Ecobank
17 Nov
Ecobank, the leading pan-African banking group, and the African Guarantee Fund (AGF), a specialized pan-African guarantee provider, have joined forces in a groundbreaking $200 million risk-sharing agreement, aimed at catalyzing economic growth and supporting entrepreneurial ventures – including women-owned SMEs on the continent. The two organisations signed a strategic partnership agreement today on the…
4 Nov
It was an evening of wine tasting and wealth creation recently at the wine and wealth evening put together by RIF Trust, part of the Latitude Group, one of the leading international Residency and Citizenship-by-Investment specialists, in partnership with Ecobank and Wine and Things Limited.
9 Sep 2023
The futile attempt by Ecobank to rubbish the image and forcibly take over the operations of La Campagne Tropicana Beach Resort has been put to rest as a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos struck out the N46.7m suit against the resort and its founder, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye, for lacking in merit. The court in…
30 Jul 2023
Ecobank, the leading pan-African Banking Group, has been named Africa’s Best Bank for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) by the prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence for the second year running, having also won the accolade in 2022. Jeremy Awori, Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Group, said: “This award reflects Ecobank’s absolute commitment to supporting African SMEs…
20 Jul 2023
Counsel to Ecobank Plc., in the alleged Honeywell debt recovery saga, Mr. Kunle Ogunba, yesterday, dragged the law firm of Wole Olanipekun & Co. before the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and the Body of Benchers.
19 Jul 2023
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has awarded N72.2 billion in damages to Honeywell Flour Mills Plc, in a judgement delivered by Justice Mohammed Liman, on the flour milling company’s protracted legal battle against Ecobank Nigeria Limited.
6 Jul 2023
Fitch Ratings says it foresees an upgrade of ENG's National Ratings which would result from strengthening its creditworthiness relative to other Nigerian issuers. According to the international rating agency, it expects to resolve the Rating Watch Negative (RWN) of ENG “within the next six months when exchange-rate volatility may recede, the impact on regulatory capital…
12 Jun 2023
Ecobank, the leading pan-African banking Group, through its representative office in Ethiopia, has partnered with Ethiopia’s Dashen Bank to enable Ethiopians living in the diaspora, specifically Europe, to send money instantly to any Dashen Bank account, other local bank accounts, mobile money wallet and cash pick up using Ecobank’s Rapidtransfer International app (RTI). The cross-border…
2 Jun 2023
All is now set for the second edition of Adire Lagos Experience being hosted by Ecobank Nigeria. The bank said it is impressed and motivated by the phenomenal success of the maiden edition held last year. The three days exhibition themed Adire Lagos Experience will take place at the ultra-modern Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC)…
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