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Wema finances Cocoa Mall, restates commitment to businesses
Wema Bank Plc has an
nounced the successful financing of Cocoa Mall, the largest retail mall development project in Oyo State, with a commitment to continue supporting viable indigenous businesses.
A statement by the bank on Monday said the Cocoa Mall was opened in Ibadan alongside its sister mall, Heritage Mall, as part of the new Cocoa House Development project.
The Cocoa Mall complex was developed by Top Services Limited, an indigenous property development company, in partnership with O’dua Investment Company Limited, the statement said.
The bank said the opening of the mall came on the heels of the opening of InterContinental Hotel, a major project financed by the bank in partnership with the IHG Worldwide Hotel chain.
The statement quoted the Chief Executive Officer, Wema Bank, Mr. Segun Oloketuyi, as saying that the financing of the mall was a reaffirmation of its continued commitment to ‘supporting businesses, individuals and initiatives.
He said the development was also an indication of the bank’s in-depth knowledge and experience in property and infrastructure finance.
According to Oloketuyi, the bank will not relent in its effort to create and nurture value-adding and enduring business relationships with all stakeholders as it had consistently done over the past six decades.
It further quoted the Managing Director, Top Services Limited, Mr. Tokunbo Omisore, as saying that seeking a financial partner with proper knowledge of property finance was critical to the success of the project.
He noted that the bank created an enabling environment for financing the project, making it beneficial to all parties as it provided expert advice and opinion along the way.
Wema said it offered a range of retail services and SME banking, corporate banking, treasury, trade services and financial advisory to its numerous customers.
According to the statement, the bank has been involved in key property and infrastructure finance projects in recent times.
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