Posted Thu 14 Nov 2019 by Staff Writer (@techzim) The Zim currency drama unfolds. No comment needed from us. Here is the press statement released by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe as promised earlier: PICTURES OF NEW NOTES CIRCULATING ON SOCIAL MEDIA The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (“RBZ”) has taken note of pictures circulating on […]
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Ecobank’s *326#, AFRIMA boost for Industry
By Collins Nweze Ecobankmobile *326# has announced its partnership with the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) 2019 slated for Lagos Nigeria from 20th through 23rd, November. AFRIMA, Africa’s most glamorous music event, is an annual celebration of African talents from all regions of the continent. The Lagos Awards which is the sixth edition has as […]
Ecobank Ghana staff hold walk to draw attention to non-communicable diseases
Staff of Ecobank Ghana and various stakeholders on Saturday held a health walk to draw public attention to non-communicable diseases (NCD) and their prevention and treatment. The walk is also to mark world Diabetes Day, which falls on 14th November, 2019. Ecobank on October 5 this year launched a three-year health campaign on the theme: […]
Ecobank signs up UNEP FI principles
Ecobank signs up to The United Nations Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Principles for Responsible Banking The Principles aim to create a financial sector that serves people and the planet while delivering positive impacts and improving people’s quality of life Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ( ETI) ( Ecobank.com ) is delighted to announce that it […]
Ghana: MTN Ghana Launches ‘Pick and Pay Later Service’
MTN Ghana in partnership with the Ecobank Ghana and Samsung has launched a product to help customers of the telecommunication company and the bank to purchase Samsung electronic devices on credit. Under the product dubbed "Own a Galaxy Now Promotion," customers of both MTN and Ecobank can purchase any Samsung smart phones and electronic gadgets […]
Ecobank seeks court permission to sell Obat Oil’s property over N5 billion debt
Patrick Akinwuntan Ecobank Nigeria Ecobank Nigeria Plc is seeking the permission of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to sell a property belonging to Obat Oil and Petroleum Limited. This is to offset a N5 billion debt that the firm owes the bank. The backstory: Ecobank filed that Obat Oil had entered […]
Man swindle’s CEO and his clients of GH¢300,000.00
By Joyce Danso, GNA Accra, Nov. 15, GNA – Mark Sarpong Agyei, a businessman who allegedly defrauded a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and his clients of GH¢300,000.00 under the pretext of providing the clients’ jobs in various institutions but failed, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Agyei charged with defrauding with false pretences has […]
Zimbabwe: CBZ Clears Air On Bucketful of Coins Saga
Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) has cleared the air on circulating claims that they issued ZWL$ 44.180 to a single client with the bank saying the transaction fulfilled all the regulatory requirements, 263Chat can reveal. Social media was abuzz with pictures of a bucketful of coins understood to have been withdrawn by a gaming company […]
Ghana: Ecobank Walks to Create Awareness About NCDs
Ecobank Ghana has undertaken a health walk to advance the financial institution’s 2019 Ecobank Day Agenda. The walk also attracted scores of individuals from the Health Ministry, Ghana Health Service, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Alliance among others. The Ecobank Day agenda is under the theme "Non-Communicable Diseases, Prevention and Health Promotion". Addressing the participants, Managing Director […]
Nigerian Banks: A Season of Mixed Performance; Reviewing The Growth Numbers
To provide Investors with clearer insight into how well banks did on a comparative basis in the 9 months to September 2019, a brief summary of comparative data was put together by Proshare and its associate analysts to put context to the three-quarter performances of selected local deposit money institutions. Proshare Nigeria Pvt. Ltd. Total […]