Business News of Sunday, 1 February 2026Source: GNAPresident John Dramani Mahama has announced that plans are far advanced for the establishment of a Women's Bank. President Mahama made this known when he officially launched the Sheapark Resource Hub Project at the Wa Naa's Palace in Wa, the Upper West Regional capital. He said the Women's Bank would support women entrepreneurs, especially in the northern sector, where the shea industry remained a major source of livelihood for many women. "In the Upper West Region, the Women's Bank is going to target mothers who are in the shea nut industry," he stated. President Mahama said the Sheapark Hub was envisioned as a world‑class phased agro‑industrial ecosystem built on sustainability, innovation and inclusion.

Source: GhanaWeb February 01, 2026 15:05 UTC