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Business News of Tuesday, 11 December 2012<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> The Chronicle<\/p>\n

The Banker Magazine, a publication of Financial Times, has named United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), the Bank of the Year, Africa. UBA carted home the regional award for the continent yesterday at the Banker Awards ceremony in London, joining the ranks of other regional winners like Scotiabank-Global Americas, Nordea-Western Europe, Raiffeisen Bank International -Central and Eastern Europe, DBS-AsiaPacific and Qatar National Bank-Middle East.<\/p>\n

The \u201cBank of the Year\u201d is selected based on the overall performance of the financial institution and the opinion of leading financial analysts from the world\u2019s financial markets. Winners were recognized and presented with awards in the presence of over 450 leading bankers across the globe. In a show of dominance, UBA also won the country awards for Senegal and Cameroon, bringing to a total of three, the number of awards received that night by UBA.<\/p>\n

The awards further attests to UBA\u2019s growing recognition as the leading pan-African financial services institution and as Africa\u2019s global bank.<\/p>\n

The awards were received by the Bank\u2019s Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka; MD, UBA Cameroon, Mr. Georges Wega; MD UBA Capital Europe, Mr. Ebele Ogbue and Head UBA Representative Office Paris, DeMontalivet Edouard.<\/p>\n

Explaining the rationale for the awards, the Banker said UBA was chosen on account of the Bank\u2019s successful turnaround to profitability following the write-offs and clean-up of its balance sheet in 2011.<\/p>\n

The Banker also stated that other reasons for the selection of UBA were the notable consolidation of UBA\u2019s business across Africa as well as its innovative cross border payment\/remittance products and platforms, which have made trade and financial transactions easier and more convenient in the continent.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the awards, Group Managing Director\/CEO, UBA Plc, Mr. Phillips Oduoza said they validate UBA Group\u2019s leadership position in the continent and lends credence to its expansion across Africa and promotion of industry wide excellence in the global banking community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning the three highly coveted awards is a great accomplishment and it also reinforces UBA Plc\u2019s collective steadfastness and drive to becoming the bank of choice in Africa, in line with the Bank\u2019s positioning as Africa\u2019s global bank. We dedicate it to all our stakeholders across the continent and are further encouraged to work harder\u201d he enthused.<\/p>\n

The UBA Group is an acknowledged industry leader in Commercial and Retail Banking across Africa with operations in 19 African countries serving over 7 million customer accounts through multiple channels and remote locations\/\/end.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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