Societe Generale Ghana Limited (SG) is a bank that is based in Ghana, previously known as Société Générale – Social Security Bank (SG-SSB). The bank is part of the Société Générale banking group. The bank is based in Accra and its stock is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. It is a component of the GSE All-Share Index. According to its website, it is the 7th largest bank in Ghana and has 45 networked branches in Ghana.
SG began in 1975 as “Security Guarantee Trust Limited” and the next year changed its name to “Social Security Bank Limited”, or “SSB”. In 1994, SSB and the “National Savings and Credit Bank” merged under a World Bank program.
The next year, the government of Ghana divested its 21% share of the bank and it was converted to a public limited liability company and subsequently listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. In 2004, the bank rebranded as SG-SSB after Societe Generale acquired a 51% controlling interest in the institution. and in 2013 rebranded as SG to conform with the group name Société Générale.
Today, Societe Generale is one of the most established international banks in Africa, but it is the result of a long history with the continent. Tunisia in 1956, Guinea in 1958, the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa in 1960 and, finally, Algeria in 1962: it was decolonization time for France’s African colonies.
In accordance with the legislation of these newly independent countries, Societe Generale changed the status of its African operations by turning its network of branches into a network of subsidiaries. This is what happened with the Société Générale de Banques in Côte d’Ivoire, which was founded in November 1962 in partnership with the country’s government and other international banks. The same process was followed in Senegal, Cameroon and Morocco (where the Group was already present in 1913).
Societe Generale Group then underwent a second stage of development on the African continent at the end of the 1990s: Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Tunisia, Algeria, Madagascar, Chad, Benin and Ghana.
Following a phase of stabilization of the scheme on the continent, Societe Generale entered a new phase in its development, with the opening of Société Générale Togo and of Societe Generale Moçambique.
As of the year 2022, SG-SSB is one of the leading international banks in Ghana operates 45 fully networked branches, agencies and outlets across the country.
Below is a list of SG SSB branches in Accra;
- Accra New Town (Branch)
P. O. Box K444, Accra New Town
Tel: 030 2248054 / 0577650390 – 2 - Airport City (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 0307-010416, 0307-011347, 0307-011608, 0307-011152, 0307-011126 - Burma Camp (Spot Bank)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 7011525 - Faanofa (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 2252500 / 2220754
Fax: 030 2234075 - Kasoa (Branch)
Tel: 0302 96 37 65
P O Box 13119, Accra - Lotteries (Agency)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 2667370/2672610
Fax:030 2668651/2672620 - North Industrial Area (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 229811/2222139 / 0577650389
Fax:030 2229811 - Okaishie (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 2666898 / 030 2662458 / 0577 650384 / 0577 650985
Fax:030 2666898 - Spintex Road (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 0302 817373
Fax:N/A - Tema Main Comm 2 (Branch)
P O Box Co 2885, Tema
Tel: 030 3202558 / 3206495 / 3201961-2
Fax:030 3201960 - Tudu (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 2671462/2663907
Fax:030 2671462 - Accra Main (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 2222136 / 2911013 / 2911022 / 2911021 / 030 7011918
Fax:030 2222136 - Ashaiman (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 0307 011 518 / 0307 011 654 - Dansoman (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 0302322547 / 0302322549 - East Legon (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 2-543728, 030 2-543729, 030 2-543730, 030 2-543731 - Kaneshie Main (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 2682846 / 2676128 / 2677137
Fax: 030 2681372 - Madina (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 7012922/ 030 7011003
Fax:0303 934972 030 7012922 - OSU (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 2963 765 / 0302 787 779 - Pig Farm Spot Bank (Agency)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 2248053 / 0577650469
Fax:N/A - Premier Towers (Branch)
P O Box 13119, Accra
Tel: 030 2668650/2667146/2682207
Fax:030 2667147 - Tema Fishing Harbour (Branch)
P O Box Co 1668, Tema
Tel: 030 3204462/3202288
Fax:030 3204462 - Tema Motorway Spot Bank (Agency)
P O Box Co 2885, Tema
Tel: 0302 959127
Fax: 030 3201960