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Xcelerator · Person

Abiola Bawuah

UBA West Africa

Financial Services, Banking

Signal

Region
Ghana
Industry
Financial Services, Banking
Source file
profiles/ghana_business_people.md:13
Status
published

Economic impact

Appointed Regional CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) West Africa in 2023, supervising operations across six countries (Ghana, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea). Previously served as Managing Director of UBA Ghana from 2014 to 2018; during her tenure, the bank's profit before tax increased from GH¢32 million (2014) to GH¢127 million (2017), per UBA Ghana published annual reports. Oversaw the deployment of UBA's SME credit facilities, distributing over US$50 million in retail and trade finance lines to West African merchants by 2024.

Sources

  1. LinkedIn
  2. Ubagroup
  3. Wikipedia
Last updated: 5/27/2026 by xecon desk corrections@xecon.dev