10/09/2013
Kenya's Co-op Bank starts operating in South Sudan
Kenya's Co-operative Bank has started offering banking services in neighbouring South Sudan to tap into opportunities presented by the infant nation
Retail Banking
10/08/2013
KCB creates more branches and adds credit card services
Kenya Commercial Bank is aiming to facilitate further growth in South Sudan by launching the first credit card service in the country's history.
10/07/2013
Barclays plans to grow footprint in Nigeria over time
If you put those two things together it’s a very powerful combination
10/04/2013
New South Sudan bank to focus on retail, trade ties with Gulf
South Sudanese lender Liberty Commercial Bank plans to expand its retail business with the help of foreign investors
10/02/2013
Ghana: UBA Wins CEO of the Year Award
The UBA CEO was chosen in recognition of his exceptional achievements over the last year which is seen as an "inspiration for business and government leaders working to raise Africa's investment profile"
10/01/2013
Afreximbank Woos International Investors to Africa
The African Export-Import Bank has said it would provide finance and technical aids to any international investor who invested in Africa.
10/01/2013
Afreximbank Woos International Investors to Africa
The forum was organised by Afrique Expansion, a trade and finance outfit, to showcase investment opportunities in Africa.
09/30/2013
Republic Bank now holds 40% stake in Ghana’s HFC Bank
Caribbean-based Republic Bank has cemented its stake as the single largest shareholder in Ghana’s HFC Bank.
09/27/2013
Republic buys bigger stake in Ghana bank
Republic Bank has announced its acquisition of an additional 7.98 per cent shareholding in HFC Bank Ghana, moving its shareholding to 40 per cent.
09/23/2013
Standard Bank wins several awards across Africa at SIBOS 2013
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets and earnings, won 10 prestigious awards that validate its client-centric focus as well as its capabilities and expertise across an extensive network
09/23/2013
BOG approves takeover of Ghana's ICB by First Bank of Nigeria
The Bank of Ghana has approved the acquisition of Ghana's International Commercial Bank by Nigeria’s First Bank
09/22/2013
India joining African regional bank will strengthen ties
India has long and deep cultural and commercial interests in African countries like Kenya
09/21/2013
Stanchart, Barclays falter as Co-op Bank
This is paving way for a new breed of powerhouses of the likes of Cooperative Bank
09/21/2013
SA Banks Buoyed by Neighbour
Mozambique has morphed from being a basket case ravaged by civil war into one of the world’s most rapidly expanding economies
09/18/2013
CBN Moves to Insulate Eight Top Nigerian Banks From Distress
The new framework would help check disruptions the financial system and economic activity in the country.
09/17/2013
Three-year contract for new Barclays MD
The 20-year banking veteran with executive experience in Absa Group level has been chosen to lead the local bank
09/17/2013
African Bank Slumps as Lender Forecasts Full-Year Profit Drop
African Bank Investments Ltd. (ABL), South Africa’s largest provider of unsecured loans, fell the most in six weeks after it said full-year profit will decline as bad debts rise and the bank curbs lending growth.
09/15/2013
GTBank Emerges Best Banking Group In Nigeria
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has been named the Best banking group in Nigeria in the 2013 Annual World Finance Banking Awards by The World Finance magazine.
09/14/2013
Rand Merchant Bank’s Superstars Do Their Sums Right
GROWTH on the African continent and a focus on cost containment have been the two central drivers behind Rand Merchant Bank’s 23% rise in profit before tax for the year ending June.
09/12/2013
StanChart To Open 100 Branches in Africa By 2016
Standard Chartered Plc, the UK bank that earns most of its profit in Asia, expects to open 100 new branches in Africa by 2016 to benefit from the continent's US$1 trillion of annual retail spending.