When you compare CFCStanbic [the Bank] vs its peers e.g. NIC, DTBK, I&M, CBA... it has flunked in most measures!
The Balance Sheet may be larger due to various 'large' customers but it ends there. The other mid-market banks are growing much faster!
DTB - Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi [& expects to grow regionally]
NIC - Kenya, Tanzania
I&M - Kenya, Tanzania, Mauritius [Raised 2.4bn in Nov 2010]
CBA - Kenya but has connections due to kenyatta family
These mid-tier [& smaller] banks are eating away at CFCStanbic. I expect DTBK, NIC + I&M to be bigger than CFCStanbic [assets] by 2015. Already they make more PAT than CFCStanbic!
Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett