Lower Pra Rural Bank Ltd. - Tarkwa, Ghana

The desire and willingness of the Ghana Government to develop the rural areas, which has been identified as the engine of Ghana’s growth, necessitated the establishment of Rural Banking Scheme in 1976. The Rural Banks were created as instruments for social and economic transformation. The LOWER PRA RURAL BANK LIMITED formerly known as the Esemaman Rural Bank Limited was incorporated in Ghana on the 20th day of January 1983. The bank was licensed to operate the business of banking in August 31, 1983 as the 66th rural bank in Ghana. The registered office and the head office of the bank is at Shama, which is 25km from Takoradi, the Western Regional Capital. The bank has within its twenty-five years of operations provided banking services to the Shama and the Mpohor Wassa East Districts in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Area.