[WEBINAR] A New Era of African Banking: Regional Champions in the Driving Seat

A spike in international banking divestments (Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, Société Générale) in Africa could pave the way for local regional champions but may strip domestic banks of global networks. While African banks such as Coris, Vista Group and Access Bank have expanded in the wake of recent departures, a subdued international presence could constrain […]

CEO Talk | Building African banking powerhouses in global financial hubs (EN)

Speakers – Kamal MOKDAD / CEO, BCP – Amine BOUABID / CEO, Bank of Africa Group – Roosevelt OGBONNA / Managing Director & CEO, Access Bank – Ini EBONG / Deputy Managing Director, First Bank of Nigeria Moderator – Ramah NYANG / Journalist, CGTN/Bloomberg Following international banking exits across African markets, continental banks have an […]

Trade finance: Bridging Africa’s correspondent banking gap (EN)

Chair Benedict ORAMAH / President, Afreximbank Speakers Mustafa RAWJI / CEO, Rawbank Khaled AL-ABOODI / Advisor to the Chairman, BADEA Admassu TADESSE / Group President and Managing Director, TDB Group Moderator Nathalie LOUAT / Director, Global Trade & Supply Chain, IFC African commercial banks based in low-credit-rating countries are finding it difficult to establish appropriate […]

Central Bank Governors: Forging a consolidated financial landscape (EN)

Speakers Mamo MIHRETU / Governor, National Bank of Ethiopia Aivo ANDRIANARIVELO / Governor, Central Bank Madagascar Jean-Claude Kassi BROU / Governor, BCEAO Moderator Ramah NYANG / Journalist, CGTN/Bloomberg Nigeria and Kenya are spearheading financial sector consolidation by proposing to increase minimum banking capital requirements tenfold. In other countries, similar initiatives are emerging more timidly. This […]

Conversation With Building African unicorns with global reach (EN)

Speakers Aigboje AIG-IMOUKHUEDE / Chairman, Access Holdings & Coronation Group Amine BOUABID / CEO, Bank of Africa Group Moderator Anjani TRIVEDI / Global Business Correspodent, The Economist Access Holdings & Coronation Group Chairman Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede said in September that if Africa aspires to have high-value investor stocks like Apple that have propelled Warren Buffet to […]

How can commercial banks build a climate agenda with real impact for Africa? (EN)

Chair – Óscar Humberto ÉVORA SANTOS / Governor, Banco de Cabo Verde Speakers – Bongiwe KUNENE / Managing Director, Banking Association of South Africa – Abdoul-Moumoune YOUNOUSSI / Managing Director, Coris Bank International, Côte d’Ivoire – Laila NORDINE / Senior Manager, Sustainable Finance, Financial Institutions Group, IFC Expert – Souad EL OUAZZANI / Partner, Forvis […]