The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) Ghana ended 2025 with strengthened programmes in professional education, ethics and skills development, as it signalled plans to extend selected offerings across West Africa in 2026.
Speaking in Accra, Chief Executive Officer of CIB Ghana, Robert Dzato, said the past year delivered steady institutional progress, anchored on the Institute’s mandate to regulate banking practice and promote professional standards within Ghana’s financial system.
He said CIB Ghana intensified its education and ethics agenda in 2025, responding to evolving industry needs amid heightened scrutiny of governance, conduct and competence in the banking sector.
“Last year was particularly good. We launched a number of programmes to advance our educational mandate and pushed the ethics agenda strongly across the banking industry,” Mr Dzato said.
Beyond domestic programmes, he said the Institute deepened partnerships with key regulatory and development institutions, including the Bank of Ghana, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), aimed at strengthening trust, sustainability and responsible banking practices.
Looking ahead, Mr Dzato said 2026 would mark a strategic shift, with CIB Ghana planning to regionalise some of its flagship professional development programmes, beginning with the Chartered Banker Executive Leadership Programme (CBEL).
According to him, the CBEL programme alone produced 57 graduates in senior management positions across commercial banks and the central bank in 2025, reinforcing its relevance as a leadership pipeline for the financial sector.
He said the Institute would also sustain its core Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB) qualification, while scaling newer initiatives such as Ethics 2.0, the Branch CEO programme and the Digital Academy, all aimed at improving competence, character and conduct across the profession.
President of CIB Ghana, Benjamin Amenumey, described 2025 as a year of consolidation and transformation, crediting the Governing Council, management, staff and industry stakeholders for supporting the Institute’s agenda.
He said maintaining strong professional values would remain central as the Institute enters 2026, particularly at a time when confidence and integrity continue to shape public trust in the banking system.
The outlook comes as Ghana’s financial sector places growing emphasis on human capital development, ethical leadership and regional integration, with professional bodies expected to play a stronger role in standard-setting beyond national borders.
