List of financial institutions in Ghana

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Below is a list of commercial banks in Ghana , as of March 2020. [1]

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Banks

  1. Absa Bank Ghana Limited [2]
  2. Access Bank Ghana Plc
  3. Agricultural Development Bank of Ghana
  4. Bank of Africa Ghana Limited
  5. CalBank Limited
  6. Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited
  7. Ecobank Ghana Limited
  8. FBN Bank Ghana Limited
  9. Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited
  10. First Atlantic Bank Limited
  11. First National Bank Ghana [3]
  12. GCB Bank Limited
  13. Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited
  14. National Investment Bank Limited
  15. OmniBSIC Bank Ghana Limited
  16. Prudential Bank Limited
  17. Republic Bank Ghana Limited
  18. Société Générale Ghana Limited
  19. Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited
  20. Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited
  21. United Bank for Africa Ghana Limited
  22. Universal Merchant Bank Limited
  23. Zenith Bank Ghana Limited. [1]

Banks with representative offices only

These banks maintain only representative offices in Ghana. [1]

  1. Citibank
  2. Exim Bank of Korea
  3. Ghana International Bank Plc

Other banks

Below is a list of other banks in Ghana as at June 2022. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bank of Ghana (27 March 2020). "Bank of Ghana: Licensed Banks, Representative Offices And Their Registered Offices In Ghana". Accra: Bank of Ghana . Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. Chris Nunoo (11 February 2020). "Barclays Bank Ghana now Absa". Accra: Graphic Online. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. Ghanaweb (1 July 2020). "FNB and GHL Bank finalise merger; merged entity called First National Bank Ghana". Accra: Ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.