Barclays named 'Best Bank in Botswana'

| Tuesday October 26, 2010 00:00

 

According to the Publisher and CEO of the magazine, Chris Moore, 'Barclays Bank of Botswana was recognised for outperforming its peers by distinguishing itself over a number of criteria including but not limited to financial performance, growth in key areas like profit, assets, customers, branches, and overall good management and strategy,'

The Acting Managing Director of Barclays, Wilfred Mpai said Barclays is delighted and honoured to have received a prestigious accolade from a renowned publication that is read by leaders in the financial industry in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). 'This is the second consecutive year we receive an award from EMEA and it says a lot about us and the services we provide to our customers. We dedicate this award to our colleagues who work effortlessly to make us the 'Go To' bank, and to our customers for choosing us as their banking partner of choice for the past 60 years,' added Mpai.

Currently, Barclays is present in 13 locations in Botswana where no other bank operates and has established the largest network base of 52 branches and over 101 ATMs. This extensive network is driving the bank's financial inclusion strategy for the previously unbanked market.

BBB has a rich legacy of investing and volunteering in the communities in which it operates. In September 2010, BBB launched an affordable housing project in Moshana village that will see a total of 30 families having decent shelter for the first time in their lives. Over a million pula has been invested in 32 houses.