October 10, 2014
Africa: Pledge Guarantee For Health and Ecobank Group Announce US $40 Million Credit Facility For Quick and Efficient Delivery of Life-Saving Supplies
Leading global development and finance experts from the public and private sectors joined forces today in an initiative that is expected to provide for efficient and rapid delivery… Read more »
October 02, 2014
Africa: ETI and Nedbank Group announce 20 percent Nedbank Group shareholding in ETI
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) and Nedbank Group Limited (Nedbank Group) jointly announced that Nedbank Group is to acquire a 20 percent shareholding in ETI. Read more »
September 25, 2014
South Sudan: Ecobank and Global Fund Expand Partnership
Ecobank Group and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria are expanding a partnership to include South Sudan after collaborating since 2011 on capacity-building… Read more »
September 04, 2014
Africa: Ecobank Announces Strategic Partnership with Qatar National Bank
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) today welcomed the acquisition of a 12.5(1) percent minority stake in ETI by Doha-based Qatar National Bank (QNB) through QNB’s… Read more »
August 28, 2014
Sierra Leone: Ecobank Donates Le225,000,000 to Government of Sierra Leone in Fight against Ebola
Ecobank has donated Le225,000,000 (USD50,000) to the Government of Sierra Leone to assist it in combatting the deadly Ebola virus which has ravaged Sierra Leone and several other… Read more »
July 18, 2014
Kenya: Ecobank Group Gets Capital Markets Authority Nod to Open Investment Bank in Kenya
EBI Investment Corporation Kenya Limited, a subsidiary of Ecobank Capital has been granted an investment bank license by the Capital Markets Authority in Kenya. Read more »
July 03, 2014
Africa: Result of Annual General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ("Ecobank" or "the Group"), held at the Group headquarters in Lomé yesterday, all the ordinary… Read more »
June 24, 2014
Nigeria: Ecobank Named Best Trade Bank in Nigeria by Trade Finance Magazine
Ecobank has been named the Best Trade Bank in Nigeria by London-based Trade Finance magazine in their 2013 Awards for Excellence. Their annual survey ranks firms based on votes… Read more »
May 22, 2014
Mozambique: Ecobank Acquires Banco ProCredit and Commences Trading in Mozambique
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ('Ecobank' or 'the Group') and ProCredit Holding ('PCH') announce that they have concluded negotiations for the acquisition of the 96% stake in… Read more »
May 21, 2014
Africa: Ecobank Granted US$ 200 Million Financing Facility by AfDB to Bolster its Trade Finance Capabilities in Africa
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ("Ecobank" or "the Group") and the African Development Bank ('AfDB') on Wednesday 21st May signed a US$ 200 million Trade Finance Facility. The… Read more »
May 22, 2014
Africa: Ecobank and Eleni Join Forces to Strengthen Africa's Agricultural Financing Capabilities
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated ('Ecobank' or 'the Group') has signed a memorandum of understanding ('MOU') with eleni LLC ('eleni'), the leading proponent and developer of… Read more »
April 24, 2014
Ghana: Ecobank Country Profile - Ghana
Ghana's importance has grown in the region, as well as globally, given its status as one of Africa's leading gold producer, its recent discovery of oil, strengthening domestic… Read more »
March 17, 2014
Africa: MTN and Ecobank Partner to Improve Access to Mobile Financial Services
MTN Mobile Money users, who are also Ecobank customers in 12 African countries, will soon be able to withdraw cash from Ecobank ATMs. They will also be able to transfer money… Read more »
March 12, 2014
Africa: Ecobank Transnational Incorporated Announces New Group CEO
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated today announces the departure of Group CEO Mr Thierry Tanoh with effect from 12 March 2014. Effective the same date he will no longer be a… Read more »
March 10, 2014
Africa: Ecobank Transnational Incorporated Announces the Setting up of Board Search Committee
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated today announced that it has set up a new committee to search for new Board members. The seven member search Committee consists of two former… Read more »
March 05, 2014
Africa: Ecobank EGM Passes Governance Action Plan
Ecobank shareholders meeting at an Extraordinary General Meeting today passed the Governance Action Plan proposed by the Board of Directors in compliance with the recommendations… Read more »
February 28, 2014
Cote d'Ivoire: Ecobank Arranges Finances for Roads in Ivory Coast
The consortium of Ecobank Capital and Africa Link Capital arranges FCFA 130 billion (260 million U.S. dollars) financing for the Road Maintenance Program of the Road Maintenance… Read more »
February 24, 2014
Africa: Ecobank in Discussions to Aquire Shares in Banco ProCredit Mozambique
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) and ProCredit Holding Germany (PCH) hereby announce that they are in discussions with the view to ETI acquiring a majority stake in PCH's… Read more »
February 05, 2014
Africa: Ecobank Ranked One of the Top African Banking Brands
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (‘Ecobank’ or ‘the Group’) has been declared the most valuable brand in Africa – outside South Africa - in the… Read more »
January 15, 2014
Africa: MasterCard and Ecobank Partner to Accelerate Electronic Payments Adoption in 28 Countries
Partnership marks MasterCard's largest multi-country licensing deal in Africa. More than 60% of Africa's population to gain access to services Read more »
January 13, 2014
Africa: Ecobank Update on Reforms
We are taking very seriously the press release issued on Thursday 9 January, 2014 by the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Changes have indeed already been made and… Read more »
January 09, 2014
Africa: Ecobank Announces Departure of Group Executive Director, Finance and Risk
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) today announces that Mrs Laurence do Rego, the Group Executive Director for Finance and Risk, is no longer an employee of the Company. Read more »
December 19, 2013
Africa: Ecobank and the Global Fund Launch U.S. $ 3 Million Partnership in Africa
Ecobank and the Global Fund today announced a partnership that includes innovative financing, advocacy and cash contributions worth a total of US$3 million over the next three… Read more »
December 06, 2013
Africa: Ecobank Capital Raises a U.S.$500 million Pre-Export Financing Facility on Behalf of Orion Oil Ltd
Ecobank Capital, the investment banking arm of Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank, announces that it has successfully raised, on behalf of Orion Oil Ltd ("Orion"), the sum… Read more »
December 02, 2013
Africa: PROPARCO and Ecobank Sign a U.S.$ 50m Loan Agreement
PROPARCO and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the holding company of Ecobank Group, today announced the signing of a USD 50m loan agreement with a 10-year maturity.… Read more »