Bayport Ghana

Ghana

Bayport Financial Services Ghana is a Non Banking Financial Institution, registered with the Bank of Ghana, engaged in payroll tied lending.

Guided by an experienced board and talented management team, Bayport Ghana has managed to navigate the landscape of the Ghanaian people to better understand their needs in developing products and also to gain a rounded understanding of their attitudes towards credit.

This has ensured that Bayport Ghana is the leading retail credit provider today. The operation has over 28 branches and is present in every regional capital of Ghana.

Go to www.bayportghana.com

Ghana Demographics

Official name: Republic of Ghana
Independence: 1957
Capital: Accra
Population: 23 million
Total area: 92,100 sq. miles (238,540 sq. km)
Languages: English*,Twi, Fanti, Ewe, Ga, Adangbe, Gurma, Dagomba (Dagbani)
Religions: Christian 69%, Muslim 16%, Traditional beliefs 9%, Other 6%
Ethnic mix: Akan 49%, Mole-Dagbani 17%, ewe 13%, Other 9%, Ga and Ga-Adangbe 8%, Guan 4%
Government: Presidential system
Currency: Cedi = 100 pesewas
Literacy rate: 58%
Agriculture - products: Cocoa, rice, cassava (tapioca), peanuts, corn, shea nuts, bananas, timber
Industries: Mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminium smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building