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…Total Assets now above \u20a61Trillion Naira<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wema Bank Plc\u2019s resilience was on display as the digitally driven financial institution announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021.<\/p>\n

The performance which capped a remarkable year showed strong growth in key financial indices especially as the bank crossed the \u20a61trillion mark in total assets.<\/p>\n

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In a statement made to the public by the bank, the Managing Director. Mr. Ademola Adebise said, \u201cI am delighted to announce our performance for the year ended 31st December 2021. The Bank\u2019s FY 2021 results shows robust growth in all key financial metrics despite the challenging macro-economic environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cOur year end numbers highlight the strong growth trajectory of the financial institution. We comfortably crossed the \u20a61trillion mark in total assets, with a share of approximately 3% of industry deposits.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wema Bank recorded an increase of 108.3% in profit before tax (PBT) to close the year at N12.38 billion. This was driven by a Year-on-Year growth of 15.35% in gross earnings to \u20a692.14billion in FY 2021 from \u20a679.88billion in FY 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Chief Finance Officer of the Bank, Mr. Tunde Mabawonku noted that \u201ca key measure of success for us is a consistent growth in our balance sheet and customer base \u2013 and we are glad that we are reporting healthy growth in all these areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Deposit Liabilities grew by 15.23% to \u20a6927.47billion in FY 2021 from \u20a6804.87billion in FY 2020 while Total Asset increased by 20.23% to \u20a61.164.52billion in FY 2021 from \u20a6968.58billion in FY 2020.<\/p>

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Mr Mabawonku also added that, \u201d Looking forward, we expect that the strong growth will be sustained despite the tough business climate as we execute our customer experience improvement initiatives built around a digital first banking strategy and become first in class in that sphere. The bank will also continue to focus on our digital business, which is a key boost for customer acquisition, consumer lending and transaction volumes while not neglecting our corporate and commercial play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201dOn our commercial business, we will continue our aggressive strategy to improve our lending business alongside trade and other revenue lines. We have also unveiled our new Mission and Vision statements which underpins our corporate strategy. We want to be the dominant digital platform in Africa delivering seamless financial service\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gross earnings increased by 15.35% (Y-o-Y) to \u20a692.14billion in FY 2021 from \u20a679.88billion in FY 2020.Profit Before Tax (PBT) of \u20a612.3billion in FY\u201921, an increase of 108.26% YoY from N5.95billion in FY\u201920 while. Profit After Tax (PAT) of \u20a68.93billion in FY\u201921, representing an increase of 94.53% YoY from N4.59billion in FY\u20192020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Net-Interest Income grew to \u20a639.87billion in FY 2021from \u20a630.86billion in FY 2020; growth of 29.22%.Non-Interest Income also increased from \u20a616.83billion in FY 2021 to \u20a618.83billion; a growth of 11.91%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Deposit Liabilities up by 15.23% to \u20a6927.47billion in FY 2021 from \u20a6804.87billion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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in FY 2020. Loans and Advances to Customers rose by 16.33% to \u20a6418.86billion in FY 2021 from \u20a6360.08billion in FY 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Similarly, Total Asset increased by 20.23% to \u20a61.164.52billion in FY 2021 from \u20a6968.58billion in FY 2020.Key RatiosReturn on average equity of 17.26% in FY 2021 (FY 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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