LONDON BOUND: UK OPERATIONS

摘要

Nigerian banks show no sign of losing their enthusiasm for setting up a base in London. IJK operations have provided the launchpad for a global presence for a group of ambitious banks. No less than six institutions have obtained licences to operate in London, either as retail or wholesale operations, with another three applications for licences -from Platinum Habib, Oceanic Bank and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) - likely to be granted by the end of the year. There is also speculation that Diamond Bank is to join the list of Nigerian banks setting up base in the UK capital.rnWale Oyedeji, the managing director of Guarantee Trust Bank UK (GTB), says that London "provides the staging post for a Nigerian bank that wants an international presence".