London, England, November 27, 2014 \u2014 United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, one<\/p>\n
of Africa\u2019s largest financial services institutions, swept the global
\nbanking awards in London Thursday, winning in five categories to become
\none of the highest single winning bank brands ‎at this year\u2019s
\nawards.<\/p>\n
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During the event, organized annually by The Banker magazine, UBA was voted
\n\u2018Bank of the Year in Africa\u2019 for 2014, trumping others to win the highly
\ncoveted award for pan-African bank brands. This is the second time in
\nthree years that UBA Plc has won the prestigious award; the first time was
\nin 2012. Four country subsidiaries of UBA Group in Sierra Leone, Gabon,
\nSenegal and Cote D\u2019Ivoire also won \u201cBank of the Year\u201d for their respective
\ncountries, reflecting a brand excellence that cuts across national bounds
\nand pervades the continent. UBA Senegal won the award for the third
\nconsecutive year, having won in 2012 and 2013.<\/p>\n
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Group Managing Director\/CEO for UBA Plc, Phillips Oduoza, said, \u201cwinning
\nthis award twice in three years is a recognition of our commitment to
\ndelivering excellence and our consistent achievement of that goal. We
\nremain focused on the realization of our strategic intent of becoming
\n\u201cAfrica\u2019s Global Bank\u201d and continue to explore opportunities in markets
\nand sectors across the continent that will enable us achieve this intent,\u201d
\nsaid Mr. Oduoza.<\/p>\n
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A publication of the Financial Times newspaper, The Banker is a global
\nfinancial intelligence magazine that provides global bank ratings and
\nanalyses and is the definitive reference on international banking for
\nhigh level decision makers globally. According to the magazine, the aim
\nof the award ceremony \u201cis to highlight industry wide excellence within
\nthe global banking community.\u201d<\/p>\n
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One winning bank is selected from participating banks in each of the 120
\ncountries from which entries are received for the competition.
\nAssociate Publisher of the magazine, Philip Church, stressed that UBA\u2019s
\nperformance at the awards is a testimony to the trust the bank\u2019s clients
\nhave placed on the bank and its operations over the year. \u201cBeing named as
\nBank of the Year in your own country by the world\u2019s longest running
\ninternational banking title is testament to the strong management, sound
\nbusiness model and prudent risk approach of your bank\u201d said Mr. Church.<\/p>\n
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Only last September, UBA won \u2018Best Transaction Bank from Africa\u2019. The
\naward which focuses on transaction banking does not only recognizes banks
\nthat have made improvements to their investments in technology, but more
\nimportantly how these improvements are of real use to the bank’s
\ncustomers, noted Jane Cooper, Transaction Banking Editor at The Banker.<\/p>\n
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