Societe Generale Ghana Limited (SG) is a bank that is based in Ghana, previously known as Société Générale - Social Security Bank (SG-SSB).
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.
Out of these, seventeen (17) are in Africa, in the countries of: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal, South African Republic, and Tunisia.
Major shareholders in the bank include the following corporate entities and individuals:[12] As of December 2011[update], SG-SSB maintains a network of thirty-eight branches in all regions of Ghana.