BFA Wins IFM 2015 Award

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Sep 14, 2015, 03:00 ET

LONDON, September 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

London-based International Finance Magazine has conferred the 2015 award for 'Best Corporate Bank' in Angola to Banco De Fomento Angola (BFA). The award will be presented in London later this year in November.

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Emídio Pinheiro, CEO, Banco De Fomento Angola, on winning the award, said: "BFA is honoured to have received the International Finance Magazine award for Best Corporate Bank Angola 2015. This award is a recognition to the work we have been developing in the last 22 years. Receiving such an important award promotes a sense of pride and ownership of what we as a team have accomplished - a trusted partner for doing business."

The bank was founded in 1990 as Banco de Fomento Exterior (BFE) in Luanda. In August 1996, it was taken over by Banco Portugues de Investimento and renamed Banco de Fomento Angola. The new headquarters opened in July 2003 in Luanda. The bank has over 1.3 million customers and over 180 branches across the country.

Last year, the IFM awards were presented by Lord Sheikh, Baron Sheikh of Cornhill, House of Lords; Sheikh Bilal Khan, UK Catalyst at UKTI and Co-Chairman of Dome Advisory and Peter Meyer, CEO, Middle East Association. Winners came from as far as Australia and Mexico to the awards ceremony in the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London on November 18 to collect their awards.

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