Met Bank to list locally (24-08-07)

BULAWAYO
Metropolitan Bank of Zimbabwe Limited (Met Bank) is set to list on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) before the year-end. This follows the take-over by a Mauritian-based company, LOITA Capital Partners International (LCPI), of a controlling stake of the Met Bank after snapping 60% equ


ity in June 2007.
Met Bank Chief Executive Officer, Virgil Jakachira, confirmed last week (this week) that plans were afoot to list on the local bourse before the end of the year.
Met Bank recorded a Z$1,7 billion net profit in its last financial year ended December 2006.Total interest stood at Z$5,98billion against Z$316, 7million registered in the prior period.
The Bank also managed to meet the RBZ’ s US$10million capital adequacy level and by end of the 2006 financial period, the capital adequacy ratio stood at 28, 7%. – CAJ News


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