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Organizers of the African Banker Awards have announced shortlisted nominees in the different categories. The awards are hotly contested and will be on 22 May during the annual meetings of the African Development Bank in Busan, South Korea.
Cameroon wins big at this year’s 10th African Banker Awards, Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank wins Bank of the Year and GT Bank CEO Segun Agbaje is Banker of the Year.
Women triumphed at African Banker Awards 2014, winning 3 top awards including Vivienne Yeda as African Banker of the Year. GT Bank is African Bank of the Year.
This Thursday is the African Debt Capital Markets Summit 2013, at Bloomberg in London, organized by IC Publications. The conference brings top international speakers including a minister and a central bank governor on topics such as developing and deepening Africa’s debt markets and institutional changes needed.