Introduction
This report on the Angolan banking industry covers deposit-taking institutions which include other credit granting, lease financing, and loyalty and reward programmes, as well as central banking. Total assets of commercial banks increased by 3.1% to Kz(kwanza)9.75-trillion (approximately US$58.7bn) in 2017 from Kz9.46-trillion (approximately US$57.1bn) in 2016 . The industry is dominated by six banks, of which one is the state-owned Banco de Poupança e Crédito. Data from the central bank showed that the six leading players in 2017 held 78.6% (Kz7.67-trillion) of the total assets of commercial banks, and 77.2%% (Kz5.4-trillion) of total deposits and current accounts with customers that amounted to Kz6.99-trillion. Competition from non-bank institutions remains low. Even though the number of registered microfinance institutions increased from 10 in 2015 to 24 in 2019, they have little more than 30,000 active clients. The restructuring and privatisation of state-owned banks will increase competition among the commercial banks.
Strengths
• A robust banking regulatory framework and enhanced fiscal controls have been implemented.
• Angolan banks are well capitalised.
• Angola’s banking sector is the third-largest in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Competition will intensify as commercial banks compete for currency and customers.
• Credit lines provided to banks by development banks enable them to support private businesses and economic development.
• The new competition law will ensure that competition is fair and regulated.
Weaknesses
• Angola’s business environment ranks as one of the most challenging in the world.
• The creditworthiness of customers is difficult to establish, as reliable financial information is difficult to harvest.
• The largely unbanked rural population has limited or no access to financial services.
• The sector is hampered by a lack of access to capital markets, as well as a lack of alternative sources of finance for medium- and long-term funding.
Opportunities
• Growth opportunities could be created through infrastructure development, property finance and export finance, and financial inclusion.
• The creation of financial literacy programmes and the development of innovative financial products targeting Angola’s largely unbanked population.
• The restructuring and privatisation of state-owned banks will reduce the competitive power of these banks.
• The roll-out of mobile money services, particularly in areas that are difficult to access by road and which are not served by traditional banks.
Threats
• A collapse in the oil price and resultant recessionary pressures, which could result in further downgrades by credit ratings agencies.
• Corruption is deeply rooted in the country and permeates through to the banking sector.
• Exchange rate volatility.
• Government shareholding in a number of banks impacts negatively on competition in the sector.
• Increasing number of non-performing loans resulting from deteriorating macroeconomic conditions.
• New regulations from the European Central Bank to protect European banks against weak or corrupt financial markets outside the European Union.
Outlook
Consolidation in the Angolan banking sector is viewed by many as unavoidable. Some stakeholders believe the biggest challenges facing Angolan banks will be the increasing number of non-performing loans resulting from deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, and at times delayed payment by government because of lower oil revenues. Respondents mentioned that infrastructure development, property finance and export finance, as well as financial inclusion and possibly bancassurance, hold the greatest opportunities for Angolan banks. Growth in credit granting is expected to increase through additional credit lines awarded to banks by international funding organisations. Efforts by government to diversify the economy through the growth of small enterprises in sectors other than oil are likely to result in a surge in the microcredit granting sector.
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1. | INTRODUCTION | 4 |
2. | COUNTRY INFORMATION | 4 |
3. | DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY | 5 |
3.1. | Industry Value Chain | 9 |
3.2. | Geographic Position | 11 |
4. | SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY | 12 |
5. | STATE OF THE INDUSTRY | 16 |
5.1. | Local | 16 |
5.1.1. | Corporate Actions | 19 |
5.1.2. | Regulations | 20 |
5.1.3. | Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development | 22 |
5.2. | Continental | 22 |
5.3. | International | 28 |
6. | INFLUENCING FACTORS | 30 |
6.1. | Economic Environment | 30 |
6.2. | Government Initiatives | 31 |
6.3. | Labour | 32 |
6.4. | Information Technology (IT), Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation | 33 |
6.5. | Rising Operating Costs | 33 |
6.6. | Financial Inclusion | 34 |
6.7. | Cybercrime and Fraud | 35 |
7. | COMPETITION | 36 |
7.1. | Barriers to Entry | 37 |
8. | SWOT ANALYSIS | 37 |
9. | OUTLOOK | 38 |
10. | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS | 39 |
11. | REFERENCES | 39 |
11.1. | Publications | 39 |
11.2. | Websites | 40 |
APPENDIX 1 | 42 | |
Summary of Notable players | 42 | |
COMPANY PROFILES | 45 | |
BANCO ANGOLANO DE INVESTIMENTOS S.A. | 45 | |
BANCO BAI MICRO FINANCAS S.A. | 52 | |
BANCO BIC S.A. | 55 | |
BANCO CAIXA GERAL ANGOLA S.A. | 59 | |
BANCO COMERCIAL ANGOLANO S.A. | 63 | |
BANCO COMERCIAL DO HUAMBO S.A. | 67 | |
BANCO DE COMERCIO E INDUSTRIA S.A. | 69 | |
BANCO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DE ANGOLA | 73 | |
BANCO DE FOMENTO ANGOLA S.A. | 75 | |
BANCO DE INVESTIMENTO RURAL S.A. | 78 | |
BANCO DE NEGOCIOS INTERNATIONAL S.A. | 80 | |
BANCO DE POUPANCA E CREDITO S.A. | 85 | |
BANCO ECONOMICO S.A. | 87 | |
BANCO KEVE S.A. | 90 | |
BANCO MILLENNIUM ATLANTICO S.A. | 95 | |
BANCO NACIONAL DE ANGOLA | 98 | |
BANCO SOL S.A. | 100 | |
BANCO VALOR S.A. | 104 | |
BANCO VTB AFRICA S.A. | 106 | |
FINIBANCO ANGOLA S.A. | 108 | |
STANDARD BANK DE ANGOLA SA | 111 | |
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK ANGOLA S.A. | 115 |