The Co-operative Bank has been named as the best bank in Kenya at the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Finance Awards held in London.
The EMEA Financial Awards recognizes financial institutions, which through their client focus and sound leadership, continue to increase profitability, deliver affordable credit to the retail and wholesale markets and support local and transnational corporations do business.
The Award gala was held at Law Society in London with Co-op Bank represented by Head of Investor Relations and Strategy James Kaburu and Bank Economics Anthony Muli.
“We are delighted to have been recognised with the prestigious EMEA Finance- African Banking Award 2019, which vindicates our business model that uniquely combine world-class expertise and capabilities with deepl-rooted local experience enabling us to deliver market-leading solutions to our customers in Kenya,” said Mr. James Kaburu.
The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has lately been on a winning steak, having been recently named the Overall Winner of the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) 2019 Sustainable Finance Catalyst Award.
The awards were created to recognize institutions that practice sustainable finance which has a direct positive impact financial sector, the economy, the environment and the society at large.
This year has actually been notable, with the Co-operative Bank of Kenya winning accolades for strong credentials in Green Finance and sustainable practices.
Co-operative Bank was named as the Best Ban in Sustainable in Sustainable Finance in Kenya at the 2019 Energy Management Award held by Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KMA).
In mid-November 2019, Co-op Bank emerged as the Overall Winner in Environmental Sustainability Report at the 2019 East African Financial Reporting (FiRe) Awards in Nairobi.
“As a bank that is predominantly owned by 15 – million co-operative movement, we are inclusive by design, which has not only enabled is to deliver shared prosperity today, but also helped us to build an awareness and prudence to avoid making decisions that may put future generations in jeopardy,” said Co-operative Bank’s Managing Director and CEO Mr. Gideon Muriuki.