Managers of Wealth Africa

Standard Bank prioritises Liberty turnaround

Insurance subsidiary drags on banking group’s performance.

Capitec is adding 120,000 new customers each month

The bank chalks up its successes to a simplified and affordable product offering.

The Mpumalanga government is in the process of finalising the establishment of the small and medium entrepreneurs Fund.

The value of loan applications that Mega received stands at R72.7-million.

Access Bank’s Dolapo Ogundimu Voted Most Reputable Bank CEO in Ghana

Ogundimu, who has schooled at both Harvard and Columbian Business School, was also formerly MD of Access Bank Plc Nigeria and Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana before taking up his current position in 2012

Qatar International Islamic Bank, CIH to Launch Islamic Bank in Morocco

Licensing for the “Umnia Bank” had already been issued by the Central Bank of Morocco.

Bank of Kigali 2017 pricing policy to promote good corporate governance

They will not only find it easy to access credit but also access it at lower than usual lending rates.

KCB Bank Rwanda launches campaign to boost access to services

They will share their knowledge on how best banks can work with citizens to improve access to finance and financial inclusion.

Standard Bank African operations contributes 30% of income

The group’s banking activities headline earnings grew by 9% to ZAR22 062 million and delivered an ROE of 16.8%, up from 16.3% in the prior year.

As banks swerve merger moves what next?

A minimum of two years was provided to meet the requirements.

The best and worst banks in South Africa in 2017

Perceived Quality Index and a Perceived Value Index to achieve an overall result out of 100.

Agency Banking - Stanbic to Hire 1000 Agents

To Stanbic and the entire financial sector, agency banking will cut the cost of doing business which will improve performance and pave way for gains in terms of new jobs and other benefits

Zenith Bank to raise N100bn‎ capital, propose N2.02 final dividend

The profit was 22.7 per cent higher than N105.7 billion made in the same period of 2015

FG Appoints Board of Directors, Management Team for Development Bank of Nigeria, DBN

The DBN will make fund accessible to development banks who will in turn provide loans to MSMEs at low interest rates.

Absa tries to counter findings

The amount is a combination of the majority of the R1.5-billion loan, which was used to purchase government bonds, and five years of interest calculated at 16%.

Barclays Africa ‘divorce settlement’ is not a sale deal

The British bank’s sell-down of its majority stake in its African subsidiary is still some way off.

Morocco’s Attijariwafa bank sets sails towards Ghana

The agreement with GCB Bank seeks to establish cooperation in the area of investment.

Stanbic rules out layoffs on adoption of digital banking

Our first point is to see where can we redeploy our staff and what else can they be doing?

Technology, strategic alliances to drive retail business in Africa and Middle East

In many markets bank introduces digital solutions to augment efficiency

Standard Chartered launches 2017 edition of “Standard Chartered Trophy – Road to Anfield”

This is the sixth year this tournament is being run in Nigeria and will hold in three phases; the local, the regional and finals.

Tunisia to accelerate reforms as IMF freezes loan

The IMF froze a second tranche worth $350 million scheduled last December because of lack of progress in reforms, including public sector wage bill

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