According to the latest data, the capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of Ecobank, the pan-African banking institution from Congo, stood at 28.8 percent in 2017, presenting the highest ratio in Africa. The Nigerian Zenith Bank had a CAR of 23 percent in 2019, followed by the South African FirstRand Bank, at 17.1 percent as of the same year. A higher CAR indicates that a bank is more likely to absorb unexpected losses.
Capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of the largest banks in Africa as of 2019
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