11/24/2015
NMB Bank gets $60mln lines of credit, eyes additional $40mln funding
Most of the lines of credit would be used to fund small to medium scale enterprises while the bank was now also offering mortgage financing.
Retail Banking
11/24/2015
Bank of Khartoum's Big Moves
Bank of Khartoum, a true leader in its market, is setting its sights farther
11/23/2015
Banque du Cairo wins first place in return on capital ranking for MENA banks
These ratings continue the series of advanced places the bank achieved over the past three years. It won first place in the return on capital ranking in the MENA region in 2013 and 2014.
11/19/2015
Steward Bank launches agent banking partnership with Zimpost
Zimpost has always been a provider of EcoCash services which made them a suitable partner for Steward Bank.
11/17/2015
Zenith, UBA, First Bank Lead in Transfers to TSA
Zenith Bank was closely followed respectively by UBA with a total of N150.082 billion and FirstBank with N122.016 billion.
11/16/2015
First Bank Nigeria expands to The Gambia
FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has expanded its foot print across Africa with the launch of FBNBank Gambia, formerly registered as International Commercial Bank
11/11/2015
FCMB Assures Customers of Export Trade Finance
The bank’s executive director explained that: “the customer forum is another way we demonstrate just how much we value our customers.
11/11/2015
Nedbank expands in Zimbabwe
Nedbank operates MBCA Bank in Zimbabwe, a crucial financial conduit and lender for corporates in the country.
11/04/2015
Stanbic Bank recognised as best for Foreign Exchange
Stanbic Bank Botswana’s client-centric focus and efforts towards promoting convenient Forex banking continue to earn recognition.
10/30/2015
Standard Bank Extends Footprint to Ethiopia
As a bank rooted in Africa, our vision is to build a leading financial institution that delivers superior products and services for all our customers.
10/28/2015
Union Bank Unveils New Brand Identity
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc on Tuesday unveiled a new brand identity.
10/13/2015
Ecobank Nigeria selects Deutsche Bank’s export credit guarantee programme
The Bank’s offering of a GSM-102 program will guarantee credit to encourage financing of commercial exports of US agricultural products, while providing competitive credit terms to buyers.
10/11/2015
Société Générale takes control of Mauritius Commercial Bank Moçambique
The Société Générale group on 18 March 2015 reached an agreement with the Mauritius Commercial Bank to acquire a stake in MCBM through a capital increase
10/11/2015
Banking's uneven development in Cameroon
Afriland First Bank has grown more rapidly than its peers and became Cameroon's largest bank in 2014.
10/08/2015
Nigeria's Access Bank aims for greater foreign revenue
The bank already has operations in 10 overseas markets, mainly in Africa
10/08/2015
Société Générale takes control of Mauritius Commercial Bank Moçambique
The Société Générale group on 18 March 2015 reached an agreement with the Mauritius Commercial Bank
10/02/2015
Abil’s Stangen deal may be ditched
The Stangen deal was delayed this week by court action from empowerment shareholders who are unhappy with the nearly R1.4bn price tag for the insurance company.
10/02/2015
GTBank wins International award for Good Corporate Governance
The objective of the Awards is to highlight a successful and vibrant Africa that is open to local, regional and global business ventures.
09/18/2015
For Fidelity, the Good Times are Here
The new identity colours of the brand are now a mixture of dark blue and green
09/17/2015
Tanzanian bank raises funds for expansion
Local and regional expansion is on the cards for CRDB Bank after it raised USD 78 million from a rights issue, with the assistance of UK law firm Eversheds.