Patronage Prospects of Islamic Banking and Finance in Ghana
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2017-04
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Abstract
This research studied the Ghanaian banking consumers’ awareness of, and
willingness to patronize Islamic banking in Ghana. The study sought to find out whether
a relationship existed between consumers’ religious and educational backgrounds, and
their awareness of, and willingness to patronize Islamic banking. The study also
ascertained the level of consumer involvement for Islamic banks in Ghana, and what
factors motivated people’s choice for Islamic banks.
With the use of questionnaires and quantitative tools for analyses, the study
revealed that that the levels of awareness of, and willingness to use Islamic banks is low
among Ghanaians. It was also revealed that Muslims were not more willing to use
Islamic banks than non-Muslims. On the other hand, people who had had tertiary
education were more willing to patronize Islamic banking than consumers who did not
have that level of education. In addition, consumer involvement for Islamic banks was
also found to be low in Ghana. The research findings show that the biggest motivating
factor for the Ghanaian to save with an Islamic bank is because of the Islamic bank’s aim
of entrepreneurship promotion, whilst the biggest motive to borrow is because of the
bank’s interest-free nature.
It is therefore recommended that Islamic banks who aim to set up in Ghana do so
with people who have attained tertiary education as their target market. They should also
focus on their interest-free nature and entrepreneurship promotion features as their
differentiating factors.
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Thesis submitted to the Department of Business Administration, Ashesi University College, in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, April 2017
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Ghanaian banking, Islamic banking, Muslims, non-Muslims, tertiary education, target market, Ghana