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Global Finance names the World's Best Emerging Markets Banks 2013 in Africa
NEW YORK, March 19, 2013 — Global Finance magazine has named the "Best Emerging Markets Banks in Africa" in an exclusive survey to be published in the May 2013 issue. Global Finance editors—with input from industry analysts, corporate executives and banking consultants—selected the best emerging markets bank in the region and in 29 countries. Criteria for choosing the winners included growth in assets, profitability, strategic relationships, customer service, competitive pricing, and innovative products.
This is the twentieth year that the magazine has selected top banking performers in emerging markets. The report covers best banks in, Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. "Each region and individual country presents unique challenges for banks and their customers, especially under the difficult conditions global financial markets continue to face," says Joseph Giarraputo, publisher of Global Finance . "For this reason, customers must depend on excellence in execution from their banking partners. These are the banks that are providing best-in-class solutions for these distinctive markets."
AWARDS CEREMONY:
An Awards Ceremony for all winners will be conducted at the same time as the World Bank/IMF Meetings on the morning of Saturday, October 12, 2013 at The National Press Club in Washington, DC.
For more information on the awards and/or ceremony please contact: Katharine Frey, email: kfrey@gfmag.com
Algeria | Arab Banking Corporation Algeria |
Angola | Banco Espírito Santo Angola |
Botswana | Standard Chartered Bank Botswana |
Burkina Faso | Ecobank Burkina Faso |
Cameroon | United Bank for Africa (Cameroon) |
Côte d’Ivoire | Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire |
Democratic Republic of Congo | Standard Bank Congo |
Djibouti | International Commercial Bank (Djibouti) |
Ethiopia | Nib International Bank |
Gambia | Standard Chartered Bank Gambia |
Ghana | Ecobank Ghana |
Guinea | Ecobank Guinea Conakry |
Kenya | Barclays Bank of Kenya |
Madagascar | Bank of Africa-Madagascar |
Mali | Bank of Africa-Mali |
Mauritius | Mauritius Commercial Bank |
Morocco | Attijariwafa Bank |
Mozambique | Millennium bim |
Namibia | Standard Bank Namibia |
Nigeria | FirstBank of Nigeria |
Rwanda | Banque Commerciale du Rwanda |
Senegal | United Bank for Africa (Senegal) |
Sierra Leone | International Commercial Bank (Sierra Leone) |
South Africa | Standard Bank |
Togo | Ecobank Togo |
Tunisia | Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie |
Uganda | Stanbic Bank Uganda |
Zambia | Standard Chartered Bank Zambia |
Zimbabwe | Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe |