Community banking must be built on trust, inclusion and strong justice system - Justice Bernasko
Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko, Chairperson of the Judicial Service Gender Equity Committee, delivered remarks on behalf of the Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, at the Rural Banking @50 and Conversion to Community Banking celebration held at Bank Square in Accra on Thursday, July 16. She urged Ghana's banking sector to place trust, integrity, and good governance at the center of its future growth, highlighting the critical link between financial inclusion, community development, and access to justice. Justice Bernasko stated, "Institutions, much like people, are remembered not simply because they have existed for a long time but because of the lives they have touched."
She welcomed the sector's transition from rural banking to community banking, describing the change as more than a rebranding exercise. Justice Bernasko explained that "rural" identifies where banks are located, while "community" more accurately reflects their purpose and the people they serve. She observed that for the past five decades, rural and community banks have operated at the heart of Ghana's local economies, supporting farmers, traders, teachers, fisherfolk, artisans, manufacturers, and other hardworking citizens.
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