08/05/2013
Diamond Bank remains on track to deliver superior returns to shareholders at year end with an impressive first half H1 2013 result after declaring a profit before tax of N17.6 billion- an increase of 14 per cent – from N15.4 billion in June 2012.
08/04/2013
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia posted a record 8.4 billion Ethiopian birr profit for the 2012/13 fiscal year, a sizable increase over the 7.9 billion birr reported in the same period last year.
07/31/2013
ABSA Group said it was implementing a strategy to improve growth in its retail banking division
07/31/2013
Nigeria's Union Bank said on Thursday its half-year pretax profit fell to 9.8 billion naira ($61.1 mln), down 4.2 percent from 10.2 billion naira last year.
07/30/2013
The bank needs a competitive advantage before it can enter Nigeria
07/30/2013
Nigeria's Diamond Bank , said its half-year to June 30 pretax profit rose 14.2 percent to 17.56 billion naira compared with 15.37 billion naira in the same period last year
07/29/2013
Absa Group the South African bank majority owned by Britain’s Barclays Plc posted an 8 percent rise in half-year earnings after its bad loans shrunk.
07/29/2013
United Bank for Africa Plc, one of the largest financial institutions in Africa has continued with its impressive results for the financial year with a profit of N33.2bn, for the half year ended June 30, 2013
07/29/2013
The African Banker Award recognizes financial institutions across the continent that have emerged as industry leaders
07/28/2013
Banks in Kenya and Nigeria have delivered far better share price returns in 2013 than their South African counterparts, a sign of confidence in these markets by investors.
07/28/2013
The 2013 Excellence Award on Performance Based Financing For Projects in Africa Partly Sponsored by The World Bank Has Been Won by The Investment Support Project for the Health Sector in Cameroon
07/28/2013
Skye Bank Plc has said its profit before tax increased to N10.5 billion as at June 30, 2013, as against the N9.9 billion realised the corresponding period in 2012.
07/25/2013
Nigeria’s Fidelity Bank said its half-year pretax profit rose 14.2 percent to 11.19 billion naira ($69.5 mln), up from 4.23 billion naira a year ago
07/24/2013
Nigeria Unity Bank said its half-year pre-tax profit rose 24 percent to 4.35 billion naira ($27.17 million), compared with 3.52 billion naira in the same period a year ago.
07/24/2013
Gross earnings at the mid-tier bank rose to 71.16 billion naira
07/21/2013
Having stamped its footprint on the West African region, leading Nigerian financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank), has begun its expansion into East Africa with the aim of becoming the preferred bank in the continent.
07/21/2013
Barclays Plc gained regulatory approval to merge its African operations with Absa Group Ltd.
07/21/2013
Ecobank Transnational says it has opened an affiliate in South Sudan.
07/20/2013
Stanbic IBTC Plc has unfolded plans to strengthen its position
07/19/2013
Parent company of Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has reached an agreement to acquire a 70 per cent stake in Kenya's Fina Bank Limited for $100 million,