embarked on trade visits to China, Dubai and Turkey, to seek more opportunities to grow their businesses.
The trip which was…
Barclays Bank Ghana, in line with its transition to Absa has upgraded its ReadytoWork e-learning platform. The look and feel of the ReadytoWork web portal has also been fully refreshed to reflect Absa’s new brand and digital focus.
In t…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, cemented its marketing and brand prowess in the banking sector after it won three key awards at the 2019 Marketing World Awards held on Friday, 8th November 2019.
Barclays was adjudged the Be…
Barclays Bank Ghana marks 2019 World Savings Day with 25,000 basic school students
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, has marked the 2019 World Savings Day with students of some selected basic schools across the regions of Gha…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, has been adjudged Bank of the Year, whiles the Managing Director, Mrs Abena Osei-Poku, has been named Woman of Excellence of the Year – Private Sector, at the 2019 Ghana Business Awards.
The …
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, has been adjudged Bank of the Year, whiles the Managing Director, Mrs. Abena Osei-Poku, has been named Woman of Excellence of the Year – Private Sector, at the 2019 Ghana Business Awards held on…
Absa’s NewGold has achieved a Year-to Date (YTD) growth of 36% and presents a great investment opportunity compared to other listed securities on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE).
The NewGold Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), which was relaunc…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, is facilitating business trips to China and Turkey for Ghanaian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to explore and leverage business opportunities.
The trade trip, which are under the Barclay…
Absa Group Limited is Barclays Ghana’s parent company and is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa.
It is one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups, offering an integrated set of products and se…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, has organized its second tennis tournament in Kumasi and saw the 4th Garrison Tennis Club emerge as winners after beating the KNUST Tennis Club in highly competitive games.
The tournament whi…
Barclays Bank Ghana has indicated that its transitioning to Absa will provide enormous opportunities for the Ghanaian youth to develop their skills and improve their employability prospects.
Engaging over 600 tertiary students on its Re…
Barclays Bank has been named overall winner of the Market Leader Award and Best Service Overall in Ghana in the 2019 Euromoney Cash Management Survey.
Commenting on the awards, Managing Director of Barclays Bank Ghana, Abena Osei-Poku s…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, will soon roll out a bank proposition aimed at bringing more women SME owners into Ghana’s digital financial space.
According to the Bank, women are a major part of the SME market and they pl…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group has organized an engagement session with over 800 to educate them about how to use the Bank’s Ready to Work programme to empower them with a smooth transition into the job market.
The session …
Absa Group Limited, one of Africa’s largest financial services providers and parent company of Barclays Bank Ghana Limited, reported a 3% increase in earnings for the first half of 2019 as its retail unit in South Africa gained market shar…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group, topped the 2019 Ghana Banking Sector League by emerging as the Overall Best Bank in the country.
The Bank was also named the Best Intermediating Bank of the Year, cementing Barclays’ position…
“There is nothing permanent except change,” said Greek philosopher Heraclitus, and how true this is Change – and fast-paced change – is a hallmark of today’s society.
Change can be unsettling at times. But it can also be exciting, fille…
Barclays Bank Ghana has announced it has lined up plans to become the country’s number one lead financial enabler for business activities of small medium enterprises in Ghana when it transitions fully to Absa by 2020.
According to offic…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa family, joined the South African High Commission in Ghana to offer some volunteerism activities at the Osu Children’s Home in Accra to commemorate the 10th year anniversary celebration of Nelson Mandel…
Senior Management of Barclays Bank Ghana and selected Ghanaian scholars at the African Leadership University (ALU) have paid a courtesy call on the South African Deputy High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Thapelo Madumane to mark th…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa family marked this year’s World SME Day in Tamale with a commitment of increasing its support for small and medium enterprises in the country.
Barclays, a leading bank in providing financing for SME…
Barclays Bank Ghana, a member of Absa Group, has held an International Trade Finance Forum for its clients, largely importers and exporters, with a commitment to intensify its trade finance support for businesses in Ghana as it transitions…
The former chief executive of Barclays, John Varley, has been acquitted of charges of conspiracy to commit fraud.
The Court of Appeal declined an application by the Serious Fraud Office to overturn a decision by Mr Justice Robert Jay th…
Absa Group Limited, parent company of Barclays Bank Ghana, has been named Africa’s best investment bank at the continent’s most prestigious banking and finance award event – The African Banker Awards held under the high patronage of the Af…
Barclays Ghana SME Clinics benefit over 300 small businesses
Barclays Bank Ghana has held the 5th Edition of its SME clinic for owners of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Accra at its Kwame Nkrumah Circle Branch attracting over …
Barclays Bank Ghana has held IFTAR, an evening meal to end the daily Ramadan fast, for some of its Muslim clients at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel, Accra.
The evening meal which was had after short Islamic prayers were recited was atte…
The Bank of Ghana has fined the Barclays Bank of Ghana more than GH¢4.579million for making frivolous quotes on Ghana's Interbank Foreign Exchange (FX) Market.
A statement issued by the Central Bank said the action was in breach of the …
Barclays gives emerging Ghanaian artists a lifetime opportunity through the Absa L’Atelier competition
Counting some of Ghana’s most prolific artistic talent among its past entrants, Barclays Bank Ghana’s parent company, Absa Group, has…
Singapore-based business intelligence group, The Asian Banker has named Barclays Bank Ghana’s “Ultimate Account” as the best deposit product in West Africa for the year 2019.
The award, Deposit Product of the Year, was announced at The …
Over 250 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana have benefited from Barclays Bank’s tailor-made capacity building programme aimed at educating and assisting the SMEs on running sound and sustainable businesses.
The Bank recently h…
Barclays Bank Ghana, a member of Absa Group, is set to provide a financing programme to support Ghanaian farmers and traders on the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX).
In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed with the managers…
Absa Group Limited, one of Africa’s largest financial services providers, reported an increase in revenue and earnings for 2018, a year of almost unprecedented corporate activity as the group repositioned itself for delivery against a new …
The Cash Management team at Barclays has donated various medical equipment and consumables to the Princess Marie Louis Children’s Hospital in Accra.
The items were purchased using proceeds from an award received by the Cash Management t…
Leading pan-African bank appoints Cheryl Buss to build on firm's global reach and oversee international expansion.
Absa Group, the leading pan-African financial services group, has appointed Cheryl Buss as CE of Absa International whic…
Barclays Bank Ghana, part of the Absa Group has organised an engagement session for over 350 tertiary students and unemployed graduates in the Sunyani Municipality to empower them with the appropriate skills for a smooth transition into th…
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