Guarantee Trust Bank (GT Bank) has been adjudged the best bank in country again at the Ghana Banking Awards for the year 2010 after it successfully defended its 2009 award.
GT Bank won the prestigious award during the awards ceremony which was held at the plush Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra on Saturday.
The ceremony organised by Corporate Initiative Ghana which brought together members of the league of banks as well as other businesses across the country.
GT Bank was also also crowned the best bank in corporate Banking, IT/Electronic Banking and Product Innovation. The Bank was also emerged second in Advisory Services, Competitive Pricing and Customer care.
GT Bank emerged the ultimate winner after appearing in 7 out of the 15 award categories. Out of the 7awards apart from Customer Care in which the bank emerged 1st runner-up, GT bank was adjudged winners in 6 of the categories.
GT Bank won the Best Bank in Short Term Loan Financing, Electronic Banking, Product Innovation, Best Growing Bank and Retail Banking among other awards.
Other winners included Cal Bank which won Best Bank for Trade Finance and Best Bank - Long Term Loan Financing. Unibank also took the awards for Bank for Retail Banking and Advisory Services.
Full list of award winners
Bank of the Year 2010
Guarantee Trust Bank (GT Bank)
Corporate Bank
Winner: GT Bank
2nd : Bank of Baroda Gh. LTD
3rd : CAL Bank
Retail Banking
Winner: Unibank Gh. Ltd.
2nd : Prudential bank
3rd : GT Bank
Agric Financing
Winner: Access Bank
2nd : SG-SSB
3rd : Prudential Bank
Financial Performance
Winner: International Commercial Bank (ICB)
2nd: Access Bank
3rd : United Bank for Africa (UBA)
Best Growing Bank
Winner: ICB
2nd : UBA
3rd : Ghana Commercial Bank
Most Socially Responsible Bank
Winner: Access Bank
2nd : Zenith Bank Gh. Ltd.
3rd : Ecobank Gh. Ltd.
Competitive Pricing
Winner: Agric Development Bank (ADB)
2nd : GT Bank
3rd : Unibank Gh. Ltd.
Product Innovation
Winner: GT Bank
2nd : CAL Bank
3rd : ADB
Best Bank � IT/Electronic Banking
Winner: GT Bank
2nd : Fidelity Bank
3rd : UT Bank
Long Term Loan Financing
Winner: Cal Bank
2nd : SG-SSB
3rd : Unibank Gh. Ltd.
Medium Term Loan Financing
Winner: First Atlantic Merchant Bank
2nd : CAL Bank
3rd : Sahel Sahara Bank
Short Term Loan Financing
Winner: UT Bank
2nd : CAL Bank
3rd: Sahel Sahara Bank
Trade Finance
Winner: CAL Bank
2nd : Merchant Bank
3rd : Ecobank Gh. Ltd.
Best Bank-Advisory Services
Winner: Unibank Gh. Ltd.
2nd : GT Bank
3rd : Merchant Bank
Best Bank- Customer Care
Winner: Fidelity Bank
2nd : GT Bank
3rd : Prudential Bank
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