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							                                        REPORT ON THE SURVEY OF WHOLESALE FUNDING FACILITIES WITHIN THE MICROFINANCE SUB-SECTOR


2A:        General Information on Wholesale Lenders within the Microfinance Sub-Sector
INSTITUTIONS                   Postal Address       Telephone        Physical              Business     Legal Status     Year &         Name & Title    Contact Person
                                                    Contact          Location              Line                          Country of     of CEO.
Public Institutions                                                                                                      Registration

MASLOC                         PMB 261              021-782527/8     29 3rd Circular Rd,   Non Bank     By Executive     2004           Mr. Lawrence    Phil Cliff Aye- Gatsey
                               Cantonment, Accra                     Cantonments.          Financial    Instrument                      Prempeh,
                                                                                           Inst.                                        CEO

Social Investment              P.O.Box CT 3919      021- 118921-3    Off- Elwark                        Government       1998           -               Louis Asomaning- Bimpong
Fund(SIF)                      Cantonment, Accra                     Stadium Road          Government                    Ghana                          (SME specialist)

CBRDP                          P.O.Box CT 3742      0244-293324      Off Elwark std. Rd.   Government   Govt. Agency     1999           Clement         -
                               Cantonment, Accra                     Cantonment,                                         Ghana          Nminibapiel
                                                                     Accra                                                              (Director)

Millennium Development         PMB 56, Std. Post    021-666 619      6th Floor Heritage    Government   Govt. Agency     -              -               Yaw Brantuo
Authority (MIDA)               Office.                               towers, Accra

Private Institutions (Banks)

ARB Apex                       P.O.Box GP 20321     021-772129,      No. 5 9th Road        Bank         Ltd. Liability   2002,          -               A.R Iddi- Puyo
                               Accra-North          771738           Game A. Nasser                                      Ghana                          (Ass. Manager, Credit)
                                                                     Avenue

Agric Development              P.O.Box 4191 Accra   021-770403/      37 Ind. Avenue        Bank         Ltd. by          1965           Mr. Yaw         -
                                                    762104                                              Guaranteed                      Opoku
                                                                                                                                        Atuahene (Ag.
                                                                                                                                        MD)
CAL                            P.O.Box 14569        021-680061-69/   23 Independence       Bank         Ltd. Liability   1990                           Robert Bentil
                               Accra-North          680079           Avenue Accra                                        Ghana                          (Dir. Retail & Buss. Banking

                                                                     No. 19, 7th Ridge                  Ltd. Liability   Ghana          Sam Ashitey-    Abdulai Abdul- Rahman
ECOBANK                        PMB GPO, Accra,      021-681166/7     Avenue Ridge          Bank         Comp.                           Adjei (MD)      ( Head SME banking)
                                                                     West

Fidelity                       PMB 43 Cant. Accra   021-214490       Ridge Towers,         Bank         Ltd. Liability   2006           -               Mr. Yaw Oteng (Snr.
                                                                     Ridge, Accra                       Comp             Ghana                          Manager SME Credit Mgt.)

Intercontinental               P.O.Box GP 353       0244-335932      Intercontinental      Bank         Ltd. Liability   2006 Ghana     -               Nelson K. Ofori,
                               Accra.                                plaza, Starlet 91                                                                  (Mgr. MFI Banking)
                                                                     Road, Accra

Merchant                       P.O.Box 401 Accra    021-666335-6     44 Kwame              Bank         Ltd. Liability   1972           Mr. Paul Baar   Fred Harding-Amoo
                                                                     Nkrumah Avenue                                      Ghana          Sackey Ag MD    Man. Corp.& Int. Banking

Prudential                     PMB GPO              021-781200-7     8 Nima Avenue,        Bank         Ltd. Liability   1996           -               Mr. Baah (Man. Risk &
                               Accra                                 Ring Road Central,                                  Ghana                          Credit )
                                                                     Accra, Ghana


The Trust Bank                 P .O. Box 1862       021-240049       68 K. Nkrumah         Bank         Ltd. Liability   1996           -               Chris Akorng, Account
                               Accra                                 Avenue Accra.                                                                      Manager, Institutional
                                                                                                                                                        Banking




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International Resident                                                                            Legal Status    Year &         Name & Title   Contact Person
Institutions             Postal Address       Telephone      Physical             Business                        Country of     of CEO.
                                              Contact        Location             Line                            Registration


Oiko Credit              P. O. Box 6290       021-244750     -                    Development     -               -              -              Muriel Edusei
                         Accra-North                                              Financing
                                                                                  Institution
UNDP                     P. O. Box 1423       021-776420     Trinity House        Development     International   -              -              Mr. Ansong Denkyi
                         Accra–North                         Ringway Estate,      Institution     Organization
                                                             Osu
IFC                      P. O. Box CT 2638,   021-513156 /   Hse#1 Central        International   -               1956           -              Ms. Bridgette Amaoku
                         Cantonments-Accra    513157         Link Street, South   Financial
                                                             Legon                Institution
SPEED Ghana              Box CT 5268,         021-778834 /   5th Circular Road    NGO             -               -              -              -
                         Cantonments -        772866         Extension, Labone
                         Accra




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2B:        Funding Requirements for MFIs

                                                                                                     FUNDING CRITERIA
INSTITUTION
Government               Legal Status                Required Min. Duration        No. of Active         Average Loan     Min Loan Portfolio   Min Savings          Percentage   Other Criteria
                                                     of Operation                  Clients               Size             Volume               Deposits             of Women


MASLOC                   Must be recommended by      Must be recommended by        Must be               Must be          Must be              Must be              -            Must be
                         GHAMFIN or CUA              GHAMFIN or CUA                recommended by        recommended by   recommended by       recommended by                    recommended
                                                                                   GHAMFIN or CUA        GHAMFIN or CUA   GHAMFIN or CUA       GHAMFIN or CUA                    by GHAMFIN
                                                                                                                                                                                 or CUA
Social Investment        Must be recommended by      Must be recommended by        Must be               Must be          Must be              Must be              -            Must be
Fund(SIF)                GHAMFIN or CUA              GHAMFIN or CUA                recommended by        recommended by   recommended by       recommended by                    recommended
                                                                                   GHAMFIN or CUA        GHAMFIN or CUA   GHAMFIN or CUA       GHAMFIN or CUA                    by GHAMFIN
                                                                                                                                                                                 or CUA
CBRDP                    Must be registered as       At least 2 years              > 25                  -                -                    Maintain a savings   -            Apply
                         FNGO/CUA                                                                                                              account                           commercial
                                                                                                                                                                                 interest rate

Millennium Development
Authority (MIDA)
Bank

ARB Apex                 Limited liability company   -                             -                     -                -                    -                    -            -

Agric Development        Limited liability company   5years                        Min. 500              -                -                    10%                  65%          -

CAL                      Legally incorporated        6 months                      N/A                   N/A              N/A                  N/A                  N/A          N/A

ECOBANK                  Limited liability company   6M-1 year                     N/A                   N/A              N/A                  N/A                  N/A          N/A

Fidelity                 Limited liability company   6M – 1yr                      N/A                   N/A              N/A                  N/A                  N/A          N/A

Intercontinental         Legally incorporated        1yr – 2 yrs                   >50                   1,000            N/A                  N/A                  80%          N/A

Merchant                 Legally incorporated        1year                         >10                   12,000           N/A                  N/A                  N/A          N/A

Prudential               Legally incorporated        6 months                      N/A                   N/A              N/A                  N/A                  N/A          N/A

International Resident
Institutions
The Trust Bank           Limited Liability Company   6 months                      N/A                   100,000          N/A                  N/A                  N/A          N/A

Oikocredit               Legally incorporated        Start ups with potential to   N/A                   N/A              N/A                  N/A                  50+          N/A
                                                     grow but generally 2 yrs.

UNDP                     Legally Registered          3years                        N/A                   N/A              N/A                  N/A                  N/A          N/A

IFC                      Legally Registered          N/A                           N/A                   N/A              N/A                                                    Member of
                                                                                                                                                                                 CUA
SPEED Ghana




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                                                                                MFI ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT
INSTITUTION
Government         Operating policy         MFI LTS       Reports &              Fin. & Acc         Reports &       Audit report    Internal       Compreh    Annual      Other
                   manuals required         Required      Indicators required    sys.(AFS)          indicators      required        auditor        ensive     operation   sources
                                                          form MFI LTS           Required           from FAS                        required       Business   al plan     of funds
                                                                                                    required                                       Plan       Required    required
                                                                                                                                                   Required


                   Depend on                Must be       Must be                Must be            Must be         No              No             Yes        Yes         Yes
MASLOC             recommendations          recommended   recommended by         recommended by     recommended
                   from the apex body       by GHAMFIN    GHAMFIN or CUA         GHAMFIN or CUA     by GHAMFIN
                                            or CUA                                                  or CUA

Social             Depend on                Must be       Must be                Must be            Must be         Yes             Past 2 years   Yes        Yes         -
Investment         recommendations          recommended   recommended by         recommended by     recommended
Fund(SIF)          from the apex body       by GHAMFIN    GHAMFIN or CUA         GHAMFIN or CUA     by GHAMFIN
                                            or CUA                                                  or CUA



CBRDP              Credit policy            Depend on     Depend on              Depend on          Depend on       Yes, not more   No             Yes        Yes         Yes
                   MIS                      ARB Apex      ARB Apex               ARB Apex           GHAMFIN/CUA     than 4 month
                   Finance & accounting     GHAMFIN/CUA   GHAMFIN/CUA/           GHAMFIN/CUA/       /ARB Apex       after end of
                   policy                   /                                                       /CUA            financial aid
                   Operating policy                                                                                 year
                   HR Policy



Millennium
Development
Authority (MIDA)


Bank
ARB Apex           Credit policy            -             -                      Ability to         Not indicated   Yes, 2 years    Yes            -          Yes         Yes
                   MIS policy                                                    generate reports
                   Fin& Acct Policy
                   Operational policy
                   HR policy

Agric              Credit policy            Ability to    Ageing schedule of     Ability to         Yet to          Yes, past 3     Yes +          Yes        Yes         Yes
Development        MIS policy               generate      advances               generate the       determine       years           leverage and
                   Operational policy       monthly &                            necessary          parameters                      exposure to
                   Fin& Acct Policy         quarterly                            reports                                            other risks
                   HR policy                reports




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Bank               Operating policy       MFI LTS          Reports &               Fin. & Acc         Reports &       Audit report   Internal          Compreh    Annual      Other
                   manuals required       Required         Indicators required     sys.(AFS)          indicators      required       auditor           ensive     operation   sources
                                                           form MFI LTS            Required           from FAS                       required          Business   al plan     of funds
                                                                                                      required                                         Plan       Required    required
                                                                                                                                                       Required


CAL                Credit policy          Standardized     Non performance         Standard           Quarterly and   Yes, 3 years   Yes + market      Yes        Yes         Yes
                   MIS policy             system of        Loan report             accounting         annual                         risk,
                   Operational policy     tracking loans   Provisions report       system             financial                      operational
                   Fin& Acct Policy                                                                   reports                        risks.
                   HR policy



ECOBANK            Credit policy          Efficient        Quarterly, & annual     Ability to         Quarterly and   Yes, 3 years   Yes + Portfolio
                   Operational policy     system to        portfolio reports       generate           annual                         Quantity ,
                                          generate                                 required report    financial                      provisions for
                                          reports.                                 on schedule        statements                     bad debt
                                                                                                      report


Fidelity           Credit policy          Ability to       Quarterly, & annual     Ability to         Quarterly and   Yes, 3 years   Yes, + bad        Yes        Yes         Yes
                   MIS policy             generate         portfolio reports       generate           annual                         debts, PAR
                   Operational policy     required                                 required report    financial
                   HR policy              reports,                                 on time            statements
                                                                                                      report


Intercontinental   Operational policy     Efficient        Minutes at meeting,     Not really         N/a             No             Credit risk,      Yes        Yes         Yes
                   Fin& Acct Policy       recovery         Strength & size of      needed                                            interest risk
                                          system in        business
                                          place



                   Credit policy          Ability to                               Standard           Quarterly and   Yes. 2 yrs     No                Yes        Yes         Yes
Merchant           Fin& Acct Policy       generate         Not determined yet.     accounting         annual
                   Operational policy     required                                 system             financial
                   HR policy              reports                                                     statements


Prudential         Credit policy          Efficient        Portfolio performance   Not specific       Quarterly       Yes ,past 3    Yes +             Yes        Yes         Yes
                   MIS policy             system with                                                 balance and     years          management
                   Operational policy     ability to                                                  income                         and
                   Fin& Acct Policy       generate                                                    statements                     governance
                   HR policy              reports                                                                                    structure



The Trust Bank     Credit policy          System be        Portfolio Performance   Technologically    Overdue         Yes, 3 yrs     Yes + staff       yes        yes         yes
                   HR Policy              able to          (PA to NPA Ratio)       oriented           accounts,                      with requisite
                                          generate                                                    Performing                     skills and
                                          reports                                                     accounts.                      experience
                                                                                                      Budgets.




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International    Operating policy       MFI LTS      Reports &             Fin. & Acc        Reports &    Audit report   Internal        Compreh    Annual      Other
Organizations    manuals required       Required     Indicators required   sys.(AFS)         indicators   required       auditor         ensive     operation   sources
and Direct                                           form MFI LTS          Required          from FAS                    required        Business   al plan     of funds
Development                                                                                  required                                    Plan       Required    required
Partners Group                                                                                                                           Required


Oiko Credit      Credit policy          Efficient    Management Reports    System must       Financial    Yes + 3 yrs    Depend on the   yes        yes         yes
                 MIS policy             system.      (Quarterly, half      generate timely   Management   before loan.   size of
                 Operational policy                  yearly, annually)     and periodic                                  institution +
                 Fin& Acct Policy                                          reports                                       governance,
                 HR policy                                                                                               marketing,

UNDP

IFC

SPEED Ghana




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2 C:        Performance Analyses of MFIs – Parameters Use

 INSTITUTION                                                                                                                                                                            BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS                                                                        PROFITABILITY
                                                                  PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Return On Equity
                                                                                        Loan Loss Ratio




                                                                                                                                                        Debt To Equity
                                                      (Due >30 Days




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Operating Cost
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Operating Self
                                                                                                                                                                                        Current Ratio




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Financial Self
                      Port. At Risk
                      (Due >1day)




                                                      Port. At Risk
 Government




                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Quick Ratio
                                          Benchmark




                                                                           Benchmark




                                                                                                                Benchmark




                                                                                                                                            Benchmark




                                                                                                                                                                            Benchmark




                                                                                                                                                                                                        Benchmark




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Benchmark




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Benchmark




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Sufficiency




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Sufficiency




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Return On
                                                                                                                            Loan Loss




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Adequacy
                                                                                                                            Reserve




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Capital




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Assets
                                                                                                                                                        Ratio




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ratio
 MASLOC             Recommendation from GHAMFIN/CUA/ARB Apex/ASSFIN                                                                                        Recommendation from GHAMFIN/CUA/ARB Apex/ASSFIN                                                           Recommendation from GHAMFIN/CUA/
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ARB Apex/ASSFIN.

 Social             Recommendation from GHAMFIN/CUA/ASSFIN                                                                                                 Recommendation from GHAMFIN/CUA/ARB Apex//ASSFIN                                                          Recommendation from GHAMFIN/CUA/
 Investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ARB Apex//ASSFIN
 Fund(SIF)

 CBRDP              No                -               Yes             <10%             Yes                -                 Yes         -                  No               -           No              -           No            -           Yes                    No               No               No                 No          No

 Millennium
 Development
 Authority (MIDA)
 Banks
 ARB Apex           No                -               No              -                No                 -                 No          -                  Yes              -           Yes             -           Yes           -           Yes        -           No               Yes              Yes                Yes         Yes

 Agric              No                Not             No              Not Yet          Yes                Not               Yes         Not                Yes              Not         Yes             Not         Yes           Not         Yes        Not         No               No               Yes                Yes         Yes
 Development                          Yet                                                                 Yet                           Yet                                 Yet                         Yet                       Yet                    Yet


 CAL                Yes               -               Yes             -                Yes                Max               Yes         -                  Yes              -           Yes                         Yes                       Yes                    Yes              Yes              Yes                Yes         Yes
                                                                                                          30%
 ECOBANK            Yes               -               Yes             -                Yes                Max               Yes         Max                No               -           Yes             Min.        Yes           Min.        Yes        Min.        Yes              No               Yes(               Yes         No
                                                                                                          15%                           5%                                                              1.0%                      0.4%                   15%                                           Min.               (Min.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       35%                5%)
 Fidelity           Yes               3%              Yes             -                Yes                15%               Yes         5%                 No               -           Yes             -           Yes           -           Yes        -           No               Yes              Yes                Yes         Yes
                                                                                                          Max                           Max
 Intercontinental   Yes               3%              Yes             2%               No                 -                 No          -                  Yes              10%         No              -           No            -           Yes        -           No               No               Yes                Yes         No

 Merchant           No                -               No              -                Yes                -                 No          -                  Yes              -           Yes             -           Yes           -           No         -           No               No               Yes                No          Yes

 Prudential         Yes               -               Yes             -                Yes                -                 Yes         -                  Yes              10%         Yes             3%          Yes           -           Yes        -           N/A              No               Yes                Yes         No

 The Trust Fund     Yes                               Yes                              Yes                5%                -           -                  Yes              -           Yes             1.2%        Yes           1.1%        Yes        -           Yes              Yes              Yes                Yes         Yes




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                    IFC
                          UNDP
                                                 and Direct




                                 Oiko Credit
                                                 Development
                                                 International




      SPEED Ghana
                                                 Organizations


                                                 Partners Group
                                               Port. At


                                 Yes
                                               Risk (Due
                                               >1day)
                                 MBB


                                               Benchmark

                                               Port. At
                                               Risk (Due
                                 Yes




                                               >30 Days
                                 MBB




                                               Benchmark

                                               Loan Loss
                                 Yes




                                               Ratio
                                 -




                                               Benchmark

                                               Loan Loss
                                 Yes




                                               Reserve
                                 -




                                               Benchmark

                                               Debt To
                                               Equity
                                 Yes




                                               Ratio




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                                               Benchmark
                                 Good




                                               Current
                                 Yes




                                               Ratio

                                               Benchmark
                                 1%




                                               Quick Ratio
                                 Yes
                                 -




                                               Benchmark



                                               Capital
                                 Yes




                                               Adequacy

                                               Benchmark
                                 BoG




                                               Operating
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                                 Yes




                                               Self
                                               Sufficiency


                                               Financial
                                 Yes




                                               Self
                                               Sufficiency

                                               Return On
                                 Yes




                                               Equity

                                               Return On
                                 Yes




                                               Assets


                                               Operating
                                 Yes




                                               Cost Ratio
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2D:     Vision, Mission & Operations of the Wholesale Lenders within the Microfinance Sub-Sector

INSTITUTION                                                                                   VISION, MISSION & OPERATIONS

Government               Vision                                                     Mission                                                      Objectives




MASLOC                   To serve as microfinance apex body and eventually          To undertake necessary reforms and development               To undertake sound and judicious administration
                         become a microfinance bank to serve the                    measures that will strengthen microfinance operation as      on fiduciary bass of government and development
                         microfinance sub sector.                                   an effective and vale strategy for poverty reduction.        partners fund for micro and small scale credit
                                                                                                                                                 programmes.

Social Investment Fund   Serves as the major channel for resource transfer to       To contribute significantly to reducing rural and urban      To work in partnership with the poor, Local
(SIF)                    the poor through targeted investment and integrates        poverty in Ghana. We provide targeted assistance to          Government Structures, Donors and NGOs for
                         them into the growth agenda of Ghana.                      poor/deprived communities in Ghana in partnership with       sustainable Community Based Development
                                                                                    CBOs, Local Government, Civil Society and Donors using
                                                                                    a gender-sensitive, flexible, participatory, demand driven
                                                                                    and sustainable process
CBRDP                    To alleviate rural poverty and to improve upon the         To reduce poverty and enhance quality of life for the        Build and strengthen the capacity of local govt.
                         income levels of the productive poor.                      beneficiary rural communities.                               institutions at the national, regional and district
                                                                                                                                                 levels. Transfer technical and financial resources
                                                                                                                                                 for development.
Millennium Development   -                                                          -                                                            -
Authority (MIDA)
Private Institutions
ARB Apex                 To promote development of the rural economy by             To provide banking and non-banking support services to       Provide banking and non-banking faculties to
                         the provision for cost effective information and           rural and community banks with the am to improving           rural and community bank.
                         communication and technology based banking                 their operational efficiency.
                         services through rural/community bank MFIs.

Agric Development Bank   To become the largest most prudently managed               To provide specialized intermediation and related services   Provision of credit facilities for the development
                         profit oriented agric. Development and in Ghana.           with the objective of promoting a sustained and              and modernization of agric. And allied industries.
                                                                                    diversified agric and rural development as a foundation      The identification and promotion of agric
                                                                                    for the countries overall development                        enterprises n Ghana
CAL Bank                 To be a leading bank known for product innovation
                         and high quality services.
                                                                                    Aims at employing automation and current technology to
                                                                                    provide the expeditious delivery of quality banking and
                                                                                                                                                 -
                                                                                    corporate advisory services using, motivated, goal
                                                                                    oriented and innovative personnel with a view to move to
                                                                                    the 'Top 3' position in the Banking industry in terms of
                                                                                    profitability,  efficiency  and   credit  quality,   while
                                                                                    performing our duties as a good corporate citizen.
Ecobank Bank             To be perceived by our customers as providing
                         convenient, accessible and reliable banking products
                                                                                    To become a world class African banking group.
                                                                                                                                                 -
                         and services
Fidelity Bank            Fidelity Bank’s vision is to become a world-class
                         financial institution that provides superior returns for
                                                                                    To be amongst the top five banks in Ghana by December
                                                                                    2010, based on all key performance indicators and
                                                                                                                                                 -
                         all stakeholders.                                          anchored on three key pillars - our people, our service
                                                                                    and processes, and return to stakeholders
Intercontinental Bank    To be the number one financial services institution n
                         Ghana with strong regional presence.
                                                                                    To help create and preserve wealth.
                                                                                                                                                 -



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INSTITUTION                                                                              VISION, MISSION & OPERATIONS

Merchant                 Is to be the leading most influential and best
                         performing financial services provider in Ghana by
                                                                                 -                                                            -
                         2010 and one of the leading banks in west Africa by
                         2015
Prudential
                         -                                                       To provide domestic and international banking services
                                                                                 with a strategic focus on project financing and export
                                                                                                                                              -
                                                                                 development.

                                                                                 PBL is committed to play a positive and an innovative role
                                                                                 in the financial intermediation process and, to offer the
                                                                                 best and the most remunerative banking services to the
                                                                                 business community.
The Trust Bank
                         -                                                       The Trust Bank is highly dedicated to serving and            -
                                                                                 assisting its customers, with domestic and foreign-
                                                                                 related activities, in their roles as exporters,
                                                                                 importers, manufacturers, intermediaries, investors
                                                                                 or private individuals. By means of its close working
                                                                                 relationship with its principal foreign and local
                                                                                 shareholders/partners, the bank provides a bridge
                                                                                 between Europe and Ghana.
International Resident
Institutions
Oiko Credit              To become a highly respected and leading provider       To promote global justice by challenging people, churches
                         of opportunities for socially responsible investments   and others to share their resources through socially
                         and credit for development.                             responsible     investments     and     by    empowering
                                                                                 disadvantaged people with credit.
UNDP                                                                             Focuses in helping countries build and share solutions to
                                                                                 the challenges of:
                                                                                 • Democratic Governance
                                                                                 • Poverty Reduction
                                                                                 • Crisis Prevention and Recovery
                                                                                 • Energy and Environment
                                                                                 • HIV/AIDS
IFC                                                                              IFC promotes sustainable private sector investment in
                                                                                 developing countries, helping to reduce poverty and
                                                                                 improve people’s lives.
SPEED Ghana                                                                      Facilitates the development of the financial markets and
                                                                                 business services for micro, small and medium
                                                                                 enterprises (MSMEs), which in turn is expected to
                                                                                 contribute to their increased competitiveness.




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