Women Scores Big 2014 African Banker Awards

Three Africa Women Bankers triumphed at the recently organised 2014 African Banker Awards in Kigali, Rwanda. These amazons are Vivienne Yeda, Linah Mohohlo and Elizabeth Mary Oleko.

While Vivienne Yeda, Director General of the East African Development Bank, scooped the much-coveted award for African Banker of the Year, Botswana’s Linah Mohohlo clinched the Central Bank Governor of the Year and Elizabeth Mary Oleko, the chairperson of the Kenya Women Finance Trust rounded up a strong performance for women bankers with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The list of other Winners and their award are stated below:

Special Recognition Award

HE President Paul Kagame

African Bank of the Year

GTBank

African Banker Icon

Andrew Alli, CEO, Africa Finance Corporation

Finance Minister of the Year

Hon Armando Manuel

Angola

Investment Bank of the Year

Rand Merchant Bank

Award for Innovation in Banking

Nedbank

Socially Responsible Bank of the Year

Nedbank

Award for Financial Inclusion

MasterCard

Deal of the Year – Equity

Atlas Mara Co-Nvest

Citigroup Global Markets

Deal of the Year – Debt

Financing Facility, Dangote Group Petrochemical Plant

Standard Chartered Bank

Fund of the Year

Investec Asset Management

Best Retail Bank in Africa

State Bank Mauritius

Best Islamic Finance Initiative

Banque Islamique de Mauritanie

Best Bank in North Africa

Banque Centrale Populaire

Best Bank in Southern Africa

Stanbic Zimbabwe

Best Bank in East Africa

Bank of Kigali

Best Bank in West Africa

Ecobank Mali

Best Bank in Central Africa

Trust Merchant Bank

Mortgage Bank of the Year

Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company

The African Banker Awards are organised by African Banker magazine and BusinessinAfrica Events (BIAE) to celebrate individual and institution excellence and best practices in African banking and finance.