{
  "id": 6764227,
  "title": "CBG to take PWD finance nationwide – Deputy Managing Director",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/cbg-to-take-pwd-finance-nationwide-deputy-managing-director",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T14:02:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/cbg-to-take-pwd-finance-nationwide-deputy-managing-director/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Deputy Managing Director of Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited, Sheila Azuntaba, announced plans to expand the bank's pilot financial inclusion initiative for persons with disabilities nationwide. Ms Azuntaba highlighted the importance of moving beyond grants and towards sustainable access to finance, describing financial inclusion as a basic human right. The initiative, developed from CBG's recognition of the need to reach people with limited access to basic financial services and financial literacy, both in Accra and across the country, aims to equip PWD entrepreneurs with practical financial knowledge and access to credit. The program includes financial literacy, bookkeeping, and understanding of credits and debits. CBG's concessionary pricing aims to provide comparatively affordable capital, enabling entrepreneurs to develop their businesses and demonstrate credit management. The objective is to create a sustainable relationship between PWD entrepreneurs and the formal financial sector, and potentially transform the initiative into a revolving line of credit. CBG hopes to roll out the program across the entire country to ensure no one is left behind, providing access to financial guidance from any branch, regardless of location.",
  "summary": "Deputy Managing Director of Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG), Sheila Azuntaba, says the bank plans to expand its pilot financial inclusion initiative for persons with disabilities across the country, stressing the need to move PWD support beyond grants towards sustainable access to finance.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}