News

November 2021

Ouagadougou, 29 November 2021 – Afreximbank congratulates Vista Bank Group for its successful expansion to promote Intra-African trade. The EUR 59.167 million facilityfrom Afreximbank’s Intra-African Investment supports Vista Bank’s expansion through its majority stake acquisition in VIstaGui (ex- Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l’Industrie de la Guinée (BICIGUI)) and Vista Bank Burkina (ex- Banque Internationale pour le Commerce, l’Industrie et l’Agriculturedu Burkina (BICIAB)), from BNP Paribas.

 

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July 2021

Vista Bank Group (‘Vista’) has closed the deal to acquire BNP Paribas’ majority interest in La Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l’Industrie de la Guinée (BICIGUI) in Guinea.

 

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June, 2021

Vista Bank Group (‘Vista’) has closed the deal to acquire BNP Paribas’ majority interest in La Banque Internationale pour le Commerce l’Industrie et l’Agriculture du Burkina (BICIAB) in Burkina Faso.

 

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March, 2021

Vista Bank Guinea has been granted a €10m line of credit by the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) to increase its capacity, support and medium-term funding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small and medium-sized industries (SMIs) in the Republic of Guinea.

 

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February, 2021

Vista Group is pleased to announce that the Central Bank of The Gambia has formally approved the rebranding of First International Bank (Gambia) Limited to Vista Bank (Gambia) Limited. A formal launch of the new Brand shall be announced in due course.

 

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October, 2020

Vista Bank Group Expands Its Trade Finance Services In West Africa By Acquiring BNP Paribas’ Subsidiaries In Guinea And Burkina Faso

Vista is now the largest bank in Guinea and operates in four countries including Burkina-Faso, a strategic point of entry into the WAEMU market.