03/20/2015
The Gulf African Bank records profit growth
The Gulf African Bank has recorded a 41 per cent profit growth as a result of improved operating efficiencies.
ESG
03/20/2015
Investec sees earnings growth, but warns on rand
South Africa's Investec expects full-year earnings growth after increasing the funds it manages
03/18/2015
Co-operative Bank of Kenya 2014 profit flat after one-off payment
Co-operative Bank of Kenya posted on Wednesday a 0.5 percent rise in 2014 pretax profit at Sh10.92 billion, slowed by a one-off payment for staff redundancies.
03/17/2015
Access Bank earnings hit N245bn
Loans and advances to customers increased to N1.11trn
03/16/2015
Access Bank declares N42.9bn PAT for 2014
The bank’s Board of Directors has proposed a final dividend of 35 kobo per share
03/16/2015
Nigeria: Three Banks to Pay Dividends
In the last two weeks, three out of 15 banks listed on the Nigerian bourse have released their full year financial results ended December 31, 2014 and recommended dividends for their shareholders.
03/15/2015
GTBank records profit growth amid tight regulatory environment
The CBN has increased benchmark interest rate to 13 per cent from 12 per cent
03/13/2015
Kenya: Equity Bank Group realized a pretax profit of $ 245.08 million in 2014
The Equity Bank Group, which has subsidiaries in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan, has recently announced plans to locate in five new countries in East Africa and Central Africa.
03/13/2015
SA's big five banks growing in hard times
SA’s big five banks grew earnings by low double digits last year, despite a tough economic environment which has put consumers and corporate customers under pressure.
03/10/2015
S.Africa's FirstRand posts 13 pct growth in H1 earnings
South African banking group FirstRand reported a 13 percent rise in first-half earnings on Tuesday, underpinned by growth in advances and deposits.
03/09/2015
Botswana Market Vital to Barclays Performance
Barclays Africa Group chief says Botswana market is important to the overall success of the group's performance.
03/08/2015
Barclays Kenya 2014 pre-tax profit rises 10pc
Barclays Bank of Kenya said pretax profit rose 10 per cent to Sh12.3 billion in 2014
03/08/2015
Morocco's Bank BCP posts 12.5 pct rise in 2014 net profit
The bank said in a statement on Friday that net profit attributable to shareholders rose to 2.2 billion Moroccan dirham ($224.9 million), although the profit rise was held back by an increase in provisions for bad loans.
03/06/2015
Zenith Bank announces N119.79bn pre-tax profit
Earnings per share was up by 4.98 per cent to N3.16 from N3.01
03/06/2015
Sanlam posts 27% growth in FY2014 profits
The Group also announced a dividend of 225 cents per share
03/05/2015
Standard Bank 2014 Profit Rises 10% on Rates, African Growth
Earnings per share excluding one-time items increased 1 percent to 10.70 rand, missing the 10.97 rand median estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
03/04/2015
Barclays Africa hopeful to meet financial commitments
The Group has never been in a stronger position than it is today
03/02/2015
Nedbank’s BEE share shrinks
Standard Bank is expected to announce details this week of an empowerment deal which has matured in December.
02/27/2015
Old Mutual seeks growth from existing businesses as profits jump
Financial services company Old Mutual is to focus this year on getting value from its existing businesses after reporting a 16 percent rise in 2014
02/27/2015
Kenya Commercial Bank Profit Climbs 17%
Kenya, East Africa’s largest economy, expanded by 5.3 percent last year