Equity Bank Rwanda has received the Bank of the Year Rwanda 2020 award by The Banker, during the Bank of the Year Awards. The Bank of the Year Awards 2020 by the Banker, a monthly international financial affairs publication owned by The Financial Times Ltd, is a continental awarding showpiece that recognizes and acknowledges excellence […]
Equity Group Holdings has received regulatory approval to merge Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and Banque Commercial du Congo (BCDC) to form DR Congo’s second largest lender by assets. The new bank, to be known as Equity Banque Commercial du Congo (Equity BCDC), holds more than $2.5 billion worth of assets, 74 branches and has a […]
Equity Bank is rebranding its regional subsidiaries to reflect a "global" brand and a much changed operating environment after the group’s 35 years of existence. The new look, which was rolled out in Kenya, has been set up in South Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania. Last week, Rwandan branches were rebranded with the process expected to […]
Customers wait to gain access to Equity Bank in Eastleigh, in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. Equity Group Holdings has been allowed to merge two DRC banks that it acquired. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Equity Group Holdings has received regulatory approval to merge Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and Banque Commercial du Congo (BCDC) to form DR […]
Patrick Uwizeye, Board Director (left), and Hannington Namara, Managing Director, Equity Bank Rwanda, unveil the bank’s new logo in Kigali on December 30. / Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva. Equity Bank Rwanda has received the Bank of the Year Rwanda 2020 award by The Banker, during the Bank of the Year Awards. The Bank of the Year […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 30- Equity Group holdings Plc (EGH) has received regulatory approval to merge Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and BCDC to form a new bank. Going forward, the new bank will be known as, Equity Banque Commercial du Congo (EquityBCDC). This follows EGH’s acquisition of 66.53 percent shareholding of BCDC from the family of […]
An investor looks at the digital board at the Nairobi Stock Exchange(NSE)/FILE Safaricom’s command at the Nairobi Securities Exchange dropped below 50 per cent for the first time in three years, illustrating Covid-19 economic pressure on the bourse. According to the NSE end year barometer, the telco in 2020 commanded 48.3 per cent of total […]
Equity Bank Rwanda has received the Bank of the Year Rwanda 2020 award by The Banker, during the Bank of the Year Awards. The Bank of the Year Awards 2020 by the Banker, a monthly international financial affairs publication owned by The Financial Times Ltd, is a continental awarding showpiece that recognizes and acknowledges excellence […]
Equity Group Holdings has received regulatory approval to merge Equity Bank Congo (EBC) and Banque Commercial du Congo (BCDC) to form DR Congo’s second largest lender by assets. The new bank, to be known as Equity Banque Commercial du Congo (Equity BCDC), holds more than $2.5 billion worth of assets, 74 branches and has a […]
The financial sector in DRC is braced for a new surprise as the country tries to fix its previously poorly managed economy. Reports reaching Taarifa Business Desk indicate that Equity Group has received regulatory approval to merge the newly acquired Banque Commerciale Du Congo (BCDC) with the unit it has been operating in the market […]
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