04/13/2022
Wema Bank Ranked among LinkedIn’s Top 25 Workplaces
These were the ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity and spread of educational backgrounds.
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04/12/2022
Stanbic voted best African bank
In 2021, the group outlined its 2025 ambition of being a platform business through a new operating structure, including plans to “transform client experience”.
04/12/2022
S.Africa's Capitec bank reports 84% profit surge
The bank's headline earnings per share - the main profit measure in South Africa
04/12/2022
Zenith Bank introduces Z-Mobile Ghana app for better services
In addition, the enhanced Z-Mobile Ghana App, enables non-Zenith customers to open an instant account.
04/08/2022
Fidelity Bank Grows Nigerian export sector with its EMP 12 Initiative
"The programme has exposed me to standard practises and in-depth knowledge into some regulations guiding exports of goods in the international market."
04/08/2022
UBA records N153 billion profit before tax
These figures were made public at the bank’s 60th Annual General Meeting
04/06/2022
Banks Borrowing from CBN Decline by 0.45% in Q1
Banks deposit applicable interest rate for the SDF is at 4.5 per cent.
04/06/2022
Rwanda: Bank of Kigali Named Best Bank in Rwanda
Following on the enormous difficulties wrought by the pandemic, these changes demand increased attention to global commercial relationships.
04/06/2022
Kenyan banks make losses in South Sudan and why they stay on
The only profit for the lender which started operations in South Sudan in September 2013 came in the year 2015 at $7.45mln
04/05/2022
SA banks to be the least affected by the Russia-Ukraine war among emerging markets – S&P report
South African banks have limited or no vulnerability at all across all areas that S&P looked at.
04/05/2022
Kenya: Banks report stellar earnings growth for 2021; Equity Bank doubles profits
But the sector’s underlying performance may be skewed given a significant drop in loan impairment charges in 2021 and subsequent write-backs, which boosted bank balance sheets and results, say some analysts.
04/04/2022
Sterling Bank partners DKM to develop Africa’s next big star
The partnership with DKM is a sequel to the bank’s ongoing collaboration with the Ake Arts and Books Festival as well as its partnership with the Nike Arts Gallery, among others.
04/04/2022
Zenith, Access Bank, Others Sustain NPL Ratio Below CBN’s Requirement
UBA’s NPL dropped to 3.60 per cent from 4.70 per cent in 2020.
04/04/2022
Zimbabwe: First Capital Records 87 Percent Net-Interest Income Growth
In comparison, Non-Funded Income just recorded a 33 % growth during the reporting period.
04/01/2022
Ghana: Banking Sector Records Strong Asset Growth in First 2 Months
Dr Addison said total deposits recorded a year-on-year growth of 18.2 percent to GH¢123.0 billion.
03/31/2022
Absa Bank Ghana records strong performance in 2021
The Bank said the emerging recovery of the Ghanaian economy in 2021, from a difficult position the previous year, was also a key factor in the improvement in revenues.
03/31/2022
Ecobank records 334% rise in profit to N146bn in FY 2021
A further look at the results show that the lender earned N603.37 billion from its lending business as Interest income grew by 14% from N531.22 billion.
03/31/2022
Bad news for jobs in South Africa: Nedbank
While economic activity rebounded in the final quarter after being interrupted by multiple shocks in the third quarter
03/31/2022
Ecobank wins 5 awards at Global Finance Awards
The awards included Africa’s Best Bank for Cash Management and Africa’s Best Provider of Short-Term Investments/Money Market Funds.
03/30/2022
African Development Bank Group President commences three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates
Much of the visit’s focus will be on strengthening ties and building closer collaboration between the African Development Bank and the United Arab Emirates.