Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Access Bank Ghana holds forum on trade finance

Access Bank Ghana has held a trade forum for local entrepreneurs to provide trade finance solutions that will ensure strong and vibrant business growth.

The forum attended by over 60 customers of the bank was to deepen the bank’s customer-relations strategy with its entrepreneurs who received financial and advisory support for their businesses.

It was also to share with them opportunities available within the banking sector for business operators to enhance regional trade facilitation.

Jamie Simmonds, Managing Director, Access Bank United Kingdom at the opening of the ceremony in Accra said: “the Bank focuses on relationship with its customers because of the keen interest in ensuring that businesses mature in Africa.

“Access Bank’s geographic coverage, which cuts across nine African countries in sub-Saharan African’s three Monetary Zone and the United Kingdom, gives it the preferred platform to serve as the partner for trade in Africa, Europe and the rest of the world.”

Mr. Daniel Kwasi Akaba, the Country Managing Director said Access Bank, was pleased to provide strategic entrepreneurial development information to entrepreneurs who are the drivers of economic development to facilitate tremendous growth in the country’s economy.

“One of the immediate steps that Access Bank is embarking on is to provide entrepreneurs with the necessary support and credible partnership to make their businesses successful,” he said.

Mr. Akaba stated that the forum demonstrates the bank’s commitment and expertise in providing trade finance solutions for local businesses in the country.

“Access Bank is committed to becoming the catalyst for socio-economic growth in Ghana and ECOWAS region by facilitating regional trade and collaboration among countries within and outside the region.

The bank, through its intelligent expansion across the African continent, hopes to strengthen the trade relationships among African countries,” he emphasised.

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