Africa

With over 14 million personal and corporate clients across Africa and the Indian Ocean, and a significant network of over 2,540 distribution points, Barclays is well placed to provide flexible services and extensive local support for your business.¹

Barclays in Africa

• Botswana
• Egypt
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Seychelles
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe 

A strong history and a bright future in your area

Barclays can offer you full support when setting up or expanding your African operations. We have a unique presence in Africa, dating back over 100 years, and today we deliver extensive personal and corporate banking services in 12 countries across Africa and the Indian Ocean.
   
As a winner of eight major African banking awards in 2011, we have the capacity to meet your in-country needs and we offer a wealth of local knowledge. In addition, we’re majority shareholders of Absa in South Africa, giving us one of the largest footprints in the region.

The Treasury Managers’ Handbook for Africa

Barclays is delighted to sponsor the first edition of the African Treasury Handbook, bringing together financial information on all countries in Africa into a single handbook. Increasingly, Africa’s growth story is coming to the fore, with significant implications for businesses and investors. The handbook will help you to understand how business, regulatory and financial systems and economies operate across Africa, with information on:

• Government
• Legal & Regulatory Regime
• Banking
• Payment Instruments
• Exchange Controls
• Payment Systems
• Taxation
• Trade Finance

Please see the attached South Africa PDF† (911KB) report as an example.

Thought Leadership

Selecting a Trusted Partner in Africa PDF† (557KB)
Maurice Cleaves, Global Head of Cash Management
    
Developing Treasury Operations in Africa PDF† (539KB)
Richard Southey, Head of Cash Management, Africa, Barclays and Absa
   
Exploring New African Opportunities PDF† (586KB)
John Gachora, Head of Corporate Banking, Barclays Africa

Client Case Studies

How Barclays has supported G4S Security Services (Ghana) Limited PDF† (486KB)
   
How Barclays works with C. Czarnikow Sugar (East Africa) Ltd PDF† (497KB)
    
Barclays relationship with Pick n Pay Zambia PDF† (492KB)

Contact our team in Africa

For more information on the Treasury Managers’ Handbook for Africa, please contact your Relationship Director, or email us at barclayscash&trade@barclays.com
       
If you’re a multinational business, financial institution or non-bank financial institution, and you’re interested in our global corporate banking services, please contact us.

¹Combined with Absa