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Casablanca 15 March 2019 - In the margins of the International Africa Development Forum, a partnership agreement was signed between the Attijariwafa bank group and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB). The agreement was executed by Mr. Mohamed El Kettani, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the...
Casablanca 15 March 2019 - In the margins of the International Africa Development Forum, a partnership agreement was signed between the Attijariwafa bank group and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB). The agreement was executed by Mr. Mohamed El Kettani, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Attijariwafa bank group and Mr. Samuel Makome, Group Chief Operating Officer of KCB.
Under this memorandum, both parties undertake to formalize a framework for cooperation to promote the sharing of best practices in the banking, financial and business sectors. Indeed, the terms of this agreement stipulate, in particular, the sharing of experiences in the field of digital and mobile banking, the development of collaborative relationships with correspondent banks and financial institutions, the strengthening of cross-border trade as well as the establishment of a cooperation mechanism in the field of human resources and training. Lastly, both parties undertake to promote and implement a sustainable trade cooperation.
On this occasion, Mr. Mohamed El Kettani, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Attijariwafa bank group, stated: “This protocol is very important for the Attijariwafa bank group. It will help us to offer our economic operators, in all the countries where we are present, access to the Kenyan market as well as to all the markets covered by KCB in East Africa.”
For his part, Mr. Samuel Makome, Group Chief Operating Officer of Kenya Commercial Bank, expressed “his pride in having sealed this agreement with the Attijariwafa bank group, in sharing this common passion for Africa and thus contributing to its development.”
With this agreement, the Attijariwafa bank group aims to give a new impetus to South-South cooperation, which is a strategic pillar of its involvement in Africa, and to renew its contribution to the continent’s economic integration.
About KCB Group PLC
KCB Group is the largest financial services organization in East Africa in terms of asset size. The Bank has over 120 years of history and began its activities in Mombasa in 1896. KCB Group has more than 263 branches, 15,000 employees and 962 ATMs. The bank also offers mobile banking services via the KCB App platform, Internet Banking and Diaspora Banking Services. The Bank serves more than 15.7 million customers in the region.
About Attijariwafa bank group
Attijariwafa bank is based in Morocco and operates in 25 countries including 14 in Africa (Tunisia, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Côte d’Ivoire, Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, Togo, Niger, Benin and Egypt). The bank is operating as a regional Pan-African Banking Group that offers banking products to individuals, companies, governments and non-governmental organizations, multinationals and financial institutions.
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