Ahmed Abdelkefi won the 2020 African Banker Exemplary Career Trophy yesterday. He is the only Tunisian on the list of laureates.

Ahmed Abdelkefi, winner of African Banker 2020, is a Tunisian economist and businessman specializing in the financial sector. A pioneer in the launch of new financial products on the Tunisian market, he launched, in 1984, Tunisie Leasing, the first leasing company in Tunisia.

Then, he created Tunisie Valeurs in 1991, the first intermediary on the Tunisian stock exchange. In 1993, he created Tunisie Factoring, a Tunisian pioneer of factoring companies. A year later, Mr. Abdelkefi created Tuninvest Finance Group (TFG). First Tunisian company specialized in private equity. In 2005, he created Tunisie LLD, the first company specializing in fleet management.

The 2020 edition of African Banker rewarded some twenty African institutions and personalities.

List of winners of the African Banker Trophies 2020

• African Banker of the Year: Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank;
• Exemplary career: Ahmed Abdelkefi, Founder of Tunisie Leasing, Tuninvest, Tunisie Valeurs ;
• African Banker Icon: Vivien Shobo, former Managing Director of Agusto & Co;
• African Bank of the Year: Trade and Development Bank (TDB);
• Minister of Finance of the Year: Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance of Nigeria;
• Central Bank Governor of the Year: Caroline Abel, Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles;
• Investment Bank of the Year: Citi;
• Financial Inclusion Trophy: Kenya Women Microfinance;
• SME Bank of the Year: Bank of Industry, Nigeria;
• Socially Responsible Bank of the Year: Equity Bank, Kenya;
• Innovation Trophy: Ecobank;
• Deal of the Year – Capital: IPO MTN Nigeria – Chapel Hill Denham;
• Deal of the Year – Debt: €1 billion syndicated loan facility by Bank of Industry – Bank of Industry / Afreximbank / Credit Suisse;
• Deal of the Year – Infrastructure: Port of Maputo – Standard Bank;
• Energy Project of the Year: Renewable Energy Bond – Nedbank;
• Agricultural Project of the Year: Olam Rice Farm – Access Bank;
• Regional Banks of the Year:

–        East Africa: Equity Bank;

–        West Africa: Coris Bank;

–        North Africa: IBC, Egypt;

–        Southern Africa: Moza Banco, Mozambique;

–        Central Africa: BGFI, Gabon.