Ecobank Zimbabwe

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Ecobank Zimbabwe
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Financial services
Founded2002 (2002) [1]
Headquarters Harare, Zimbabwe
Key people
Fortune Chisango(Chairman), Moses Kurenjekwa (Managing Director & CEO)
Products Loans, transaction accounts, Savings, Investments, Debit Cards
RevenueIncrease2.svg Aftertax:US$1.2 million (H1:2013)
Total assets US$120.2 million (June 2013)
Parent Ecobank
Website www.ecobank.com

Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited (EZW), is a commercial bank in Zimbabwe. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and a subsidiary of Togo-based Ecobank.

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Ecobank Zimbabwe is a small financial services provider in Zimbabwe, serving large corporate clients, upscale retail customers and medium to large business enterprises. The company’s services include personal banking, business banking, global banking and agricultural finance. As of June 2013, the bank's shareholders' equity was estimated at US$42.8 million, and total assets were valued at US$120.2 million. [2]

History

The bank was established in 2002 as Premier Finance Group, a merchant bank.

In January 2011, Ecobank Transnational acquired majority shareholding in Premier Finance Group, at a price of US$10 million. Following the change in ownership, the institution rebranded to Ecobank Zimbabwe in May 2011. It also requested and was granted permission to change its merchant banking license to a commercial banking license. [3] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe granted EBZ a commercial banking license, effective 15 May 2012. [4]

Ownership

Ecobank Zimbabwe is a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational, the Pan African bank with headquarters in Lome, Togo and a presence in over 30 African countries. [5] Other shareholders in the Zimbabwean subsidiary are shown in the table below: [6]

Ecobank Zimbabwe Stock Ownership
RankName of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1 Ecobank Transnational 62.00
2 Consortium of Zimbabwean Investors 38.00
Total100.00

Branch network

As of June 2024, the bank maintains a network of 12 operational branches, at the following locations: [7]

  1. Mutare Branch - 2A Fidelity Centre, Herbert Chitepo Street, Mutare
  2. Borrowdale Branch & Head Office - Block A, Sam Levy’s Office Park, 2 Piers Road, Borrowdale, Harare
  3. Samora Machel Branch - 137 Samora Machel Avenue, Harare
  4. Msasa Branch - Shop 3, The Collonade, 70 Mutare Road, Msasa, Harare
  5. Southerton Branch - Highfield Junction, Corner Paisley Rd/Highfield Rd, Southerton, Harare
  6. Graniteside Branch - 106 Seke Road Graniteside, Harare
  7. Nelson Mandela Branch - 35 Nelson Mandela Avenue, Harare
  8. Bindura Branch - 57 Robert Mugabe Street, Mutare
  9. Kwekwe Branch - Beverly House, Groundfloor, Robert Mugabe way, Kwekwe
  10. Gweru Branch - 6th Street, Gweru
  11. Bradfield Branch - Stand 16433, Shops 3&4, Zonkizizwe Shopping Centre, Hillside Road, Bradfield, Bulawayo
  12. Parkade Centre Branch - 5 Parkade Centre, Fife Street at 9th Avenue, Bulawayo

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References

  1. Founded In 2002 As Premier Finance Group
  2. "Zimbabwe: Good Times Roll for Ecobank". The Herald (Harare). 27 August 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. Ndlela, Dumisani (9 May 2011). "Zimbabwe: Premier Finance Group Rebrands". Financial Gazette (Harare). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. "Zimbabwe: Ecobank Goes Into Commercial Banking". The Herald (Harare). 23 May 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  5. "Ecobank Opens New Head Office in Lome, Togo". Ecobank (Lome). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  6. Madera, Bright (5 August 2011). "Zimbabwe: We're Fully Capitalised - Ecobank". The Herald (Harare). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  7. "Ecobank - Locator".