Ecobank Wins 11 Country Awards at the Banker's 2010 Awards

7 December 2010
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Ecobank (Lome)
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The Ecobank Group is pleased to announce that its subsidiaries have won a total of eleven country category awards at The Banker's 2010 Awards.

The awards, now in their eleventh year, are organised by the leading global banking and finance magazine and recognize the achievements of the world's top financial institutions. According to the judging panel, the quality of the entries was the highest ever received and awards were made for a record 149 countries worldwide. Ecobank amassed more awards than any other international banking group in this year's event.

Ecobank's subsidiaries in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, the Republic of Congo and Togo were amongst the African winners. Recurring themes across each of these eleven countries that impressed the judges were strong financial fundamentals and performance within a challenging environment, innovative product offerings (such as SMS text messaging and rapid transfer banking), effective growth strategies and the use of technology to enhance customer service and improve efficiency.

A team of Ecobank's senior executives attended the prestigious event at London's Park Lane Hotel, with Rosemary Yeboah, Head of Corporate Banking for Ecobank Ghana, accepting the awards on behalf of the Group.

Commenting on the awards, Ecobank Group CEO, Arnold Ekpe, said:

"We take immense pride in winning 11 awards at this influential global banking event. I am delighted that Ecobank's achievements are gaining recognition amongst the international banking community and wish to congratulate all our Ecobank colleagues on their success."

"It is particularly gratifying to see our country units reaping the benefits of our "One Bank" strategy, which provides a consistent customer experience and capitalizes on Ecobank's pan-African scale."

About Ecobank (www.ecobank.com)

Incorporated in Lome, Togo, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) is the parent company of the leading independent regional banking group in Africa. It currently has a presence in 30 African countries, namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic), Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia. The group also has an affiliate EBI S.A. in Paris and a representative office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ETI is Accra and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) more than 180,000 local and international institutional and individual shareholders. It has over 11,000 employees from 35 nationalities in over 750 branches. Ecobank is a full retail, investment and transaction banking services and products to governments, financial institutions, multinationals, international organizations, medium, small and micro businesses and individuals.

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