Letshego Expands Footprint In West Africa
Monday, January 16, 2017
The inclusive finance focused group with consumer lending, microfinance and deposit-taking subsidiaries across Southern, East and West Africa, acquired 100% shareholding in afb Ghana Plc (“afb”). afb is a licensed non-bank financial institution and offers innovative credit products to over 60,000 customers across its network of more than 25 branch and customer access points.
The acquisition of afb adds to Letshego’s expansion of its West Africa geographic footprint after its 100% acquisition of Letshego Nigeria MFB (formerly FBN Microfinance Bank) in 2015.
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