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Only 30% of Ghanaians use banks

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04-23 11:54
 
 
 
What A Shame. 70% Ghanaians were unbanked in 2008, so if the figures stand the same, the our economic independence would a bit distance.

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CY MARCUS GARVEY
04-23 11:54
 
 
 
 
POOR BANKING SERVICE.. COUNTLESS TIME,,I HAVE TO STAND IN A QUE TO WITHDRAWN MONEY,,AND SOME TIMES AFTER WAITING WHAT YOU GET IS LOW INTERNET SERVICE,,I REMEMBER IN DECEMBER I COULD NOT WITHDRAWN MONEY FOR FIVE GOOD DAYS BECAUSE THEY BANK HAS NO IN

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DRILIX WISE
04-23 13:29
 
 
 
 
 
NDC's COVER UP FOR WOYOME's MONEY, Author:ROXY;;; I NEVER HEARD THIS MAN TALKING ABOUT THE WOYOME SCANDAL, AND SUDDENLY HE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT KEN'S SPEECH??HYPOCRITE,...WHY DIDN'T YOU DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE VIOLENCE IN ODODODIODIO AND OTHER PLACES..WHICH PR

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OLD SOLDIER
04-23 15:07
 
 
 
Re: Only 30% of Ghanaians use banks Most people don't have shit through no faul of theirs-some don't even have a pesewa in their pockets. How do you expect them to save at the bank ?

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Tegare Komfo
04-23 12:21
 
 
 
Banks do not lose. Banks make profit to the detriment of their clients.That is one reason people do not put their money at the bank but invest it in what brings them some better or more profit.

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isaac
04-23 12:52
 
 
 
 
true why do you think all nigerian banks are rushing to buy ghana banks?

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dan
04-24 02:26
 
 
 
Re: Only 30% of Ghanaians use banks Be happy!! By comparing Ghana with Bokina, Niger, Chad, Togo, Bennin, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia etc. I hope it makes you feel good!!

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Mankind
04-23 12:58
 
 
 
I dont even want to comment I dont even wnat to comment on this, Ghana is a mess

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Ghana Midfield Rocks
04-23 13:03
 
 
 
LET'S BANK OUR LEFTOVER FOODS. The banks should just make it possible for Ghanaians to put their leftover foods - if any is leftover - at the banks till the next meal.

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Frank Mensah, Tikobo No. 2
04-23 13:16
 
 
 
Re: Only 30% of Ghanaians use banks TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT HERE IN EUROPE TAKES LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES,, AND ALL THEY NEED IS UR ADDRESS AND PASSPORT,,BUT IN GHANA YOU NEED TO PRODUCE EVEN THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF YOUR GRAND FATHERS..YET THEY DONT GIVE YOU GOOD SER

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DRILIX WISE
04-23 13:31
 
 
 
 
Re: Only 30% of Ghanaians use banks The fault is with the Banks. They milk depositors with unreasonable fees and charges but do not pay good interest. In fact some banks do not pay interest if the deposit is 500 cedis or less. The ones who need the banking s

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Bagaba
04-23 13:44
 
 
 
 
 
Re: Only 30% of Ghanaians use banks My question is, why do we even need the banks? They take our money, charge us fees and we PAY them to hold our money? When you want to get as loan they deny you, after paying fees for applications and this is just in the

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American D
04-23 13:48
 
 
 
 
 
 
Re: Only 30% of Ghanaians use banks Maybe it is that 70% of Ghanaians are just REALLY wise! (Nothing to do with Poverty)

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American D
04-23 13:50
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Re: Only 30% of Ghanaians use banks In what sense? The unbanked resort to loan sharks and pawnbrokers who charge +100% interest rates for their credit. Banks exist because the alternative is abominable.

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American
04-23 14:14
 
 
 
train staff well today i went to ghana commercial bank to collect my withdrawal book, to my surprise i greeted and none of those working answered not that they were busy, one was charting and the other one attending to customers in a low pac

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SIXTUS
04-23 14:04
 
 
 
sure it's good they know we don't need the bank cause it dosen't make sense with 12% interest rate and 8.8% inflation who will bank his hard earn money on 3.2% per year why?

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nana kwame
04-23 14:56
 
 
 
Nothing to do with poor banking service This is a systemic problem and has nothing to do with poor banking service. Our governments dont encourage savings. The problem has been with us from time immemorial, compounded by military coups that either confiscated peopl

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Social Commentator
04-23 15:01
 
 
 
What do we expect? My experience of spending three hours to withdraw money from the SSBC branch at Kokomelemele, off the Ring road, made me realize why my grandfather kept his money under his mattress.

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DANSO AYESU, NYC
04-23 15:32
 
 
 
Banks in Ghana Staff at the banks have no respect and adequate customer service. They suck to the bone and are next to useless including all managers and top ranks. why do we do susu banks but hate them [commercial banks] all they know is b

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susu man
04-23 16:28
 
 
 
Bank in the attic Do you expect Ghanaians to patronise the Banks?--how about the 50cedi-notes that filthy bastard--jj stole from the public?--don't ever dream more Ghanaians will use the Banks--we're living in a country where unfortunately no

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Sunkwa
04-23 22:50
 
 
 
too expensive even 10 years ago you could open a saving account in credit union in usa with 10$ But come to ghana and they want 100 cedi unless your child...Then they steal from their customers while charging mafia (italy crime family) int

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dan
04-24 02:25