Resumed 51.6% by Canadian Westbridge Mortgage REIT since January 2018, the Côte d’Ivoire Habitat Bank (BHCI) is running out of cash.
The recapitalization of CFAF 10.7 billion of the bank was not enough to cover its commitments and follow a spectacular rise in the staff turnover curve from 170 employees to 270 in the space of one year. exercise .
James Clayton, Chairman of the Board of Directors (PCA) of the BHCI and Abu Touré, Managing Director of the Bank are under pressure because behind the windows, there are more and more customers worried about the fate of their deposits. The Côte d’Ivoire Habitat Bank, now Banque-habitat-Africa, needs a cash injection.