National Bank of Malawi

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National Bank of Malawi
Company type Public
MSE: NBM
Industry Financial services
Founded1971;53 years ago (1971)
Headquarters Blantyre, Malawi
Key people
George Partridge
Chairman
MacFussy Kawawa
Chief Executive Officer
Products Loans, Savings, Checking, Investments, Debit cards, Credit cards, Mortgages
RevenueIncrease2.svg Aftertax: US$22 million (MWK:15.97 billion) (2018)
Total assets US$579 million (MWK:417.33 billion) (2018)
Number of employees
960+
Website www.natbank.co.mw
National Bank of Malawi in Lilongwe, 2018 National Bank of Malawi in Lilongwe 2018-Aug.jpg
National Bank of Malawi in Lilongwe, 2018

National Bank of Malawi(NBM), is a commercial bank in Malawi. The bank is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, the central bank and national banking regulator. [1]

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Location

The headquarters and main office of the National Bank of Malawi are located in Business Centre & Office Complex, at 7 Henderson Street, in the city of Blantyre, the largest city and financial capital of Malawi. [2] The geographical coordinates of the headquarters of this bank are: 15°47'15.0"S, 35°00'13.0"E (Latitude:-15.787500; Longitude:35.003611). [3]

Overview

NBM is a large financial services institution, serving the banking needs of the people and businesses in Malawi. As of December 2018, the bank's total assets were valued at MWK:417.33 billion (approximately US$579 million), with shareholders' equity of MWK:88.4 billion (approximately US$123 million). [4]

National Bank of Malawi maintains four subsidiary companies, two of which are wholly owned: [4]

  1. NBM Capital Markets Limited - 100% shareholding
  2. NBM Pensions Administration Limited - 100% shareholding
  3. Stockbrokers Malawi Limited - 75% shareholding
  4. United General Insurance Limited - 31% shareholding.

History

National Bank of Malawi traces its history from the 1890s when African Lakes Corporation established banking business in Nyasaland. In 1918, the National Bank of South Africa (now First National Bank) acquired the banking business of African Lakes Corporation in the colony. [5] In 1925, National Bank of South Africa was merged with the Anglo-Egyptian Bank and the Colonial Bank in 1925 to form Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas). Barclays thus inherited the National Bank of South Africa's business in the colony. [6]

The current bank was established in 1971 when Standard Bank of Malawi, with the consent of the Government of Malawi, merged with Barclays Bank of Malawi. In July 1971, the merger was effected, with Standard and Barclays jointly owning 51% of the new bank i.e. 25.5% each. [5] Press Holdings Limited, a private Malawian investment company owned 29% and Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC), a Malawian parastatal, owned 20%. Over the years, both Standard Bank and Barclays Bank divested from NBM and Old Mutual Group, became an investor in the bank. [7]

At one time Standard Chartered Bank was an investor in NBM, having acquired the assets which formerly belonged to Standard Bank. In August 2000, the stock of National Bank of Malawi became listed on the Malawi Stock Exchange, where it trades under the symbol NBM. At the time of listing, the bank issued 45 million ordinary shares. [7]

Ownership

The shares of stock of NBM are listed on the Malawi Stock Exchange, where they trade under the symbol: NBM. The stock of National Bank of Malawi is owned by corporate and individual investors. As of 31 December 2015, shareholding in the bank was: [7]

National Bank of Malawi Stock Ownership
RankName of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1 Press Corporation Limited 51.5
2 Old Mutual Group 25.1
3Members of the public21.6
4Employee Share Ownership Plan1.8
5TOTAL100.0

Branch network

As of April 2018, National Bank of Malawi maintained over thirty branches, referred to as "service centers" by the bank. [8]

Governance

George B Partridge, a non-executive director, serves as the Chairman of the 12 member Board of Directors. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer is MacFussy Kawawa, who is assisted by eleven (11) other senior managers in overseeing the day-to-day activities of the bank. [9]

Acquisition and merger with Indebank

In July 2015, NBM acquired 97.05 percent of Indebank, a commercial bank in which the government of Malawi owned a 40 percent stake. [10] NBM paid MWK:6.5 billion (approximately US$9.1 million). [11] For the one-year up to 1 July 2016, the operations of Indenbank were integrated into NBM, with closure of some bank branches, where the two institutions' service centers were in close proximity. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Reserve Bank of Malawi (24 April 2018). "List of Banks & Other Financial Institutions Supervised by the Reserve Bank of Malawi". Lilongwe: Reserve Bank of Malawi . Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ↑ National Bank of Malawi (24 April 2018). "About National Bank of Malawi: Address". Blantyre: National Bank of Malawi. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Google (24 April 2018). "Location of the National Bank of Malawi Headquarters" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 National Bank of Malawi (3 April 2019). "Annual Report and Financial Statement for the Twelve Months' Period Ending 31 December 2018". Blantyre: National Bank of Malawi. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 Barclays Bank (29 August 2015). "Founding banks and building societies: National Bank of Malawi" (Archived from the Original). Barclays Bank . Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London. ISBN   0-8108-3173-2.
  7. 1 2 3 National Bank of Malawi (24 April 2018). "Profile of the National Bank of Malawi". Blantyre: National Bank of Malawi. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  8. ↑ National Bank of Malawi (24 April 2018). "List of Branches of National Bank of Malawi". Blantyre: National Bank of Malawi. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  9. ↑ National Bank of Malawi (24 April 2018). "The Board of Directors of National Bank of Malawi". Blantyre: National Bank of Malawi. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Frank Phiri, and James Macharia (19 January 2015). "Malawi to sell controlling stakes in two struggling banks". Reuters . Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Ebbelet Tembenu (5 July 2015). "MSB, Indebank sold at K9.5 billion, K6.5 billion respectively". Malawi News Agency Online . Blantyre. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  12. ↑ Kandieroon, Caroline (4 July 2016). "National bank integrates with Indebank". The Daily Times (Malawi) . Blantyre. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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