Shortlist announced for African Banker Awards 2012
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Organizers of the African Banker Awards have released the shortlist of nominees for the 2012 competition.
In a statement made available to PANA here Tuesday, they said the winners would be announced at the Awards ceremony on 30 May, when the ceremony will be held in Africa for the first time.
Usually held during the annual World Bank/IMF meetings, this year’s event coincides with the annual African Development Bank (AfDB) meetings in Arusha, Tanzania, with the bank as the ''Official Patron for the Awards''.
The African Banker Awards ceremony is organised by African Banker magazine, IC Events and BusinessinAfrica Events.
It brings together over 300 key industry players and top government officials from Africa and around the world to celebrate excellence and best practices in African banking and finance.
Here is the list of nominees:
African Bank of the Year:
Access Bank, Nigeria
Attijariwafa Bank, Morocco
Ecobank (ETI), Togo
Equity Bank, Kenya
FirstBank of Nigeria
Standard Bank Group, South Africa
Standard Chartered Bank, South Africa
African Banker of the Year:
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Managing Director, Access Bank, Nigeria
Amadou Kane, Président Directeur Général, Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l’Industrie du Sénégal (BICIS), Senegal
Bisi Onasanya, Group Managing Director & CEO, First Bank of Nigeria
James Benoit, CEO & Executive Director, AfrAsia Bank, Mauritius
Olusegun Agbaje, Managing Director, Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigeria
Othman Benjelloun, Chairman and CEO, BMCE Bank Group, Morocco
Pa Macoumba M. Njie, Managing Director, Trust Bank, The Gambia
Investment Bank of the Year:
Citi Bank
J.P. Morgan
Renaissance Capital
Standard Bank Group / Stanbic Bank
Standard Chartered Bank
Award for Innovation in Banking:
Access Bank, Nigeria
Equity Bank, Kenya
First Bank of Nigeria
Money Express, Senegal
Stanbic Bank, Uganda
Socially-Responsible Bank of the Year:
BMCE Bank Group, Morocco
Equity Bank, Kenya
Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigeria
Millennium BIM, Mozambique
Nedbank Group, South Africa
Award for Financial Inclusion:
Banque Rwandaise de Développement (BRD), Rwanda
BRAC Tanzania
Equity Bank, Kenya
Banque Populaire, Morocco
Trust Merchant Bank SARL, DR Congo
Deal of the Year:
Acquisition of Oceanic Bank - Ecobank (ETI)
Acquisitions of stakes in Pepkor and Premier - Rand Merchant Bank
Jinchuan’s Acquisition of Metorex - Standard Bank Group
Rift Valley Railways - Citadel Capital
Syndicated Oil-Export Backed Facility “SEPLAT” – AFREXIM
Bond Deal of the Year:
AFREXIM Bank Bond - Commerzbank
Eskom Bond - JP Morgan
Republic of Namibia: Debut Sovereign Eurobond - Standard Bank Group / Absa Capital
Republic of Senegal: Sovereign Bond Issue - Standard Chartered Bank
Sea Trucks Group, pre IPO Convertible Bond - Absa Capital
Investment Fund/Private Equity Fund of the Year:
African Development Corporation
Citadel Capital, Egypt
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP)
Standard Chartered Bank – Private Equity
Silk Invest
Best Retail Bank in Africa:
Coris Bank International, Burkina Faso
Diamond Bank, Nigeria
Millennium BIM, Mozambique
Banque Populaire, Morocco
National Bank of Egypt
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