Absa Bank MD, Abena Osei-Poku named one of Africa’s most influential female leaders
Absa Bank MD, Abena Osei-Poku recognised as one of Africa’s top female corporate leaders
The Managing Director of Absa Bank Ghana, Abena Osei-Poku …
As a forward-looking, digitally-led financial services group, Absa is showcasing how it seamlessly integrates technology and innovation into the lives of its customers across the Continent, at each stage of their respective life journeys. …
Absa Bank Ghana has further demonstrated its commitment to supporting women grow their business by organising its maiden women banking conference dubbed InspireME, a knowledge sharing platform to empower female entrepreneurs.
The Inspi…
Absa Bank Ghana has engaged about 70 Ghanaian-owned startup businesses on how to grow their business by providing solution-oriented services to customers.
Participating startups were educated on how important customers are in the busine…
The Absa Group Board and the Group Chief Executive, Daniel Mminele have come to an agreement pursuant to which he has stepped down as a director and Group Chief Executive and will be leaving the group with effect from 30 April 2021. The pa…
Absa Group Limited has posted a 51 per cent decline in normalised headline earnings to R8 billion after impairments nearly trebled to R20.6 billion amid the economic downturn that was precipitated by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Celebrating a year of possibilities, Absa Bank Ghana marked its first anniversary after launching a new brand with a bold strategy, leveraging on an over 100-year banking heritage.
Absa Bank Ghana was officially launched in February 202…
Absa Bank Ghana has begun its 2021 ReadyToWork sessions with a renewed mandate of reaffirming its commitment to education and skills development in Ghana.
Over 35,000 students and youth were supported to upskill with the ReadyToWork pro…
Absa Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Frances Adu –Mante as Board Chair of Absa Bank Ghana after securing the necessary regulatory approvals. Mrs Adu-Mante, who has served on the Board since September, 2017 succeeds Mr.…
Absa Bank Ghana has launched a special Christmas discount campaign known as “12 Days of Cardmas” for customers who use the Absa Vertical Cards to make payments at selected partner outlets during this festive season.
The promo which star…
As part of effort to promote digital and smart banking, Absa Bank Ghana in collaboration with its Brand Ambassador, M.anifest, has unveiled the “Simple & Easy” music video ahead of the Christmas festivities to demonstrate how customers can…
Ghana’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise sector to grow through Absa Bank Ghana and Mastercard Foundation partnership
Absa Bank Ghana and the Mastercard Foundation today announced a partnership aimed at stimulating the growth of mic…
To reaffirm its commitment to women’s economic empowerment, Absa Bank Ghana has unveiled a female banking proposition known as EMERGE to offer women entrepreneurs tailored value added financial solutions to empower them to sustainably grow…
Absa Bank Ghana has partnered the Ghana Girl Guides Association (GGGA) to empower young women on how to make sound financial decisions.
The GGGA “Be Inspired” weekly sessions which has become the perfect platform to engage members of th…
Absa Bank Ghana, as part of its commitment and sponsorship to support the National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ), has in collaboration with Primetime Limited launched the “Story Problem Challenge” to engage and reward admirers of the nationa…
Stakeholder support is the pillar that upholds most industries. For the agric industry, this is no different.
The immense contribution of firms in and about the agric industry is a significant influence on the milestones chalked up in r…
A group of employees from Absa Bank Ghana known as Lion’s Pride has brought smiles to the children of the Great Mission International Home in Teshie, through the donation of essential items to support the upkeep of the orphanage.
The it…
Absa Bank Ghana Limited has been awarded Partner Champion by Enactus Ghana for its role in supporting youth empowerment and development. The bank received the award at the maiden virtual edition of the Enactus National Competition.
Acco…
Absa Bank Ghana has congratulated its Brand Ambassador and award-winning musician Kwame Amet Tsikata known in showbiz as M.anifest for being named one of the nine recipients of the Macalester College 2020 Alumni Awards in the United States…
• Forms a key pillar of CDC’s response to COVID-19
• Brings total trade finance commitments with Absa to US$ 250 million
• Financial backing to support supply chains in vital food & agriculture and healthcare sectors
CDC Group, th…
The Managing Director of Absa Bank Ghana Limited, Mrs. Abena Osei-Poku has been adjudged the 2019 Outstanding Woman CEO of the Year by Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana (EFG) during its 2020 Ghana Entrepreneurs and Corporate Executives Awa…
Absa Bank Ghana has rolled out a free banking service for any Ghanaian start-up business that is less than three years old. It is an industry first and a game changer expected to support young start-ups in the country to scale up.
The …
The global COVID-19 storm has transformed the way the world conducts business and, more specifically, what can be accomplished digitally. And while we all long for the human touch and personal interaction, a post-pandemic world of greater …
With the disruption of the global supply chain by Covid-19, there is concern as to where Africa’s future market and trading opportunities lie. Trade and export demands have dwindled for some companies and skyrocketed for other companies. F…
Absa Bank Ghana has unveiled an ambitious proposition known as “Absa StartUp Banking”, a new initiative that will support the grooming and growth of Ghanaian-owned start-ups with solutions that will bring their possibilities to life.
Th…
Absa Bank Ghana, the first bank to introduce ATM Cash Deposit and many other digital innovations in the financial sector, is enabling its customers to continue banking at the comfort of their homes and offices, through its array of secure …
After its full rebranding, Absa Bank Ghana has won its first global industry award in less than a year. The bank has been adjudged the 2020 Best Retail Bank in Ghana by the reputable international business magazine Global Banking & Finance…
When a crisis of the magnitude of Covid-19 strikes, it is our role as a responsible lender to put forward various immediate and medium-term solutions to proactively combat the downturn it brings. As an African business, we have sought to p…
A promise to help bring your possibilities to life
There is a spirit across the continent that is unmatched elsewhere. It is largely unspoken, a feeling and way of thinking that allows us to say with the greatest of confidence that Afri…
(An extract from Absa Business Connect series designed to help you find a way to get things done)
The world is full of people who are very certain—in politics, in religion, in all manner of things. In addition, political, religious, and…
TV personality, Berla Mundi in association with Absa Bank has introduced a fun bi weekly financial titbit series on social media. Dubbed as ‘Berla Absa Tuesdays’, the series aims to give financial advice to help her fans, and the general p…
Absa Group, one of Africa’s largest financial services providers, is celebrating substantial completion of its separation programme from Barclays PLC, three years after the start.
The separation, one of the largest and most complex co…
After activating a financial relief package to cushion customers in the wake of the Covid-19 economic challenges currently being faced, Absa Bank Ghana has announced a new weekly series of webinar sessions that will educate and support cli…
Absa Bank Ghana in collaboration with Genser Energy Ghana and its partners namely Barak Fund and Africa 50, have made a donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other key medical supplies to the Ghana Armed Forces COVID Task For…
Absa Bank Ghana deploys 50 new iATMs as it increases withdrawal limit to support customers during COVID-19
Absa Bank Ghana has deployed 50 new Intelligent Automated Teller Machines (iATMs) to enhance its ATM services and provide conv…
Absa Bank partners Univ. of Ghana Career and Counselling Centre to provide ‘ReadyToWork’ e-Learning for students amid COVID-19
Absa Bank Ghana has partnered the University of Ghana Career and Counselling Centre (UGCCC) to provide onli…
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…
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