Afribank Nigeria PLC is a commercial banking, real estate and insurance broker based in Lagos, Nigeria.^[1] It was established by French investors in 1959 under the name Banque Internationale pour l'Afrique Occidentale (BAIO).^{[citation needed]} Today the bank operates over 250 branches across Nigeria, and is one of the region's "Big Four" banks.

Afribank uses the Temenos Globus banking application in its branches.

[edit] Operations

Afribank's core business is in commercial and retail investment banking. It also operates stock brokering firm, an insurance brokerage firm, a trustees and investments company, and estate development company, a capital market firm, and an offshore finance company in Dublin, Ireland.^[2]

Afribank also invests in companies in the financial and real sectors of the Nigerian economy.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Afribank official site
• Afribank Co. Ltd.

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