•Over 60 Nominees announced for the 2021 edition of the African Banker Awards
•Categories include African Banker of the Year, African Bank of the Year, Innovation in Financial Services, Financial Inclusion, Sustainable Bank of the Year, SME Bank of the Year and Deals of the Year
•Selection criteria included financial support offered during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Chuks Udo Okonta
African Banker magazine today announced the shortlist of nominees for this year’s edition of the African Banker Awards.
The Awards have become the most respected and recognised industry event celebrating African banking achievements.
They are held during the Annual meetings of the African Development Bank, the event’s High patron, and, this year are sponsored by the African Guarantee Fund, Bank of Industry (Nigeria), Banque du Développement du Mali and TagPay.
Celebrating the Banking industry across the African continent, the African Banker Awards ceremony will be live-streamed on Wednesday, 23 June 2021.
The Standard Bank group leads in the number of nominations with 8 entries in 7 categories, including African Bank of the Year and Investment Bank of the Year. The Eastern and Southern African Trade & Development Bank, TDB, also featured high with 5 nominations, including a nomination for Admassu Tadesse, President & CEO, for African Banker of the Year.
Omar Ben Yedder, Group Publisher of African Banker said: “This year we received a record number of entries across all categories and the awards committee debated at length to select the shortlist. Common themes throughout were the rise of digitisation, the work the banks have done to support businesses of all sizes during the pandemic and the importance of innovation. All the entries received demonstrated the incredible resilience of the banking and financial services industry during these challenging times and how important the industry is to help soften the economic impact of the pandemic and support growth whilst leading on innovation to provide solutions to our businesses and communities.”
This year’s judge panels consists of experts on project finance, investment and banking, representing all African regions, including Rebecca Enonchong, CEO of AppsTech; Zemedeneh Negatu, Global Chairman of Fairfax Africa Fund; Tom Minney, Editor of African Council Markets News; Toyin Sanni, Group CEO of Emerging Africa Capital, Jean-Louis Ekra, Board Member of British Globeleq Group; Vivien Shobo, CEO of FVS Advisory Partners; Alain Le Noir, Co-Founder of Club des Banques et Etablissements Financiers Africains; and Christopher Hartland-Peel, Principal of Hartland-Peel Africa Equity Research.
In addition to the nominations listed below, the African Banker ceremony will include special recognitions including the Lifetime Achievement Award, Banker Icon Award, Minister of Finance of the Year Award and Regional Banking Awards.
For more information on the African Banker Awards 2021 visit: https://www.africanbankerawards.com
Please see below the full list of nominees per category:
African Banker of the Year Award
Ade Ayeyemi (Ecobank Transnational Inc.)
Admassu Tadesse (TDB)
Brehima Amadou Haidara (Banque de Développement du Mali)
Herbert Wigwe (Access Bank)
James Mwangi (Equity Group Holdings Plc.)
João Figueiredo (MozaBanco)
Kennedy Uzoka (United Bank for Africa)
African Bank of the Year Award
African Export-Import Bank – Afreximbank
Attijariwafa Bank
Banque Centrale Populaire
Commercial International Bank (CIB)
Equity Group Holdings Plc.
Standard Bank Group
Trade and Development Bank
Zenith Bank
Investment Bank of the Year Award
ABSA
EFG Hermes
FBNQuest
Misr Capital S.A.E.
Standard Bank of South Africa
SME Bank of the Year Award
4G Capital
Access Bank
Ecobank
FCMB
Fidelity Bank
Sustainable Bank of the Year Award
Access Bank
Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD)
Commercial International Bank (CIB)
Nedbank
Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Financial Inclusion Award
EFG Hermes
Equity Bank
Jumo
Trust Merchant Bank, DRC
Zeepay
Innovation in Financial Services Award
Bank of Industry
Crowdyvest
Ecobank Transnational Inc
Mortgage Market
Sterling Bank
Ubuntu Tribe
United Bank for Africa
Deal of the Year Award – Agriculture
Cairo Three A Poultry (Banque Misr)
Distribuidora Nacional de Açúcar Mozambique (Standard Bank Group)
Rand Agri Debt Financing – Our Global Commodity Finance and Export Credit Finance (Nedbank)
US$28 million Medium Term Facility to GB Foods Africa (Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited)
USD 400m Revolving Trade Finance Facility in favour of ETG Group (African Export-Import Bank – Afreximbank)
Deal of the Year Award – Debt
AFC’s inaugural green CHF150m 1.2050%, 5-year benchmark (Renaissance Capital)
African Export-Import Bank, COVID-19 Support Facility (MUFG Bank)
Dangote Cement PLC $208mn (N100bn) Series 1 Bond (FBNQuest)
Teraco Data Environments Proprietary Limited (ABSA)
The African Local Currency Bond Fund Investment in Sonatel Local Currency Bond Issuance (The African Local Currency Bond Fund)
US$1billion Syndicated Guaranteed Loan Facility (Bank of Industry / Stanbic IBTC / Afreximbank)
Wood Technology Company (Banque Misr)
Deal of the Year Award – Energy
Alten Kenya Solarfarms (Standard Bank Group)
ANOH Gas Processing Company (Rand Merchant Bank / Jackson, Etti & Edu)
BBOXX DRC (Lion’s Head Global Partners)
Nkhotakota Solar Power Plant in Malawi / 7.5 MW Solar PV Power Plant in Burundi (African Trade Insurance Agency)
USD 353 million (EUR 300 m) Sovereign guaranteed loan to Societe Tunisienne de l’Electricite et du Gaz (EBRD)
Deal of the Year Award – Equity
Brait SE Equity Capital Raise (Rand Merchant Bank)
Fawry Accelerated Offering (EFG Hermes)
Privatization of Afam Power Plc and Afam Three Fast Power Limited (FBNQuest)
Structuring and establishment of the Acorn Holdings Limited (AHL) student accommodation Real Estate Investment Trusts (Renaissance Capital)
Togo Republic long-term and strategic partnership with Olam International Limited (Southbridge)
Deal of the Year Award – Infrastructure
Alexandria Port Authority (Banque Misr)
Kigali’s King Faisal Hospital (TDB)
TAV Airports Holdings Restructure (Standard Bank Group)
Tanzania, Standard Gauge Railway (Standard Chartered / Nedbank / TDB)
Zimborders Mauritius (Standard Bank Group)
