The African Banker Trophy Jury announces the list of nominees for 2018. It reflects another solid year in the African banking sector, driven by innovation and the resilience of the markets. The nominees for the African Banker 2018 Trophies have been selected Jury members of the Panafrican Financial Magazine jury. This year’s finalists list includes banks from Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya that have a large footprint across the continent, Ecobank, Standard Bank and Standard Chartered are present in several categories.
The awards ceremony, organized by African Banker Magazine, will be held at the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings from 21 to 25 May 2018 in Busan, South Korea. The lucky winners selected by an independent jury of bankers, financiers and business leaders will be announced at the African Banker Awards ceremony on the evening of Wednesday, May 22nd.
Omar Ben Yedder, editor and managing director of the IC Publications Group, which publishes African Banker, recalled the quality of the applications received this year. “McKinsey has published a very positive report on the banking sector in Africa which confirms that the banking market in the continent is among the most promising in the world. The number of applications has been very high, which shows a growing competitiveness among financial institutions. There was an influx of applications in all categories. Innovation is the key word among bankers. This year’s entries reflect the transformative role of fintech and blockchain technology as well as mobile banking. The very high quality of the applications and the sophistication of the solutions presented reflect a robust sector in full evolution. ”
The awards ceremony is organized under the patronage of the African Development Bank. It is sponsored by African Guarantee Fund, Banco Nacional de Investimento (BNI), Crédit Agricole Group of Morocco and Bank of Industry. The Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony will take place at the Paradise Hotel in Busan. The welcome cocktail will be offered as every year by Ecobank.
List of nominees:
African Banker of the Year:
Mohamed El Kettani – Attijariwafa Bank, Morocco
James Mwangi – Equity Group Holdings LP, Kenya
Joshua Oigara – KCB, Kenya
Segun Agbaje – Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigeria
African Bank of the Year
Attijariwafa Bank, Morocco
Equity Group Holdings, Kenya
Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigeria
The Mauritius Commercial Bank, Mauritius
Standard Chartered
Retail Banking of the Year
Barclays, Zambia
Ecobank
KCB, Kenya
Millennium BIM, Mozambique
SBM Holdings, Mauritius
Investment Bank of the Year
Barclays Africa Group
Exotix
FNBQuest Merchant Bank, Nigeria
Standard Bank
Standard Chartered
Trophy for Financial Inclusion:
Fourth Generation Capital Limited, Kenya
Crédit Agricole Group of Morocco, Morocco
Baobab Group, France
Equity Group, Kenya
JUMO World, South Africa
Innovative Bank of the Year
Agricultural Finance Corporation, Kenya
Ubuntu Coin
National Bank for Economic Development, Senegal
Ecobank
SBM Holdings, Mauritius
Socially Responsible Bank of the Year
Barclays Bank, Zambia
BMCE Bank of Africa, Morocco
Equity Group, Kenya
First Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria
KCB Group, Kenya
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya, Kenya
Deal of the Year – Capital
ADES IPO – EFG Hermes, Egypt
First Rand Acquisition of Aldermore PLC – Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa
GAPCO sale to Total – Standard Chartered, South Africa
Long4Life IPO – Standard Bank, South Africa
Steinhoff Africa Retail Listing – Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa
Vodacom Tanzania IPO – National Bank of Commerce and Absa CIB, Tanzania
Deal of the Year – Debt
$ 300m Bond Diaspora – Standard Bank / FBNQuest Merchant Bank, Nigeria
$ 540 First Rand Asia Focused Syndication – Standard Chartered
Cape Town Green Bond – RMB, South Africa
Dufil Prima Foods – Standard Bank, South Africa
Nokeng Fluorspar – Fieldstone, South Africa
Viathan – Renaissance Capital, Nigeria
Deal of the year – Infrastructures
Nigeria Debt Fund Infrastructure – Chapel Hill Denham, Nigeria
Nacala Railway and Port Corridor – Standard Bank SA / RMB, South Africa
FIRST – Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa
AEE Power Project – RMB, Namibia
Other Trophies will dedicate the Regional Banks of the Year to North Africa, West, South and East. as well as the Governor of the Central Bank of the Year, the Minister of Finance of the Year and the Banker whose career has been exemplary.
