Banque de Développement de Guinée: Best Socio-Economic Impact Bank West Africa 2018

  It remains one of West Africa’s hidden gems – but perhaps not for long. With an abundance of natural resources, Guinea is poised to become a regional economic power of note, leveraging its strategic location and the availability of

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The Access Bank UK: Best Africa Trade Finance Bank 2018

Present in London, Lagos and Dubai’s International Financial Centre (DIFC), The Access Bank UK is a premier financial services provider. It is part of one of the largest banking groups of Nigeria, Access Bank Plc, which has geographical footprint spanning

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Natal Joint Municipal Pension Funds: Most Innovative Pension Fund South Africa 2018

The Natal Joint Municipal Pension Funds (NJMPF) provide retirement benefits for municipal workers in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province. NJMPF encompasses two defined benefit funds and one defined contribution fund that allow members access to a range of products closely matched

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Banco Económico: Best Bank Governance Angola 2017

The future is made today. To Banco Económico that means laying a solid foundation, grounded in common sense and shaped by ethics, that can support and sustain long-term growth. Founded in 2014 but built on a corporate legacy stretching back

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Barclays Africa Group: Best SME Partner Bank Africa 2017

Africa is on the move and the pushing is being done by SMEs – small and medium-sized enterprises. Small businesses account for more than a third of the continent’s economic output and are its main source of jobs. Africa is

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Banco Angolano de Investimentos: Best Social Impact Bank Angola 2017

Sowing remarkable resilience in the face of an economic downturn caused by the collapse of oil prices, Banco Angolano de Investimentos (BAI) has steadily managed to generate solid financial results, growing both its net income and profitability. Set up in

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Wafacash: Best Money Transfer Services Morocco 2017

Morocco owes around 7% of its GDP to its diaspora of more than eight million people. To tap into this vast market that moves in excess of €5bn annually, Wafacash has teamed up with online money transfer service WorldRemit. Now,

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Medallion Communications: Best Interconnectivity Solutions Team Africa 2017

Connecting Nigeria to the world, Medallion Communications maintains state-of-the-art switching centers and traffic clearing houses that allow the country’s telecom service providers to offer their clients world class services. Medallion Communications Limited (Medallion) is a foundational telecommunications infrastructure servicing company

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Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC): Best Direct Investment Promotion Team Africa 2017

  Botswana is, without doubt, one of Africa’s gems: the country consistently reaps regional top honours on global rankings of governance, ease of doing business, and economic performance. An exceptionally stable political climate, a fully independent judiciary, and a rigorously

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Catoca: Best ESG Mining Operations Angola 2017

Angolan diamond miner Catoca, the largest contributor to the country’s exchequer, last year pulled around eight million carats from its concession in the Lunda-Sul Province which sit squarely atop an exceptionally rich kimberlite pipe reaching a depth of over 600

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