Already crowned in 2019, the BGFIBank Group was once again named the best bank in Central Africa during the 2020 edition of the African Banker Trophies. Due to the constraints resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was organized by teleconference on August 26, on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the African Development Bank. (Communicated).

Henri-Claude Oyima, Chairman and CEO of the BGFIBank Group, has been able to instil the requirement of a quality of service that has raised this bank to the firmament of banking establishments in Central Africa. © BIBA consulting

On the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the BGFIBank Group was named the best bank in Central Africa at the 2020 edition of the African Banker Trophies, which took place on August 26 by videoconference, taking into account the current health situation.

This distinction is not the first of its kind for the BGFIBank Group. It is for the 3rd consecutive year, in fact, that the Gabonese bank has been named the best bank in Central Africa.

It is the result of the vision and leadership of one man, Henri-Claude Oyima, Chairman and CEO of the BGFIBank Group for many years. He was able to instil in this bank, the requirement of a quality of service which, today, has raised BGFIBank to the firmament of banks in Central Africa.

This award is all the more a matter of pride, given the reputation of BGFI's competitors for this prestigious distinction. Among the candidates are the most important banks and financial institutions of the continent, selected by an independent jury, composed of eminent experts, bankers and financiers.

And for the 5th time, the BGFIBank Group wins a trophy at this event which pays tribute to excellence in banking and financial services on the African continent. For this 14th edition of the African Banker Trophies, according to the organizing committee, the prize is awarded to the Gabonese bank for having excelled in the banking sector of its region by reaching new customers, offering new services, integrating people unbanked in the banking space, using new technologies and contributing to a stronger financial sector.

Like other economic players, the BGFIBank Group is facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis linked to the Covid-19 pandemic. In this context with multifaceted consequences, the banking group has fully mobilized, relying on the reforms undertaken in recent years in order to support its customers, employees and stakeholders in all of its countries of operation. implantation.

Considered as the leading financial group in the CEMAC zone (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea), BGFIBank is the leader in its domestic market in Gabon as well as in the Republic of Congo. Currently present in 11 countries and with 20 companies, the BGFIBank Group has become over time a multi-business international financial group: commercial banking, investment banking, specialized financial services and insurance. This is the work of its CEO, Henri-Caude Oyima, who has always been able to negotiate turning points, particularly in the digitalization of banking services, in order to keep the group in good standing on a continental scale.