Head Office
Borrowdale Office
Sam Levy Office Park
Block A, Piers Road
Borrowdale
Harare
Telephone: Tel: (4) 851642-49
Fax: (4) 851630

Website: www.ecobank.com

Postal Address: Same as H/O address

Type of bank: Commercial bank

Date of establishment: 10 November 2004

History

  • Commenced operations as Premier Banking Corporation Limited. This followed the conversion of its licence from a discount house, which had operated under the name Premier Discount House since October 2002.
  • A local consortium (consisting of Messrs George Manyere, Walter Kambwanji and Douglas Mamvura) acquired 28% shareholding in Premier Finance Group (PFG).
  •  ADC Financial Services and KMQ Enterprises jointly acquired 54% shareholding from founding shareholders thereby increasing the holding of shares by new shareholders, including the local Consortium, to 85%.
  • PFG successfully concluded a transaction with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) that resulted in PFG (holding company) receiving $10 million in exchange for 70% shareholding in PFG and $7.8 million was received by PFG as part of the purchase consideration. The balance was transferred on 4 August 2011.
  • The bank changed its name from Premier Banking Corporation to Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited.
  • The bank converted its merchant bank license to commercial bank and commenced commercial banking business.
  • ADC Financial Services & Corporate Development swapped its 112,500,000 ordinary shares in Ecobank, in exchange for 87,200,000 ordinary shares in Brainworks Capital Management. The transaction resulted in Brainworks Capital Management increasing its shareholding in Ecobank from 25.34% to 29.39%.
  • Premier Finance Group Limited, holding company of Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited, changed its name to Ecobank Zimbabwe Holdings Limited.
  • In March 2015, ETI shareholding in Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited increased from 70% to 99.39% following acquisition of Brainworks Capital Management’s 29.39% shareholding in Ecobank Zimbabwe Holdings Limited (EZHL) for a purchase consideration of $12.5 million.

 

Ownership

  • Ecobank Transnational Incorporated       99.39%
  • Employee Share Trust                              0.61%

Chairman: Mr. David Alan Whatman

Phone: (263 4) 301579/301906/301986/(263)772241071
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Managing Director: Mr. Daniel Sackey

Phone: (263)772142106
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Auditors : PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Chartered Accountants

Number of employees: 166

Number of branches : 13

Head Office
Borrowdale Office
Sam Levy Office Park
Block A, Piers Road
Borrowdale
Harare
Telephone: Tel: (4) 851642-49
Fax: (4) 851630

Website: www.ecobank.com

Postal Address: Same as H/O address

Type of bank: Commercial bank

Date of establishment: 10 November 2004

History

  • Commenced operations as Premier Banking Corporation Limited. This followed the conversion of its licence from a discount house, which had operated under the name Premier Discount House since October 2002.
  • A local consortium (consisting of Messrs George Manyere, Walter Kambwanji and Douglas Mamvura) acquired 28% shareholding in Premier Finance Group (PFG).
  •  ADC Financial Services and KMQ Enterprises jointly acquired 54% shareholding from founding shareholders thereby increasing the holding of shares by new shareholders, including the local Consortium, to 85%.
  • PFG successfully concluded a transaction with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) that resulted in PFG (holding company) receiving $10 million in exchange for 70% shareholding in PFG and $7.8 million was received by PFG as part of the purchase consideration. The balance was transferred on 4 August 2011.
  • The bank changed its name from Premier Banking Corporation to Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited.
  • The bank converted its merchant bank license to commercial bank and commenced commercial banking business.
  • ADC Financial Services & Corporate Development swapped its 112,500,000 ordinary shares in Ecobank, in exchange for 87,200,000 ordinary shares in Brainworks Capital Management. The transaction resulted in Brainworks Capital Management increasing its shareholding in Ecobank from 25.34% to 29.39%.
  • Premier Finance Group Limited, holding company of Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited, changed its name to Ecobank Zimbabwe Holdings Limited.
  • In March 2015, ETI shareholding in Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited increased from 70% to 99.39% following acquisition of Brainworks Capital Management’s 29.39% shareholding in Ecobank Zimbabwe Holdings Limited (EZHL) for a purchase consideration of $12.5 million.

 

Ownership

  • Ecobank Transnational Incorporated       99.39%
  • Employee Share Trust                              0.61%

Chairman: Mr. David Alan Whatman

Phone: (263 4) 301579/301906/301986/(263)772241071
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Managing Director: Mr. Daniel Sackey

Phone: (263)772142106
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Auditors : PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Chartered Accountants

Number of employees: 166

Number of branches : 13

Head Office
Borrowdale Office
Sam Levy Office Park
Block A, Piers Road
Borrowdale
Harare
Telephone: Tel: (4) 851642-49
Fax: (4) 851630

Website: www.ecobank.com

Postal Address: Same as H/O address

Type of bank: Commercial bank

Date of establishment: 10 November 2004

History

  • Commenced operations as Premier Banking Corporation Limited. This followed the conversion of its licence from a discount house, which had operated under the name Premier Discount House since October 2002.
  • A local consortium (consisting of Messrs George Manyere, Walter Kambwanji and Douglas Mamvura) acquired 28% shareholding in Premier Finance Group (PFG).
  •  ADC Financial Services and KMQ Enterprises jointly acquired 54% shareholding from founding shareholders thereby increasing the holding of shares by new shareholders, including the local Consortium, to 85%.
  • PFG successfully concluded a transaction with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) that resulted in PFG (holding company) receiving $10 million in exchange for 70% shareholding in PFG and $7.8 million was received by PFG as part of the purchase consideration. The balance was transferred on 4 August 2011.
  • The bank changed its name from Premier Banking Corporation to Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited.
  • The bank converted its merchant bank license to commercial bank and commenced commercial banking business.
  • ADC Financial Services & Corporate Development swapped its 112,500,000 ordinary shares in Ecobank, in exchange for 87,200,000 ordinary shares in Brainworks Capital Management. The transaction resulted in Brainworks Capital Management increasing its shareholding in Ecobank from 25.34% to 29.39%.
  • Premier Finance Group Limited, holding company of Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited, changed its name to Ecobank Zimbabwe Holdings Limited.
  • In March 2015, ETI shareholding in Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited increased from 70% to 99.39% following acquisition of Brainworks Capital Management’s 29.39% shareholding in Ecobank Zimbabwe Holdings Limited (EZHL) for a purchase consideration of $12.5 million.

 

Ownership

  • Ecobank Transnational Incorporated       99.39%
  • Employee Share Trust                              0.61%

Chairman: Mr. David Alan Whatman

Phone: (263 4) 301579/301906/301986/(263)772241071
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Managing Director: Mr. Daniel Sackey

Phone: (263)772142106
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Auditors : PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Chartered Accountants

Number of employees: 166

Number of branches : 13

Economic Research

The Economic Research & Policy Division is charged with the responsibility of undertaking macroeconomic research, providing advice and formulating policies designed at ensuring price and financial stability in the economy and promoting general economic growth. To enable the effective and efficient discharge of this responsibility, the Division is sub-divided into the following three specialized areas, which are interdependent.

  • Domestic Statistics & Analysis;
  • International Economics; and 
  • Policy Research, Modelling & Publications.

Domestic Statistics Department

Domestic Statistics & Analysis Department is charged with the responsibility of compiling, collecting, analyzing and disseminating domestic statistics, covering key national macroeconomic indicators, including national accounts, inflation, monetary and financial statistics. The Department also undertakes research with specific emphasis on the real, monetary and financial sectors of the economy.


International Economics Department

The International Economics Department is responsible, among other tasks, for the compilation, analysis and forecasting of the country’s external sector statistics, notably, Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics. This includes data compilation and analysis on foreign reserves, merchandise trade, exchange rate dynamics, international commodity prices and external debt.

In addition, the Department monitors and analyses regional and international developments, identifying key risks and opportunities to the domestic economy. The Department also provides support to the Bank’s regional and international engagements and initiatives, as well as general policy advice on external sector issues.


Policy Research, Modelling and Publications Department

The main functions of the Policy Research, Modelling and Publications Department include undertaking strong analytical and empirical research in macroeconomic issues, for use in policy-formulation and advice. The Department also oversees the regular production of the Bank's publications, which are the main avenues for the dissemination of economic information to various stakeholders. Further, the Department is responsible for developing and managing the macroeconomic forecasting models, with the aim of providing policy-makers in both private and public sectors with reliable projections.

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