Skip to main content

Ghana Association of Savings & Loans Companies launches football gala



By: Fred Yaw Sarpong (Daily Express0

The Ghana Association of Savings and Loans Companies (GHASALC) is launching its maiden edition of ‘GHASALC Football Gala’, aimed at bringing all members together through recreational activities.

The event to be organised by the Global Media Alliance and sponsored by Opportunity International Savings and Loans Limited (OISL), will take place at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Monday, 22nd of September, 2014.

According to the General Secretary of GHASALC, Eunice Brako Marko, said: “The gala is also to get our members together and exchange ideas, and we are proud of our contribution to the country’s economy by further expanding financial service accessibility to the unbanked and those who are underserved by commercial banks.”

Kwame Owusu-Boateng, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Opportunity International Savings and Loans Limited (OISL), also said OISL is proud to sponsoring the first football gala for savings and loans companies in Ghana.

“As a player in the industry, OISL is committed to investing in our country and our people and our sponsorship reflects our passion for the growth and development of this important sector,” Owusu-Boateng explained. 

All 24 members of GHASALC will battle it out for the ultimate trophy through knockout phases with winners at each round progressing to the next stage of the competition.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Vodafone sells 45% shares in Verizon for US$130 billion

Vodafone has sold its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to US telecoms group Verizon Communications in one of the biggest deals in corporate history. The US$130 billion (£84bn) deal was announced by Vodafone after the close of trading on the London Stock Exchange. The company will return £54 billion to its shareholders, of which £22 billionn will go to shareholders in the UK. Vodafone will also invest money in its business, with funds earmarked for high speed mobile phone networks. It said that by 2017 its main five European markets would have almost complete 4G coverage. Possibly it would be wrong to carp and wring hands that Vodafone won't be paying a penny of tax to the British taxman” Vodafone group chairman Gerard Kleisterlee said: "The transaction will position Vodafone strongly to pursue our leadership strategy in mobile and unified communication services for consumers and enterprises, both in our developed markets and across our emerging markets businesses." The...
Post a Comment
Read more

Shortage of weighing cards hit major hospitals in Accra

By: Fred Yaw Sarpong- Daily Express There is scarcity of Child Health Records Book (weighing cards), in some major public hospitals in the capital, information reaching the Daily Express indicates. Checks by this paper revealed that while some of the hospitals have being encountering the shortage for about a year now, others started experiencing it six months ago. In place of the Child Health Record Book (weighing card), the nursing mothers are given a single card on which information of children are recorded on it. Those hospitals identified are the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu Polyclinic, Kaneshie Polyclinic, Adabraka Polyclinic and the Ridge Hospital. At the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the nursing mothers are given yellow cards in place of the weighing cards. The Public Relations Secretariat at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital said such information has not come to their notice and for that matter they cannot comment on it. “We do not have some ...
Post a Comment
Read more

ABL launches chibuku super in Bolgatanga

By: Fred Yaw Sarpong sarpong007@gmail.com Accra Brewery Limited (ABL) has officially launched the Chibuku Super drink at Bolgatanga in the Upper East region with the aim of reaching a lot of customers. Mr. Thomas Nii Ponku, Supervisor in charge of Chibuku Super at ABL told Daily Express that the management decided to launch the Chibuku Super drink in the Upper East region because they’ve realized it is similar to a traditional drink in the region. “Chibuku is like a well developed pito, a traditional drink made from fermented millet or sorghum in the Northern part of Ghana. So the idea is to provide them with similar drink,” he added. Mr. Nii Ponku disclosed this when members of the Institute of Finance and Economic Journalists (IFEJ) toured the facility of ABL to acquaint themselves with the expansion project at the factory. He mentioned that after a feasibility study, they realized there is a potential market for the product in the northern part of Ghana ...
Post a Comment
Read more