approval from the Central Bank of Zambia for the acquisition and merger of African Banking Corporation Zambia Limited into its existing operations.According to the release, the Central Bank of Nigeria and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Competition Commission had earlier granted their ‘no objection’ to the transaction in 2022.
“Access Zambia will now move towards integrating and merging Atlas Mara Zambia into its operations, which is expected to create one of the top five banks in Zambia,” it said. Speaking on the transaction, Group chief executive of Access Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe said: “the transaction builds on our earlier acquisition and merger of Cavmont Bank Plc into Access Bank Zambia and underscores our resolve to strengthen our presence in Zambia, a key African market that fits into our strategic focus on geographic earnings growth and diversification.”
Wigwe added that the combination of the two banks will create significant synergies between Access Zambia’s world class wholesale and transaction banking capabilities and Atlas Mara, Zambia’s market leading retail and public sector capabilities to form a market leading universal banking platform that will greatly impact the Zambia market.
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