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Dr. James Mwangi

From Left to Right: Equity Group Non-Executive Chairman, Prof. Isaac Macharia, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi, and Equity Bank Tanzania Managing Director, Isabela Maganga, during the Q3 2025 Investor Briefing event. Equity Group Holdings Plc posted a 32% growth in Profit After Tax to Kshs. 54.1 billion, up from Kshs. 40.9 billion in the same period last year, marking another quarter of strong performance and resilience. The Group maintained solid profitability with Return on Average Equity of 26.4% and Return on Average Assets of 4.1%, supported by a 16% growth in net interest income and continued efficiency improvements that reduced the cost-to-income ratio to 50.6% up from 55.1%. Regional subsidiaries remained key growth drivers, contributing 45% of Profit Before Tax, 50% of deposits, and 53% of the loan book, with DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania recording robust gains in profitability, deposits, and loans. The results reflect Equity’s ongoing transformation into a diversified, technology-driven regional financial powerhouse with an expanding footprint across East and Central Africa.

Equity Group Announces Strong Q3 2025 Results, Recording A 32% Growth In Profit After Tax Reflecting Strategic Transformation

Equity Group Holdings Plc has announced its Q3 2025 results, showcasing a robust performance driven by strategic transformation and resilience. The Group’s Profit After Tax surged 32% to Kshs 54.1 billion up
October 31, 2025
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Zemedeneh Negatu, Chairman of the Washington, DC-based capital investment fund, Fairfax Africa Fund, LLC (Left) hands over an award for Best Regional Bank - East Africa to Equity Bank Kenya Head of Women and Youth Banking, Dr. Silpah Owich (Right) at the 2025 African Banker Awards held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Equity Bank was named Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the 2025 African Banker Awards, highlighting the Bank’s significant role in deepening financial inclusion, empowering communities, and promoting sustainable economic development across East Africa.

Equity Bank crowned Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the African Banker Awards 2025

Equity Bank has been named Best Regional Bank in East Africa at the 2025 African Banker Awards held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. This prestigious award highlights the Bank’s significant role in deepening
July 16, 2025
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From Left to Right: Bernice Kimacia, Auditor, Pricewaterhousecoopers, Equity Group Chairman, Prof. Isaac Macharia, and Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi, during the Group’s 21st Annual General Meeting. Equity Group Shareholders approved a record Kshs. 16 billion dividend payout at Kshs. 4.25 per share, reaffirming the Group’s commitment to shareholder returns. They also endorsed key governance policies, approved new board appointments, acknowledged the retirement of four longtime directors, and authorized the opening of a Representative Office in the UAE.

Equity Group holds 21st Annual General Meeting; Approves Dividend, Directors Elections, Governance Policies and UAE Representative Office

Equity Group Holdings Plc held its 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM), where shareholders voted in favor of all the proposed resolutions, demonstrating strong confidence in the Group’s strategic direction and governance. The
June 30, 2025
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Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote gathered Africa's movers and shakers including top billionaires and leaders at the Africa Renaissance Retreat in Kigali, Rwanda to discuss the future, and the continent's transformation.

Billionaire Dangote gathers Africa’s billionaires and movers and shakers in Kigali, to shape Africa’s transformation agenda

The President and Chief Executive of the Pan-African conglomerate, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote (www.Dangote.com), has called on African business leaders to take the lead in transforming the continent. Speaking at the just
September 14, 2024
Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO (left) and H.E Wamkele Mene, AfCFTA Secretary General (right) display signed partnership agreement documents at the margins of the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union during the official launch of a partnership that will deepen the economic integration of the African continent.

AfCFTA, Equity MoU to deepen Africa’s post-COVID 19 economic integration 

At the margins of the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union in Lusaka, Zambia, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and Equity Group signed a
July 25, 2022
Equity Group MD & CEO Dr. James Mwangi (centre), Equity Group Board Chair Prof. Isaac Macharia (left) & Equity Group Executive Director Mary Wamae (right) discuss the quarter one 2021 results during the investor briefing. Equity Group has registered 54% growth in total assets to Ksh 1.07 trillion, 58% growth in customer deposits to Ksh 790.6 billion, 29% growth in loans to Ksh 487.7 billion & 67% growth in profit before tax to Ksh 11.7 billion. Courtesy photo

Equity Group withstands Covid-19; records 64% growth in Q1 2021 net profit

Equity Group has returned strong quarter one results in a challenging environment amidst the multi-faceted Covid-19 crisis of health, economic disruption, and humanitarian challenges, giving hope of resilience and recovery. “Our strategy;
May 27, 2021
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