CIB Ghana Launches 2025 Bankers’ Week to Champion Future-Ready Banking
The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) Ghana has officially launched the 2025 Bankers’ Week, reaffirming its dedication to developing future-ready banking professionals capable of driving innovation, upholding ethical values, and ensuring resilience in Ghana’s financial sector.
The launch ceremony, held at the University of Ghana, Legon, brought together banking executives, regulators, and industry professionals to discuss the evolving landscape of financial services and the importance of ethics-driven leadership in a digital era.
Chief Executive Officer of CIB Ghana, Mr. Robert Dzato, emphasized the Institute’s strategic focus on building a highly skilled and ethically grounded workforce to meet the changing demands of the financial industry.
“The future of banking will belong to institutions that combine technology with trust,” he stated. “We are preparing banking professionals not only to embrace digital transformation but to do so anchored in professionalism, integrity, and strong ethical values.”
This year’s theme, “Building Future-Ready Banks: Ethical Leadership, Sustainable Finance and Currency Stability,” reflects CIB Ghana’s renewed commitment to promoting competence, integrity, and visionary leadership across the banking ecosystem.
Mr. Dzato highlighted that the next generation of bankers must be both digitally literate and ethically responsible, adding that CIB Ghana continues to expand its professional certification programmes and global partnerships. The Institute’s curriculum reforms now incorporate emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, open banking, cybersecurity, and sustainable finance to keep pace with global trends.
“The next decade will test the preparedness of Ghana’s banking and finance industry,” Mr. Dzato noted. “Institutions that invest in people, ethics, and strategic innovation will define the future.”
The 2025 Bankers’ Week began with a health and fitness event dubbed “Sports for Life” at the Athletics Oval, University of Ghana. The event featured cancer and mental health awareness sessions, alongside sporting activities such as football, basketball, volleyball, and board games.
Mr. Dzato explained that promoting physical and mental well-being remains a core part of the Institute’s mission to sustain a high-performance and balanced professional culture.
The week-long celebration will feature a series of professional and social engagements, including:
- Webinar on Non-Interest Banking and Finance – 4th November 2025
- 29th Annual Banking and Ethics Conference – 11th November 2025
- Induction and Graduation Ceremony – 13th December 2025
- Governor’s Day – 20th December, 2025
- Carols Night and Thanksgiving Service – 19th December 2025
CIB Ghana continues to play a leading role in shaping ethical, competent, and forward-looking leadership for the nation’s banking industry. Through education, advocacy, and innovation, the Institute aims to reinforce the banking profession’s contribution to Ghana’s economic transformation and sustainable development.
