Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI) is a pan-African banking conglomerate, with banking operations in 33 African countries. It is the leading independent regional banking group in West Africa and Central Africa, serving wholesale and retail customers. The company maintains subsidiaries in Eastern Africa and Southern Africa. ETI has representative offices in Angola, China, Dubai, France, South Africa and in the UK. In December 2011, Bank of Ghana gave approval for Ecobank to acquire 100% interest in The Trust Bank (TTB)