STANBIC opens new branch (15/11/08)

STANBIC Bank Ghana Limited has opened a new branch at Makola in Accra .
Located in the old PZ Building, the new branch is targeted at serving the banking and financial needs of traders, businessmen and women in the area, which is the nerve centre of Accra, where a lot of people transact business.
The Branch Manager, Mr Nii Odartey Lamptey, said the opening of the branch was in line with the bank’s aim of affording both the banked and unbanked members of the society the opportunity to experience banking services.
This, he said, would reduce the liquidity in the system.
The Managing Director of the bank, Mr Alhassan Andani, said Stanbic Bank wanted to make a difference in every country in which it did business.
He said the bank had a well trained staff, a strong team behind their activities and proper systems for operations which had been tried, tested and seen to be effective and efficient.
Mr Andani said the bank, which had three branches in 2007, had added 10 more and would end the year with a total of 24 branches.
Mr Andani said although the bank had many branches outside Africa, it would not be influenced to become European because it was proud of its African descent and would maintain it.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Odododiodioo Constituency, Mr Jonathan Nii Tackie-Komme, thanked Stanbic Bank for extending its services to Makola which is the Central Business District of Accra.
He added that it was prudent for Makola to have such a facility to assist market women to have a convenient and safe place to save their cash in order to prevent theft and robbery.
The MP advised all, especially the traders, to patronise the bank so that they would be assured of the safety of their money.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, Mr Emmanuel Asiedu Mantey, threw a challenge to the people present to come and do business with them.