This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Nabi Ouedraogo, Ecobank’s spokesman yesterday.
It added that the award was given at the 2012 Euromoney awards for excellence held in London.
It said that the bank bagged both awards for its efficiency and service delivery to its numerous customers.
The statement said Mr Clive Horwood, the Editor, Euromoney, said the bank bagged the award for its success story which had remained outstanding in the industry.
It said: ``The African continent’s original pan-African group is now the largest financial institution in Africa by geographical outreach, operating in 33 countries.
``The quality of the management, strategic outlook and growing profitability stand Ecobank in good stead.
``Moreover, it is close to holding assets of USD20 billion, thus reaching a level where economies of scale will kick in and boost efficiency and cross-selling of products and services.’’
On the Ghana group, it said: ``The bank’s growth and success story has continued in 2011.
``It is now the largest bank in the country following the merger with The Trust Bank Ghana (‘TTB’) with a network of 76 branches and a presence in eight of the country’s 10 regions.
``It is also the largest in terms of profitability, deposits and net worth, making it the worthy winner of best bank in Ghana this year.’’
Mr Arnold Ekpe, Ecobank’s Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), hailed the awards saying: ``we are honoured to be recognised again in these prestigious international awards.
``The year 2011 was a transformational one for Ecobank, thanks to major acquisitions in Ghana and Nigeria and strong organic growth across our Middle African footprint.
``We are actively managing this growth, continuously enhancing our technology platform and risk management framework and Ecobank is now positioned to become the undisputed number one bank in Middle Africa.” (NAN)
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