01/25/2019
First Bank partners CIBN on retail banking certification
Adeduntan said that the bank, over the next two years, would work hard to be top three in the retail, small and medium enterprises and corporate banking.
01/25/2019
Adeduntan said that the bank, over the next two years, would work hard to be top three in the retail, small and medium enterprises and corporate banking.
01/25/2019
The bank agreed in December to buy mid-tier rival Diamond Bank with cash and shares
01/25/2019
The merger, if approved by shareholders and regulators, would create Africa’s largest bank by customers – 29 million – and Nigeria’s largest bank by assets, ahead of long-term leader Zenith Bank.
01/22/2019
We now operate in four languages - English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
01/22/2019
What we are trying to do at this stage is to empower these women groups both in the villages
01/22/2019
THIS DAY had reported that the board of the bank would meet to approve the results and final dividend for the year.
01/21/2019
The French bank and Absa combined will span 27 countries in Africa
01/21/2019
The top three rated tier I banks were Equity, followed by Diamond Trust Bank and Standard Chartered.
01/18/2019
Participants would be exposed to skills development resources, access to business networks and an educational platform.
01/18/2019
The aggregate loan book of Nigeria’s banking system is concentrated in two key sectors – services (37%) and oil and gas (23%), together accounting for 60 per cent of the sector’s loan book, though varying across banks, the report stated.
01/18/2019
Access Bank spokesman Amaechi Okobi said he couldn’t immediately comment when contacted by phone.
01/17/2019
"Hands off the Reserve Bank" - says Ramaphosa ahead of the repo rate announcement.
01/17/2019
Kganyago said it was necessary to act then, as delaying the adjustment in interest rates could cause inflation expectations to become entrenched at higher levels.
01/16/2019
It offers short- and medium-term forecasts on the main socio-economic factors such as jobs, while at the same time examining the challenges and progress.
01/16/2019
Tanzania’s financial services sector is dominated by lenders such as CRDB Bank and NMB Bank.
01/16/2019
The driver was a 70.5% q/q surge in merchandise imports, which was explained by the National Bureau of Statistics
01/15/2019
The lenders are of most importance during economic downturns, given that the core of banking is risk management.
01/15/2019
This bank was near bankruptcy after just four years of operation when the government decision came out
01/14/2019
Late last year, Diamond Bank, a tier-1 one lender and Access Bank, a tier-2 financial institution, confirmed that they were coming together to become one.
01/14/2019
The bank has remained strong, maintaing a healthy capital base and cofidence of its customers.