accelriskconsult wrote:I hate to rain on this parade but I must. My opinion is that the locals are cooking results. The following are especially noteworthy;
1) Frequent change of CFOs...Equity, NIC come to mind
2) The multinationals bucking the trend and seeing their profitability reduce
I know that my comments are unwelcome and will be condemned, but industry insiders will eventually come out and confirm the obvious.The profitablity battle between KCB, Equity and NIC will not well. Expect more CFO casualties.
@accelriskconsult, If by multinationals you mean BBK and StanChart, it would help to know that they have a peculiar "prohibitive" environment, thanks to the London connection.I bank with both and they are too rigid with a tinge of pride.
A decision that takes a month at Equity, Family or even Coop, takes double or more with the British banks.
How many branches do the British banks have in Eastlands[Ngara, Gikomba, Buru, Umoja,Kayole]?
Informal sectors shuns the British banks because of the bureaucracy and that's costing them.
About books being cooked,that's not entirely the reason for multinationals declining fortunes nor the fodder feeding the locals growth.
It's a tall order for Coop to overtake KCB in the next three years, but the gap between the third and fourth bank will surely balloon.