Banking business in Ghana hit the 100th milestone a few years ago, the first bank - the Bank of West Africa - having been established in 1894. Ever since, the industry has grown in size and structure to become in rennet times one of the most advanced in the West African sub-region.
The Central Bank of the country, the Bank of Ghana was established in March 1957 under the Bank of Ghana Ordinance of 1957.
With the significant improvement in the banking system, there is no doubt that the sector is now in a better shape to play the effective role of harnessing financial resources for a sustainable economic growth of the country. The following are some of the major banks presently operating in Ghana:
Bank of Ghana (The Reserve Bank)
P.O. Box 2674
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-666902/666921/666361/666174
Fax: 233-21
Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd.
P.O. Box 2971
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-664914-9/663539/663480
Fax: 233-21662160/662168
Standard Chartered Bank Ltd.
P.O. Box 768
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-664590-9
Fax: 233-21-667751
Barclays Bank of Ghana Ltd.
P.O. Box 2949
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-664901-5/664506
Fax: 233-21-667420
Social Security Bank Ltd.
P.O. Box K444
Accra Newtown
Ghana
Tel: 233-21-221726/667146-8/221743
Fax: 233-21-220713/668651
Trust Bank (Ghana) Ltd.
P.O. Box
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-665562/665605/222407
Fax: 233-21-240056/240059
Ghana Co-operative Bank
P.O. Box 5292
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-668517/663754/663131
International Commercial Bank (Ghana) Ltd.
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-665779
Fax: 233-21-668221
National Investment Bank
P.O. Box 3726
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-669301-5
Fax: 233-21-669307
Agricultural Development Bank
P.O. Box 2971
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-228453-6/662758
Fax: 233-21-229620
Merchant Bank (Ghana) Ltd.
P.O. Box 401
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-666383/666331
Fax: 233-21-667305
Ecobank (Ghana) Ltd.
Private Mail Bag, G.P.O.
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-228812/229532
Fax: 233-21-231934
Cal Merchant Bank (Ghana) Ltd.
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-221056/221087/221091
Fax: 233-21-668657/231913
Metropolitan and Allied Bank Ltd.
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-232770-3/232776
First Atlantic Merchant Bank (Ghana) Ltd.
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-231433
Fax: 233-21-231399
Prudential Bank (Ghana) Ltd.
Accra, Ghana
Tel: 233-21-226322
Fax: 233-21226803