05/24/2017
Tree Moroccan Banks Win African Banker Awards 2017
The African Bankers awards include several prizes for the best retail bank in Africa
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05/24/2017
List of Winners of the 2017 African Banker Awards
Nigerian bank, GT Bank beat off competition from five shortlisted nominees to win the coveted ‘African Bank of the Year Award’.
05/23/2017
World Bank reinstates Uganda’s access to new lending
The World Bank Groups portfolio in Uganda is worth close to 3billion US dollars in credit
05/18/2017
Prime Minister Modi to open African Development Bank event in Gujarat
The 2017 Annual Meetings will be held on May 22 - 26
05/17/2017
Barclays Africa's Ramos takes home R29.5m
Barclays Africa previously said its parent company Barclays had reduced its shareholding to 50.1percent from 62.3percent.
05/17/2017
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It’s an intensive day-long programme during which candidates are introduced to career paths they might not have previously considered.
05/17/2017
Africa Credit Markets Brief
This is reflected by telecommunications operators seeking economies of scale.
05/16/2017
African Development Bank to Steer Restructuring of Bujagali Loan
The higher the risk a lender attaches to a borrower, the higher the interest rate that lender would charge
05/15/2017
Barclays said to mull further 16% stake sale in African unit
Transaction said to be awaiting approval from finance minister.
05/14/2017
Invest Africa and Global Investment Bank announce strategic partnership
Invest Africa has announced a strategic partnership with Dubai-based Global Investment Bank to collaborate on impact investment strategies capable of delivering sustainable positive social impact in Africa.
05/10/2017
Barclays Africa Said to Be Front-Runner for Mozambican Bank
Barclays Africa’s existing operations in Mozambique are too small to give it a dominant position.
05/08/2017
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank Seeks African Expansions, Halts Nigerian Deals
The Casablanca-based bank aims to finalize a deal to buy Rwanda’s Cie Generale de Banque, known as Cogebanque
05/07/2017
Barclays’ gold exchange fund attracts few takers
Fund managers, who are expected to provide the bulk of the demand, are yet to come into the market.
05/05/2017
Standard Bank Moçambique offers services to pay for Chinese goods in local currency
The bank has a privileged position to assist businesspeople from Mozambique with interests in China
05/05/2017
EFG-Hermes suspends Nigerian expansion, readies Kenyan entry as regulators back license bid
A license will probably be granted in the “very near term” once formally cleared by the Nairobi Securities Exchange
04/28/2017
Barclays profit halves on African write-down
It has signed a separation agreement with its African business, which must now be approved by South African regulators.
04/27/2017
African Banking Firm Atlas Mara Swings To First Quarter Profit
We expect to deliver a significant improvement in earnings in 2017
04/26/2017
Barclays Africa splashes R191m to retain execs in sell-down
Group chief executive Maria Ramos received an award of R8 million
04/26/2017
Ghana and Zambia joins African Financial Markets Initiative
The expanded index will now include the eight most liquid sovereign bond markets in Africa, according to a release from AfDB.
04/18/2017
Digital investment in Africa accelerates
Improving broadband speeds and access is also having a big impact on both business to business and consumer focused opportunities.