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Angola’s banking system is stable despite weak economic activity

LUANDA (Capital Markets in Africa) – The International Monetary Fund indicated that Angola’s banking system is stable despite weak economic activity that has weighed on the banks’ capital metrics and asset quality in the previous three years. The sector’s risk-weighted capital adequacy ratio reached 18.9% at the end of 2017 relative to 19.2% at end-2016, but was well above the regulatory minimum of 10%. The IMF noted that Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) introduced a new liquidity requirement that limits…

Nigerian Banks’s Capital ratio at 3.4% under high stress scenario

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LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – Moody’s Investors Service conducted a scenario analysis to measure the solvency of Nigerian banks under a base-case scenario and an alternative stress scenario during the 2018-19 period. It noted that the base-case scenario reflects its current macroeconomic forecasts for Nigeria, while the stress scenario measures the banks’ capacity to withstand high stress conditions and includes a set of assumptions for loan and asset growth and income reductions, among other…

State Bank of Mauritius (SBM) – Fusion Capital Analysis

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NAIROBI (Capital Markets in Africa) – Fusion Capital has carried a detailed analysis of the State Bank of Mauritius (SBM) as we believe this is critical to both depositors and public at large. Following is a summary of the analysis. SBM Holdings ‘SBM’ was founded in 1973 by the Government of Mauritius and was listed in the Stock Exchange of Mauritius ‘SEM’ in 1995. The Bank is engaged in banking, non-banking financial services and non-financial…

FirstRand, South Africa Challenges U.K. Lenders With Aldermore Buy

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Africa’s largest lender by market value plans to take on Britain’s biggest banks with the takeover of Aldermore Group Plc as growth in its home market stutters. FirstRand Ltd. said on Monday it agreed to buy all of Aldermore after winning the backing of the U.K. lender’s board and its largest shareholder. The offer, which values Aldermore at about 1.1 billion pounds ($1.4 billion), will help the Johannesburg-based company diversify away from…

Moody’s Sees Angola as No-Go Zone for U.S. Banks as Risks Remain

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LUANDA (Capital Markets in Africa) – Angola is still a long way off from tempting U.S. banks into resuming dollar-clearing services despite making progress in combating money laundering, according to Moody’s Investors Service. “American banks are unlikely to come back to Angola anytime soon,” Akin Majekodunmi, a London-based senior analyst at Moody’s, said in an interview on Wednesday. “This industry, if you like, doesn’t make much commercial sense for them anymore.” Bank of America Corp….

Standard Bank’s First-Half Profit Rises 14% as Impairments Drop

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – Standard Bank Group Ltd., Africa’s largest lender by assets, said first-half profit rose 14 percent after impairments dropped and costs were contained. Net income climbed to 12.3 billion rand ($937 million) from 10.8 billion rand a year earlier, the Johannesburg-based lender said in a statement on Thursday. Earnings per share excluding one-time items, known locally as headline earnings, advanced 11 percent to 7.56 rand beating the 7.44 rand median estimate of…

Moody’s: Angolan Banks FAQ answers investors’ questions on correspondent banking pullback

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London (Capital Markets in Africa) – In a new report Moody’s Investors Service answers investors’ questions about the credit implications for Angolan Banks, such as Banco Angolano de Investimentos, S.A. (BAI, BCA b3, LT local currency bank deposits B1, Negative), of the recent reduction in correspondent banking services. The report, “Banco Angolano de Investimentos, S.A. (BAI) Case Study: Angolan banks face challenges meeting dollar obligations following loss of correspondent bank relationships,” is now available on…

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