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Reorganising for success: GEXIM convenes management retreat to spearhead restructuring effort
The Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) held a four-day management retreat at the Peninsular Resort and Golf Club in Akosombo, Eastern Region from Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd March 2025 under the theme “Reorganization and Restructuring – The Resetting Agenda”.
The management retreat was to assess the operations of the bank from its inception and highlight its achievements over the last twelve months.
In addition, it provided a platform to review the structure of departments and units of the bank, their activities in the 2024 financial year as well as deliverables and plans for 2025.
A number of resource persons including the former Minister of Finance and currently Presidential Adviser on the Economy, Hon. Seth Emmanuel Terkper, and Treasury Management Expert and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force that set up the GEXIM, Mr. Steve William participated in the retreat.
Other resource persons included Mr. Kola Ibrahim, a seasoned Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Project Credit Expert and Dr. Abena Asomaning Antwi, a team building coach and sustainability champion.
They took their turns to make presentations on the bank’s critical role in making a meaningful contribution to the economic development agenda of the government.
The Acting Chief Executive of GEXIM, Sylvester Mensah reiterated the commitment of Executive Management to reposition the bank to support projects in agribusiness and the garment subsector to spearhead the export development and import substitution agenda of the government of Ghana.
Mr. Mensah further highlighted the immediate priorities of the Bank, being accelerated export trade, increased food production, support for agribusiness, and generation of growth in job opportunities.
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Business and Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Finance and Administration, Mr. Victor Easmon encouraged the staff to embrace the new direction of the bank and entreated them to support projects and initiatives to be introduced by Executive Management.
Sylvester Mensah revealed plans to establish a Guarantee Fund by the Bank to support the activities of the Guarantees Department
The Police have arrested two suspects, including the alleged gang leader, in connection with the robbery attack on the Berekum Chelsea football team that resulted in the death of one of the players.
According to a Police update, the arrests were made after intelligence-led operations by security personnel.
One of the suspects sustained gunshot wounds during an exchange of fire with the police.
He has since been taken to a hospital where he is receiving medical treatment, while the other suspect remains in police custody assisting with investigations.
The Police indicated that efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the gang linked to the attack.
They assured the public that more details will be provided as investigations progress.
By: Jacob Aggrey
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Brazzaville to attend the investiture ceremony of Denis Sassou N’Guesso.
The ceremony follows the re-election of President Sassou N’Guesso for another five year term as leader of the Republic of the Congo.
President Mahama travelled to Brazzaville shortly after launching his Free Primary Healthcare Programme in Dodowa.
He is expected to return to Accra after the ceremony scheduled for Thursday morning.
By: Jacob Aggrey
