Jamasi (Ash), Nov 28, – Total
deposits of the Sekyere Rural Bank hit GH₵54,646,594.00 last year, Mr. Joseph Sarfo-Adjei, the Board
Chairman, has announced.
He said this represented a 22 per
cent increase over the year 2015 figure of GH₵44,750,041.00.
At the same time, its assets rose
from GH₵52,055,991.00 to GH₵65,196,264.00.
He was addressing the 28th annual
general meeting of the bank held at Jamasi in the Sekyere South District.
Mr. Asafo-Adjei put the net
profit on its operations at GH₵747,563.86.
He told the owners of the bank
that its investment shot up to GH?24,760,510.00 from GH₵21,538,481.00 during the period.
He added that there was also a
significant growth of the bank’s
stated capital – from GH₵702,593.64
to GH₵1,252,661.29.
The Board Chairman, said being a
good corporate citizen, it spent an amount of GH₵44,905.00 in support of community development projects.
Dr. Kwadwo Obese-Antwi, the Chief
Executive Officer, appealed for tax reduction for Rural and Community Banks
(RCB) to enhance their profitability and enable them to effectively compete
with the big banks.
He indicated that but for the
huge tax paid, the bank could have raised more funds to expand its operation.
Dr. Philip Amakye, National
Vice-President, Association of RCB, encouraged the shareholders and customers
of the bank to continue to buy more shares.
GNA
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