FCB USD deposit growth drives forex loans
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes Listed financial First Capital Bank (FCB) released its 2022 full year financials where it recorded increased deposits in the year from across all sectors of the economy.…
First Capital Bank 2022 net profit declines 27%
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes First Capital Bank reported a 27% fall in full-year profit, but it managed to meet the minimum core capital requirement of US$30 million. For the year ended…
Old Mutual profit tanks, declares dividend
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes Old Mutual reported sharply lower profit last year as it grappled with the difficult macro-economic environment and market volatility but managed to declare a dividend in the…
Nedbank Zimbabwe’s ROE more than doubled in FY2022
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes Nedbank Zimbabwe says its return on equity more than doubled in 2022, contributing significantly to the group’s “quite a good set of results”. The uncertainty in the…
Dr Mangudya defends his press release
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr. John Mangudya has alluded that his institution was attacked and had to put the record straight on allegations posed in…
Liquidity crunch drags down Willdale sales volumes in Q1
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes Brick maker Willdale says volume sales declined 2% in the first quarter to December weighed down by slowing demand. Low product uptake, brought on by a lack…
GetBucks mulls a ZSE delisting
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes GetBucks Financial Services which currently in negotiations for a US$5 million recapitalisation to enable the bank to meet required minimum threshold set by the Reserve Bank of…
Banks’ capital adequacy ratio hits 35,45%
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) quarterly banking sector report for the third quarter of 2022 has revealed that the country’s banks have high capitalisation thresholds, sound asset…
MFIs’ net profit rose to $9.7bn in Q3
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes The number of registered microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Zimbabwe rose to 196 during the third quarter ended 30 September 2022 from 176 in the comparative period against…
Demand for USD loans likely to remain high – IH
TweetShareSharePin0 SharesBy ETimes ADVISORY firm IH Securities says the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s repricing of interest rates on current loans will push banks to generate significantly more interest income in…