05-02-14
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| Scenario: Customers queuing at the bank |
Banking
institutions in the country have been asked to fashion out modalities that can
contribute in saving the continuous decline of the cedi. Additionally, central
bank’s directive on dollarization should be strictly adhered to, whilst putting
in measures to ensure the stability of cedi, which is fast depreciating against
the foreign currencies, particularly the dollar. The DCE for Talensi, Edward
Awunnore, who made the call entreated Ghanaians to contribute their quota in
saving the cedi from further decline. Mr Awunnore was addressing participants at
the maiden Word Fm Bankers Banquet held in Bolgatanga. The event attracted
business representatives as well as staff of the various banking institutions
in the region. It was organized by Word fm, a local fm station to bring on
board stakeholders in the banking sector to take stock of their activities and
chart a new path of service improvement geared towards the development of the banks.
Mr Awunnore, noted that the general
performance of the banking sector in the region has overtime witnessed a
significantly growth since most of the important indicators continue to show a
positive trend. He said notwithstanding the said achievements, there was the
need for the banks to build on their current performance and consider putting
in place new programmes and policies to sustain and improve their operations.
Beyond that, banking institutions with limited space to accommodate clients
should expedite action by establishing more branches in strategic areas of the
region to ease congestion as occasionally experienced during the payment of workers’
salaries. Mr Awunnore, moreover challenged the banks in the region to improve on
their client service delivery through enhanced training programmes. This, he
observed will not only address customers service but also attract more
customers and enable them build a corporate image to ensure regular patronage of their products and services.
GBC
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