Bank PHB, formerly known as Platinum Habib Bank, was a

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in Nigeria. The bank was the fifth largest financial services provider in Nigeria. The bank's assets were valued in excess of US$6 billion. Key Officers Francis Atuche- CEO /MD of Bank PHB

Bank PHB Group

Bank PHB was a member of the Bank PHB Group, headquartered in

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, Nigeria, with subsidiaries in the

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History

Bank PHB was formed in 2005 by the merger between Platinum Bank Plc and Habib Nigeria Bank Plc. Since its inception, the bank pursued a strategy of expansion by the acquisition and creation of subsidiaries within and without its home country of Nigeria. (See Bank PHB Group).

Failure and closure

On August 5, 2011, the

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revoked the operating licence of BankPHB along with that of

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as they had not shown capacity and ability to recapitalize before the September 30, 2011 recapitalization deadline. Keystone Bank Limited was created on August 5, 2011, by taking over all the assets (including subsidiaries) and liabilities of the now defunct BankPHB, whose commercial banking license had been revoked on the same day.

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Bank PHB Group

History

Failure and closure

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