Access Bank Ghana Plc, formerly Access Bank Ghana Limited, is a full service

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and national banking regulator.

Location

The headquarters and main branch of the bank are located at Starlets 91 Road, Accra, Ghana. The geographical coordinates of the banks headquarters are:05°33'09.0"N, 0°11'24.0"W (Latitude:5.552500; Longitude:-0.190000).

Overview

The bank offers universal banking services to institutional, corporate, commercial, and retail customers, across Ghana. As of December 2020, Access Bank Ghana had total assets of GHS:5.824 billion (US$861 million), with shareholders' equity of GHS:1.052 billion (US$155.5 million). The stock of the company is listed on the

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, where it trades under the symbol: ACCESS.

Access Bank Group

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. As of 31 March 2020, Access Bank Group was a large pan-African financial services organization with assets in excess of ₦7.28 trillion (US$18.82 billion).

Ownership

The shares of stock of Access Bank Ghana are listed of the Ghana Stock Exchange where they trade under the symbol: ACCESS. The table below illustrates the shareholding in the company, as of 31 October 2017.

History

Access Bank Ghana became operational in 2009, with base capital of GHS:80 million. In March 2017, Access Bank Group completed an initial public offering (IPO) for its Ghana subsidiary, raising $6 million by selling a 6 percent stake. In September 2022, Access Bank Ghana became the title sponsor of the Ghana Division One League (renaming the league as the ''Access Bank Division One League'') as well as the official banking partner of the

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in a USD250,000 one-year deal. In November 2023, the title sponsorship was extended for three more seasons in a USD270,000 per season deal.

References

External links

Official Website
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