Community banking strengthens access to justice and economic development – Justice Bernasko

"Justice Bernasko noted that for the past 50 years, rural and community banks have quietly supported the economic aspirations of ordinary Ghanaians by providing financial services to farmers, traders, teachers, fisherfolk, artisans, manufacturers and other workers whose contributions sustain the country's economy.

Chairperson of the Judicial Service Gender Equity Committee, Justice Sophia Rosetta BernaskoThe Chairperson of the Judicial Service Gender Equity Committee, Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko, has underscored the vital role of community banking in promoting financial inclusion, access to justice and sustainable economic development, saying the sector's transition from rural banking reflects a renewed focus on serving people rather than merely identifying the location of financial institutions.

Delivering remarks on behalf of the Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, at the Rural Banking@50 Celebration and Conversation to Community Banking held at Bank Square in Accra on Thursday, 16 July, Justice Bernasko said institutions should ultimately be judged by the impact they have on people's lives rather than the number of years they have existed.