http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2006/05/23/micro-credit-banks-give-poor-rich-aspirations-in-ghana Comments for "Micro-credit banks give poor rich aspirations in Ghana" en http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2006/05/23/micro-credit-banks-give-poor-rich-aspirations-in-ghana <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><span class="flexinode-timestamp-13"> May 22, 2006 - 10:00, </span> <span class="flexinode-textfield-14"> Chicago Tribune</span> <div class="form-item"> <label>Story Link:</label> <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0605220174may22,1,6377640.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed&amp;ctrack=1&amp;cset=tr">http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0605220174may22,1,6377640.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed&amp;ctrack=1&amp;cset=tr</a> </div> <div class="flexinode-textarea-6"> ACCRA, Ghana -- The sparkling new bank, down the street from Accra&#39;s bustling Makola market, looks like a financial institution anywhere: Six busy teller windows, a new accounts desk, air conditioning holding the steamy heat outside at bay.<br /><br />But for Ghanaians who have never had access to banking services before, it represents a revolution. After years of seeking small loans from loan sharks, family members and non-profit micro-credit programs, they now have what they never had before: a full-service commercial bank for the poor.<br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2006/05/23/micro-credit-banks-give-poor-rich-aspirations-in-ghana#comment Financial Services General Banking Microfinance Sub-Saharan Africa Tue, 23 May 2006 10:26:44 -0400 John Paul 2715 at http://www.nextbillion.net