EcoBank logo. [Photo/BusinessDaily]
Ecobank has announced that it will use its products and platforms to link local business customers to the rest of the world.According to CEO Ade Ayeyemi, Kenya is ripe for business and the Togo-based lender will play its role in connecting the customers to suppliers and the rest of the value chain.
“The bank’s wide footprint and knowledge of the continent provides an ideal platform to support regional and international business," said Ayeyemi.He cited Ecobank’s representative offices in China, Dubai and Paris as strategic to the fulfillment of business between Africa and the rest of the world.The meeting presented Ecobank’s proposition on trade products, highlighting the state of trade finance, methods of payment and key requirements for trade finance as well as bancassurance services for manufacturers, importers, and exporters.