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Banks record 17% growth in profit to ¢4.4bn in October 2022

 


The banking sector recorded a profit-after-tax of ¢4.4 billion for the first ten months of 2022.

This represents an increase of 17.2%, compared with 10.0% growth during the same period last year.

According to the Bank of Ghana, the banking sector recorded strong asset growth and improved profitability over the review period, but there are strong signs of emerging spillover effects from the recent macroeconomic challenges.

Net interest income grew by 22.7% to GH¢12.8 billion, higher than the 15.2% growth.

Net fees and commissions also grew by 25.4% to GH¢2.9 billion, compared with 22.9% growth over the same comparative period. Operating income accordingly rose by 27%, higher than the corresponding growth of 14.3% in 2021.

The industry’s operating expenses increased by 28.1% in
October 2022, compared with 11.0% for same period in 2021, on the back of the current challenging operating environment. Loan loss provisions also went up significantly, reflecting the pickup in credit growth and elevated credit.

Total assets of banking industry amounted to ¢249.9bn

Total assets of the banking industry amounted to ¢249.9 billion (an annual growth of 43.7%) at the end of October 2022.
Underpinning the growth in assets was sustained growth in deposits and borrowings, as well as the revaluation effect of the foreign currency component of key balance sheet indicators.

Total deposits reached ¢172.1 billion, representing an annual growth of 46.5%, compared with 17.2% during the same period in 2021. Borrowings also increased by 47.6% to ¢30.4 billion from ¢20.6 billion in October 2021.

Financial soundness indicators remain broadly positive

Financial Soundness Indicators remain broadly positive.

The industry’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) was 14.2% as at October 2022, above the prudential minimum of 13.0%, but shows a sharp decline from 19.8% recorded a year earlier.

The reduction in the CAR levels broadly reflects the impact of
ongoing macroeconomic developments, including the currency depreciation and the mark-to-market investment losses by some banks, as well as the continued growth in actual credit on the risk-weighted assets of banks.

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