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Bank Gaborone Limited (Bank Gaborone) is a commercial bank in Botswana. It is a subsidiary of the Capricorn Group. , the bank had 5 branches and over 30 ATMs throughout the country. History The Bank of Botswana issued a license to Bank Gaborone Limited to commence with its full retail banking business on 1 February 2006. The bank opened their first branch on Pilane Road, Gaborone during September 2006. Since 2022, the bank boasts 11 branches in the city's main mall, Gamecity Mall, Central business district (Gaborone), Molepolole, Kang, Ghanzi, Maun, Kasane, Francistown, Palapaye and Mahalapye. Ownership Bank Gaborone is a 100% subsidiary of ''Capricorn Investment Holdings (Botswana) Limited'' (CIHB). In turn, CIHB is 94.9% owned by Capricorn Investment Holdings (CIH). Group Structure Capricorn Investment Holdings owns other financial institutions in whole or in part, including the following: * Botswana :* Capricorn Investment Holdings (Botswana) Limited - 94.9% Shareholdin ...
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A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. As banks play an important role in financial stability and the economy of a country, most jurisdictions exercise a high degree of regulation over banks. Most countries have institutionalized a system known as fractional-reserve banking, under which banks hold liquid assets equal to only a portion of their current liabilities. In addition to other regulations intended to ensure liquidity, banks are generally subject to minimum capital requirements based on an international set of capital standards, the Basel Accords. Banking in its modern sense evolved in the fourteenth century in the prosperous cities of Renaissance Italy but, in many ways, functioned as a continuation of ideas and concepts of credit and lending that had their roots in the ancien ...
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Capricorn Investment Holdings
Cavmont Bank Limited is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main branch of Cavmont Bank Limited are located at 2374 Thabo Mbeki Road, in the city of Lusaka, the capital and largest city in Zambia. The geographical coordinates of the headquarters of the bank are: 15°24'06.0"S, 28°19'20.0"E (Latitude:-15.401667; Longitude:28.322222). Overview CBL provides an array of banking services including in the areas of community banking, retail banking, investment, and corporate banking. , the bank was a retail bank with total assets valued at ZMW:946.8 million (US$96.7 million), with shareholders' equity of ZMW:118.1 million (US$12.1 million). At that time the bank employed a total of 245 people. By December 2016, the bank's total assets had increased to ZMW:1,063,735,000.00 (US$108.64 million). History The Bank was established on 1 January 2004, following a merger between Cav ...
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List Of Banks In Zambia
This is a list of commercial banks in Zambia, as updated late 2024 by the Bank of Zambia. List of commercial banks * AB Bank Zambia, AB Bank Zambia Ltd, part of AccessHolding, AccessHolding Group * Absa Bank Zambia, Absa Bank Zambia Ltd, part of Absa Group * Access Bank Zambia, Access Bank Zambia Ltd, part of Access Bank Group * Bank of China (Zambia) Ltd (BOC), part of Bank of China, Bank of China Group * Citibank Zambia Ltd, part of Citigroup * Ecobank Zambia Ltd, part of Ecobank Group * First Alliance Bank Zambia Limited, First Alliance Bank Zambia Ltd (FAB) * First Capital Bank Zambia Limited, First Capital Bank Zambia Ltd (FCB), part of FMBCapital Holdings Plc, First Capital Bank Group * First National Bank Zambia Ltd (FNB), part of FirstRand Group * Indo-Zambia Bank Limited, Indo-Zambia Bank Ltd * Stanbic Bank Zambia Ltd, part of Standard Bank, Standard Bank Group * Standard Chartered Zambia, part of Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered Group * United Bank for Africa Zambia ...
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List Of Banks In Namibia
This is a list of commercial banks in Namibia, as updated in late 2024 by the Bank of Namibia. List of commercial banks * Bank Windhoek Limited * First National Bank Namibia Limited, part of FirstRand Group * Standard Bank Namibia Limited, part of Standard Bank Group * Nedbank Namibia Limited, part of Nedbank Group * Bank BIC Namibia Limited, part of Angola's Banco BIC Group * Letshego Bank Namibia Limited, part of Letshego Group * Branch of Banco Privado Atlântico (Lisbon) See also * Economy of Namibia * Banking in Namibia * List of banks in Africa References External links Bank PHB Granted Provisional LicenseBank PHB Provisional License Withdrawn {{Economy of Namibia Banks Namibia Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
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List Of Banks In Botswana
This is a list of commercial banks in Botswana, as updated by the Bank of Botswana by late 2024. List of commercial banks * ABSA Bank Botswana Limited, part of Absa Group * Access Bank Botswana Limited (formerly BancABC), part of Access Bank Group * Bank Gaborone Limited * Bank of Baroda (Botswana) Limited, part of Bank of Baroda Group * BBS Bank Limited * First Capital Bank Limited, part of First Capital Bank Group * First National Bank of Botswana Limited * Stanbic Bank Botswana Limited, part of Standard Bank Group * Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Limited, part of Standard Chartered Group See also * Economy of Botswana * List of banks in Africa External links Directory of Financial Institutions As At December 2020 References {{Economy of Botswana Banks Botswana Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Ka ...
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Ghanzi
Ghanzi is a town in the middle of the Kalahari Desert the western part of the Republic of Botswana in southern Africa. The region is the country's pride in contributing a large portion towards the beef industry. In fact, Ghanzi farmers provide about 75% percent of beef exports, according to the Botswana Meat Commission, primarily to the United Kingdom and the European Union. At the time of the 2021 census, there are 21,420 people living in the town with another 6,900 nearby. Ghanzi is the administrative center of Ghanzi District and is considered the "capital" of the district, as it is the largest in terms of population and geographical measure. Ghanzi District measures and is bordered by Ngamiland to the north, Central District to the east, and Kgalagadi and Kweneg Districts to the south. Its western border is shared with Namibia. Name Other spellings of Ghanzi include "Gantsi" - which is more consistent with Setswana, the national language of Botswana - "Ghansi"; and "Ghants ...
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Francistown
Francistown is the second-largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 103,417 inhabitants and 147,122 inhabitants in its agglomeration at the 2022 census. It is located in eastern Botswana, about north-northeast from the capital, Gaborone. Francistown is located at the confluence of the Tati and Ntshe rivers, and near the Shashe River (tributary to the Limpopo) and from the international border with Zimbabwe. Francistown was the centre of Southern Africa's first gold rush and is still surrounded by old and abandoned mines. The City of Francistown is an administrative district, separated from North-East District. It is administered by Francistown City Council. The main language spoken and used in and around Francistown is Kalanga. Other languages used in the area are isiNdebele, ChiShona as well as SeTswana. Francistown is the only city in Botswana with an English name. There are no English-language named towns and only a couple of villages with English names. ...
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Molepolole
Molepolole is a large village in Kweneng District, Botswana. The people who reside in Molepolole are called Bakwena, who are one of the eight major tribes in Botswana. The Bakwena Kgosi (Chief), Sebele I was among the three chiefs who went to England to seek protection from the British in the colonial era. Molepolole serves as the capital of the Bakwena. It was named after the Molepolole river. It is one of the largest traditional villages in Africa with a population of over 73,102 people as of 2011. It lies 50 kilometres west of the national capital Gaborone and acts as gateway for exploring the Kalahari Desert. It has a large traditional kgotla and the Scottish Livingstone Hospital, is found in Molepolole. History Ntsweng was the capital of Bakwena before they moved to Molepolole. Ntsweng is a historic site located a few kilometers southeast of Molepolole. The area was first occupied by Bakwena, led by Sechele I (ruled 1829–92), in 1864. It was abandoned in 1937 when ...
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Cavmont Capital Bank
Cavmont Bank Limited is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main branch of Cavmont Bank Limited are located at 2374 Thabo Mbeki Road, in the city of Lusaka, the capital and largest city in Zambia. The geographical coordinates of the headquarters of the bank are: 15°24'06.0"S, 28°19'20.0"E (Latitude:-15.401667; Longitude:28.322222). Overview CBL provides an array of banking services including in the areas of community banking, retail banking, investment, and corporate banking. , the bank was a retail bank with total assets valued at ZMW:946.8 million (US$96.7 million), with shareholders' equity of ZMW:118.1 million (US$12.1 million). At that time the bank employed a total of 245 people. By December 2016, the bank's total assets had increased to ZMW:1,063,735,000.00 (US$108.64 million). History The Bank was established on 1 January 2004, following a merger between Cavm ...
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Santam
Santam is a South African financial services group that also has business interests in Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. Santam's head office is located in Bellville in the Western Cape, South Africa. The company is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and is South Africa's largest short-term insurer. History The Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Trust en Assuransie Maatskappy (South African National Trust and Assurance Company Limited) (Santam) was established on 1 May 1918. One month later the South African Life Assurance Company (Sanlam) was established as a full subsidiary of Santam to focus on life assurance while Santam remained focused on short-term insurance. Santam is a subsidiary A subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company (law), company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidia ... of South African fi ...
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Bank Windhoek
Bank Windhoek Limited (Bank Windhoek) is a commercial bank in Namibia, which is licensed by the Bank of Namibia (BoN) to operate in the country. It provides financial services to its clients, which include personal, commercial and Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) banking and accounts. Bank Windhoek also offers foreign exchange services throughout its branches and through a joint venture with American Express, which has various outlets in Namibia. While being an autonomous Namibian company, the bank also provides international banking services through direct liaison with financial centres and institutions worldwide. History Bank Windhoek was founded in 1982 when a group of entrepreneurs, led by Koos Brandt, took over eight local branches of the Volkskas Bank. The bank opened its first branch in Karasburg the same year it was founded. In 1990, the bank merged with Boland Bank and Trust Bank, and opened a branch in Walvis Bay. The bank opened its first Windhoek branch in ...
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Bank Of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana (BoB; ) is the central bank of Botswana. When Botswana gained independence from Britain in 1966, the country was part of the Common Monetary Area, Rand Monetary Area (RMA). In 1974 Botswana withdrew from the RMA, and the Bank of Botswana and Financial Institution Acts established the legal framework for a central bank in Botswana to be established in July 1975, with Christopher H. L. Hermans as the first Governor. The Botswana pula, pula was launched as a national currency in 1976, and in 1977 the Bank of Botswana became the government banker. The Bank manages Botswana's sovereign wealth fund, the Pula Fund. History The Bank of Botswana was established by a decision to withdraw from the South African rand, Rand Monetary Area (RMA) under which the South African rand had been the Legal tender, legal currency in Botswana since independence in 1966. in 1973 Sir Seretse Khama, appointed a Monetary Preparatory Commission. The decision to withdraw from the RMA wa ...
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