Fidelity Bank Ltd.
BIO has granted USD 36,290 of technical assistance to Fidelity Bank, a Ghanaian commercial bank, to develop and implement a gender strategy/action plan.
Amount
€ 32,583.00
Type of investment
Subsidy
Beneficiary locations
Investment field
Financial Institutions
Activity
Fidelity Bank Ltd. is the largest privately-held domestic bank in Ghana.
The bank was originally created in 1998 as a discount house to provide investment products and services to private and institutional customers. It was granted a universal banking licence in 2006. Fidelity Bank has since reported impressive performance, becoming the 6th largest bank in total assets with 80 branches in 9 out of the 10 regions in Ghana and more than 1,000 employees.
Technical assistance
The aim of the technical assistance is to develop and implement a gender strategy/action plan to promote gender equality and female leadership in the workplace
Expected impact
- BIO will play a fundamental role by supporting the design of an organisational-wide strategy on gender.
- Raising awareness of gender equality at different levels of the organisation.
- Gradual increase in the number of female senior managers.
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