Profit—after—tax for Ecobank Malawi went up by 42 percent in the year ended December 31 2019 to K7.1 billion from K5 billion in the preceding year, the bank managing director Charles Asiedu said. In his presentation on the bank’s performance in the year under review in Blantyre, Asiedu said Ecobank Malawi continued its growth trajectory […]
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Ecobank reviews working hours of its branches in lockdown areas
Ecobank Ghana has reviewed the working hours of some of its branches located in the affected lockdown areas. The bank said the decision is a necessary precaution in view of the Covid-19 lockdown. President Nana Akufo-Addo has imposed a 14-day lockdown on some cities including Accra, Tema and Kumasi in a bid to contain the […]
Coronavirus: Ecobank urges customers to use digital platforms
Customers of Ecobank have been urged to utilise its digital self-service solutions just as the President of Ecowas Bank for Investment & Development (EBID), Dr. Georges Agyekum Nana Donkor, has joined the board of its parent company, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated(ETI) as a non-executive director. Its Group CEO, Mr Ade Ayeyemi, in a message to customers, […]
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated announces new appointments
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the Lomé-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, announces two new appointments and changes on its Board of Directors Ecobank is a modern pan-African financial institution providing financial solutions. (Image source: geralt/Pixabay) Dr Georges Agyekum Nana Donkor has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to replace Bashir Mamman Ifo as the […]
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Appoints New Head For Retail Banking
Yvonne Gyebi Standard Chartered is delighted to announce the appointment of Yvonne Gyebi as Head, Retail Banking. She will be responsible for leading the strategic business growth agenda for the retail business of the bank. Yvonne joined the Bank in 2011 and has held various senior roles in Retail Banking. Prior to her appointment she […]
Ecobank Ghana : customers get zero charge for money transfers
Ecobank Nigeria has offered its customers zero charge for digital money transfers below N5,000. This is part of its corporate actions to cushion effects of the lockdown to check the spread of Coronavirus. The bank’s Managing Director, Patrick Akinwuntan, who stated this in Lagos, said this policy, which started in March, would last till April […]
French Companies in Liberia Make Donation to Combat COVID-19, Vow to Secure Jobs And Help Save Lives
French Business Club President Madam Micheline Yahot and other executive members along with the items donated to combat against COVID-19 in Liberia MONROVIA – The French Business Club has made a huge donation of materials to an international non-governmental organization to help combat the spread of the coronavirus in Liberia. The club, which seeks the […]
Nigeria: COVID-19 – Banks Raise N5.65bn to Kick-Start Private Sector Contributions
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the CBN, on behalf of the Bankers’ Committee, and in partnership with the private sector have come together to form the Nigerian Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19. Under the plan, it was agreed that banks would contribute monies at four levels. UBA, […]
Rwanda’s financial sector is solid; has strong capital base
Rwanda Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa offers insights into the prospects and risks the economy faces in 2020 and trends in the banking industry. ——————————– Give us a picture of the country’s current economic situation? Nothing much has changed on the ground vis-a-vis what we had expected to see. We do not have all the […]
Banks up precautionary measures to prevent spread of Covid-19
Social Banks Covid In the wake of recently recorded cases of the novel Coronavirus in the country, government and health experts have outlined a number of precautionary measures to be observed by citizens to contain the pandemic. These precautions include regular washing of hands or the use of hand sanitizers, covering the mouth or nose […]