Ecobank Ghana
Ecobank Ghana is a commercial bank in Ghana. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Ghana, the national banking regulator.[2]
Type | Public limited company |
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GSE: EGH | |
Industry | Financial Services |
Founded | 1990 |
Headquarters | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana |
Key people | Terence Ronald Darko (Chairman) Daniel Sackey (Managing Director)[1] |
Products | Loans, Savings, Investments, Debit Cards, Credit Cards, Mortgages |
Total assets | GH¢ 8.06 billion (2016) |
Number of employees | 1,617 |
Website | Homepage |
Overview
EBG(Nana Quaye) is a member of the Pan-African Ecobank chain which operates in thirty two (32) countries. The stock of Ecobank Ghana is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange, where its shares are traded under the symbol EGH. The bank is a fully networked commercial bank in Ghana with branches (total of 77 as of December 2016) in almost all regions of the nation.[1]
History
The bank was formed in 1990. In December 2011, Bank of Ghana, the central bank of the country, which also functions as the national banking regulator, gave approval for Ecobank Transnational to acquire 100% interest in The Trust Bank (TTB), another licensed commercial bank. At the time, the total asset valuation of TTB was approximately US$119 million (GH¢ 220 million).[3] Ecobank has successfully merged TTB and EBG. The new bank is known as Ecobank Ghana Limited.
Awards
CIMG Elite Category Hall of Fame (Under 10 Years) - 2019
References
- Ecobank Ghana Limited (EGH) Stock Quote
- Administrator. "Licensed Banks". www.bog.gov.gh. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- "Bank of Ghana approves ECOBANK's takeover of TTB". ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
External links
- Ecobank Transnational Website
- "Ecobank Ghana 2008 annual report". African Financials. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- Ecobank Ghana at Africanselect