Africa’s best bank transformation 2016: Access Bank

Results index Nigeria’s economy has struggled over the past year. The country’s new president Muhammadu Buhari has had to deal with the financial impact of low oil prices, systemic corruption and the terrorist group Boko Haram. But one Nigerian bank, Access Bank, has continued its long-term transformation from small financial institution to big player, despite the odds, winning our best bank transformation award this year.

Awards for Excellence 2016

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Results index 

Nigeria’s economy has struggled over the past year. The country’s new president Muhammadu Buhari has had to deal with the financial impact of low oil prices, systemic corruption and the terrorist group Boko Haram. But one Nigerian bank, Access Bank, has continued its long-term transformation from small financial institution to big player, despite the odds, winning our best bank transformation award this year.

The bank’s long-term plan – to become “the world’s most respected African bank by 2017” – may sound grandiose, but beyond the rhetoric is an impressive story of sustained development.

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